Clin|ton

Clin|ton
Clin|ton «KLIHN tuhn», noun, adjective. Geology.
–n.
1. a phase of the Silurian period in the eastern and central United States.
2. the rock formations or mineral deposits of this epoch.
–adj.
of or having to do with the mineral deposits, rock formations, or strata of this phase of the Silurian period.
╂[< Clinton, a town in New York, a typical site]

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