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<p> A subdivision or the American Upper Silurian system, embracing the Medina, Clinton, and [[Niagara]] epoch. The rocks of the Niagara epoch, mostly limestones, are extensively distributed, and at Niagara Falls consist of about eighty feet of shale supporting a greater thickness of limestone, which is gradually undermined by the removal of the shale. See [[Chart]] of Geology. </p> | Niagara Period <ref name="term_147739" /> | ||
==References == | <p> [[A]] subdivision or the American Upper Silurian system, embracing the Medina, Clinton, and [[Niagara]] epoch. The rocks of the Niagara epoch, mostly limestones, are extensively distributed, and at Niagara Falls consist of about eighty feet of shale supporting a greater thickness of limestone, which is gradually undermined by the removal of the shale. See [[Chart]] of Geology. </p> | ||
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<ref name="term_147739"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/niagara+period Niagara Period from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | <ref name="term_147739"> [https://bibleportal.com/dictionary/webster-s-dictionary/niagara+period Niagara Period from Webster's Dictionary]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 05:31, 13 October 2021
Niagara Period [1]
A subdivision or the American Upper Silurian system, embracing the Medina, Clinton, and Niagara epoch. The rocks of the Niagara epoch, mostly limestones, are extensively distributed, and at Niagara Falls consist of about eighty feet of shale supporting a greater thickness of limestone, which is gradually undermined by the removal of the shale. See Chart of Geology.
