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Sydenham Cut Sydenham Cut - - Virtual Field Trip Virtual Field Trip - - School of School of GEOGRAPHY & GEOLOGY GEOGRAPHY & GEOLOGY Prepared by Prepared by Zachary Windus Zachary Windus and Liz Kenny and Liz Kenny Carolyn Eyles & Susan Vajoczki Carolyn Eyles & Susan Vajoczki

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Sydenham CutSydenham Cut--Virtual Field TripVirtual Field Trip--

School of School of

GEOGRAPHY & GEOLOGYGEOGRAPHY & GEOLOGY

Prepared by Prepared by Zachary Windus Zachary Windus

and Liz Kenny and Liz Kenny Carolyn Eyles & Susan VajoczkiCarolyn Eyles & Susan Vajoczki

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From McMaster University take Cootes DriveCootes Drive towards Dundas. Follow Cootes Drive as it becomes King StreetKing Street and turn right at Sydenham RoadSydenham Road. Follow

Sydenham Road up the escarpment. A small parking area and the Sydenham Cut Outlook are located near the top of the escarpment on the right hand side

of the road.

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Sydenham CutSydenham Cut

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Schematic Section of the

Sydenham Cut

Highlighted formations are visible at this site.

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Lockport Fm StratigraphyStratigraphy

Rochester Fm

Irondequoit Fm

Reynales Fm(covered by talus)

Thorold Fm

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Lockport FormationLockport Formationcontact between

Ancaster and Gasport Members

Camera case for scaleCamera case for scale

Ancaster Member

chert nodules from chert nodules from

Ancaster MemberAncaster Member

Gasport Member

The Lockport Fm is very well exposed at the Sydenham Cut.

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Rochester Rochester FormationFormation

The Rochester shale is not well exposed at this

site, and appears as a thin

recessive unit. The underlying

Irondequoit Formation is

approximately 1.5-2m thick.

Contact between Rochester Contact between Rochester (above) and Irondequoit (below)(above) and Irondequoit (below)

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Irondequoit Irondequoit FormationFormation

The Irondequoit Formation is difficult to see near the

top of the cut, as it is covered by the road or vegetation. It is visible

further down the cut as a prominent massive

dolostone unit.

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Reynales FormationReynales Formation

The Reynales Formation is almost completely covered by talus at this site,

and is very difficult to see.

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Thorold FormationThorold Formation

Although partially covered by talus, the Thorold Formation is visible in the lower part of the

Sydenham Cut.

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View of the Sydenham Cut exposure from View of the Sydenham Cut exposure from the top of Osler Drive, Dundasthe top of Osler Drive, Dundas

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Looking down from the Sydenham Cut, towards the Dundas Valley.Looking down from the Sydenham Cut, towards the Dundas Valley.

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Cootes ParadiseCootes ParadiseHamilton HarbourHamilton Harbour

Burlington BarBurlington Bar

Lake OntarioLake Ontario West PondWest Pond

View from the top of the View from the top of the Sydenham CutSydenham Cut

(looking south east from the top of the (looking south east from the top of the Niagara Escarpment)Niagara Escarpment)

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West PondWest Pond

Views from the top of the Sydenham Cut:Views from the top of the Sydenham Cut:

McMaster UniversityMcMaster University

Downtown HamiltonDowntown Hamilton

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Views from the top of the Sydenham Cut:Views from the top of the Sydenham Cut:

Cootes ParadiseCootes ParadiseDofasco and StelcoDofasco and Stelco

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Views from the top of the Sydenham Cut:Views from the top of the Sydenham Cut:

Skyway Bridge, Skyway Bridge, Burlington BarBurlington Bar

Lake OntarioLake Ontario

Cootes ParadiseCootes Paradise

Hamilton HarbourHamilton Harbour

Bridge at York BoulevardBridge at York Boulevard

The Bridge at York Boulevard effectively forms the boundary The Bridge at York Boulevard effectively forms the boundary between Cootes Paradise and the Hamilton Harbour.between Cootes Paradise and the Hamilton Harbour.

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Map Source Data: DMTI Spatial Inc.Map Source Data: DMTI Spatial Inc.

Photographs by Ben Cowie, Photographs by Ben Cowie, Luisa DaSilva, Liz Kenny, Luisa DaSilva, Liz Kenny,

and Zachary Windusand Zachary Windus

Acknowledgements:Acknowledgements: