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Trenton period

Tren′ton pe′ri-od

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(Geol.)
A subdivision in the lower Silurian system of America; – so named from
Trenton
Falls, in New York. The rocks are mostly limestones, and the period is divided into the Trenton, Utica, and Cincinnati epochs. See the Chart of
Geology
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