SITE 1 Submitted by Tom McGuire, Briarcliff High School

• DIRECTIONS: Croton Point (Drive over the railroad tracks ans straight to the large parking lot) The best place to find a variety of rocks is along the beaches that look out into the main channel. Be sure to go at or near low tide.

• DESCRIPTION: Rocks which can be found include gabbro, granite, schist, gneiss, sandstone, conglomerate, and varved clays

Highland Mills, Orange County, NY: A railroad cut in Highland Mills is an exceptional exposure of steeply-dipping, Devonian age shales, limestone, and sandstones. This has been a popular exposure for geology field trips, however EXTREME CAUTION is required because it isadjacent to rail lines with very fast moving trains. Just drive into Highland Mills, and turn east at the Mobil Station...you cant miss it