Oriskany period

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Oriskany \O*ris"ka*ny\, a. [From Oriskany, in New York.] (Geol.)
   Designating, or pertaining to, certain beds, chiefly
   limestone, characteristic of the latest period of the
   Silurian age.
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   {Oriskany period}, a subdivision of the American Paleozoic
      system intermediate or transitional in character between
      the Silurian and Devonian ages. See Chart of {Geology}.
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