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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/11375/17839
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dc.contributor.advisorArmstrong, H. S.-
dc.contributor.authorGietz, Otto-
dc.date.accessioned2015-07-30T18:58:34Z-
dc.date.available2015-07-30T18:58:34Z-
dc.date.issued1952-05-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11375/17839-
dc.description.abstractA review of the history of the nomenclature of the Medina Formation and of the previous studies of its members, particularly those studies dealing with the source of the Whirlpool sandstone. This is an attempt to show the direction of origin of the detrital materials of the Whirlpool sandstone by a study of the lateral variation of its grain size along the Niagara Escarpment. It is illustrated with maps and with photographs taken by the writer.en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectgeologyen_US
dc.subjectWhirlpool sandstoneen_US
dc.subjectMedina Formationen_US
dc.subjectNiagara Escarpmenten_US
dc.titleThe Whirlpool Sandstoneen_US
dc.contributor.departmentGeologyen_US
dc.description.degreetypeThesisen_US
dc.description.degreeMaster of Science (MSc)en_US
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