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Geologic units in Platte county, Missouri

HOLOCENE SERIES (Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary | Holocene) at surface, covers 16 % of this area
HOLOCENE SERIES - Alluvium - clay, silt, sand, and gravel
Lithology: clay or mud; silt; sand; gravel
LANSING GROUP (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian-Late [Upper Missourian]) at surface, covers 46 % of this area
LANSING GROUP - cyclic deposits of limestone and shale
Lithology: shale; limestone; sandstone
SHAWNEE GROUP (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian-Late [Upper Virgilian]) at surface, covers 6 % of this area
SHAWNEE GROUP - cyclic deposits, limestone and shale with sandstone and siltstone.
Lithology: limestone; shale; sandstone; siltstone
KANSAS CITY GROUP (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian-Late [Upper Missourian]) at surface, covers 12 % of this area
KANSAS CITY GROUP - cyclic deposits, limestone and shale with minor sandstone and coal.
Lithology: limestone; shale; sandstone; coal
Alluvium (Phanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary | Pleistocene Holocene) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area
unconsolidated sand, silt, clay, and gravel
Lithology: gravel; sand; silt; clay or mud
DOUGLAS GROUP (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian-Late [Upper Virgilian]) at surface, covers 19 % of this area
DOUGLAS GROUP - cyclic deposits, dominantly shale with sandstone, and limestone.
Lithology: shale; sandstone; limestone; coal

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