. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences. Natural history; Science. Fig. 23 Channel in Manlius limestone with Oriskany sandstone and conglomerate layers, capped by Onondaga limestone, Buffalo cement quarry. caused by the filling of an ancient fissure in the Siluric strata, by sands forcibly injected from above. The fissure had a total depth of about 10 feet; its walls were very irregular, and at intervals lateral fissures extended in both directions. (See Fig. 24) All of these are now filled with pure quartz sand, firmly united into a quartzose sandstone by the deposition of addit
. Bulletin of the Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences. Natural history; Science. Fig. 23 Channel in Manlius limestone with Oriskany sandstone and conglomerate layers, capped by Onondaga limestone, Buffalo cement quarry. caused by the filling of an ancient fissure in the Siluric strata, by sands forcibly injected from above. The fissure had a total depth of about 10 feet; its walls were very irregular, and at intervals lateral fissures extended in both directions. (See Fig. 24) All of these are now filled with pure quartz sand, firmly united into a quartzose sandstone by the deposition of additional silica in the interstices be- tween the sand Fig. 24 Sandstone dike in the Siluric strata of the Buffalo cement quarries. (After Clarke) The dike penetrates the " bullhead " rock and enters the water- lime to a depth of from 2 to 3 feet. It is squarely cut off at the top, where the Onondaga limestone rests on its truncated end and on the limestone flanking it. The Onondaga limestone is entirely unaffected by the dike, being evidently deposited after the formation and truncation of this remarkable mass of sandstone. The width of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences. Buffalo, N. Y. : Buffalo Society of Natural Sciences
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