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Geologic units in Pulaski county, Missouri

[Additional scientific data in this geographic area]

OSAGEAN SERIES (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Mississippian-Early [Osagean]) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

OSAGEAN SERIES - KEOKUK LIMESTONE, BURLINGTON LIMESTONE, ELSEY FORMATION, REEDS SPRING FORMATION, PIERSON LIMESTONE, FERN GLEN FORMATION

Lithology: limestone; chert; dolostone (dolomite); shale

CHESTERIAN SERIES (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Mississippian-Late [Chesterian]) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

CHESTERIAN SERIES - FAYETTEVILLE FORMATION, BATESVILLE FORMATION, HINDVILLE LIMESTONE, VIENNA LIMESTONE, TAR SPRINGS SANDSTONE, GLEN DEAN FORMATION, HARDINSBURG FORMATION, GOLCONDA FORMATION, CYPRESS FORMATION, PAINT CREEK FORMATION, YANKEETOWN SANDSTONE, RENAULT FORMATION, AUX VASES SANDSTONE, STE. GENEVIEVE LIMESTONE

Lithology: limestone; shale; sandstone; siltstone

GASCONADE DOLOMITE (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Ordovician-Early [Ibexian]) at surface, covers 25 % of this area

GASCONADE DOLOMITE - coarse - crystalline cherty dolomite with a basal Gunter Sandstone Member.

Lithology: dolostone (dolomite); sandstone

ROUBIDOUX FORMATION (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Ordovician-Early [Ibexian]) at surface, covers 44 % of this area

ROUBIDOUX FORMATION - sandstone, chert and interbedded dolomite

Lithology: sandstone; chert; dolostone (dolomite)

PENNSYLVANIAN UNDIFFERENTIATED (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian) at surface, covers 2 % of this area

PENNSYLVANIAN UNDIFFERENTIATED

Lithology: shale; limestone; sandstone; coal

SMITHVILLE DOLOMITE, POWELL DOLOMITE, COTTER DOLOMITE, JEFFERSON CITY DOLOMITE (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Ordovician-Early [Ibexian]) at surface, covers 30 % of this area

SMITHVILLE DOLOMITE, POWELL DOLOMITE, COTTER DOLOMITE, JEFFERSON CITY DOLOMITE - fine crystalline, silty, cherty dolomite, and oolitic chert with local sandstone beds

Lithology: dolostone (dolomite); sandstone; shale; conglomerate; chert