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Geologic units in Schuyler county, Missouri

WELDON RIVER-WARRENSBURG-MOBERLY CHANNEL SANDSTONE (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian-Late [Upper Missourian]) at surface, covers 0.2 % of this area

WELDON RIVER - WARRENSBURG - MOBERLY CHANNEL SANDSTONE

Lithology: sandstone

CHEROKEE GROUP- Cabaniss Subgroup, Krebs Subgroup (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian-Middle [Middle Desmonian]) at surface, covers 61 % of this area

CHEROKEE GROUP - Cabaniss Subgroup - cyclic deposits, shale, sandstone, clay and several workable coal beds. Krebs Subgroup - cyclic deposits, sandstone, siltstone, shale, clay and some workable coal beds

Lithology: shale; sandstone; siltstone; clay or mud; limestone; coal

Marmaton Group (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian-Middle [Des Moines]) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Alternating shale and limestone, with some sandstone and coal; Lenapah FM at top and Fort Scott at base.

Lithology: shale; limestone; sandstone; coal

MERAMECIAN SERIES (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Mississippian-Late [Meramecian]) at surface, covers 0.7 % of this area

MERAMECIAN SERIES - ST. LOUIS LIMESTONE, SALEM FORMATION, WARSAW FORMATION

Lithology: limestone

Cherokee Group (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian-Middle [Des Moines]) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Cyclic deposits with carbonaceous shale, clay, siltstone, with lesser sandstone, and thick coal beds; minor but persistent limestone beds; may include parts of Atoka or Morrow Series.

Lithology: shale; claystone; siltstone; sandstone; coal; limestone

MARMATON GROUP (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian-Middle [Middle Desmonian]) at surface, covers 32 % of this area

MARMATON GROUP - cyclic deposits, shale and limestone with sandstone, clay and several coal beds, some workable

Lithology: limestone; shale; sandstone; clay or mud; coal

RIVERTON FORMATION, BURGNER FORMATION (Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian-Middle [Atokan]) at surface, covers 6 % of this area

RIVERTON FORMATION - shale, clay, coal. BURGNER FORMATION - limestone

Lithology: shale; siltstone; limestone; clay or mud; coal