LEEMON FORMATION, MAQUOKETA GROUP, CAPE LIMESTONE, KIMMSWICK LIMESTONE, NOIX-CYRENE LIMESTONE, MAQUOKETA SHALE (MOOmk;0)

State	Missouri
Name	LEEMON FORMATION, MAQUOKETA GROUP, CAPE LIMESTONE, KIMMSWICK LIMESTONE, NOIX-CYRENE LIMESTONE, MAQUOKETA SHALE
Geologic age	Phanerozoic \| Paleozoic \| Ordovician-Middle Ordovician-Late
Original map label	Omk
Comments	IN SOUTHEAST MO- (Cincinnatian Series)-Leemon FM- (20 ft. max) oolitic limestone and minor shale; Maquoketa Gruop: Girardeau Limestone- (40 ft. max) gray limestone, Orchard Creek Shale- (50 ft. max) limestone with interbedded shale, Thebes Sandstone- (25 ft. max) quartz sandstone, Cape La Croix Shale (max thickness ?)- shale; Cape Limestone- (40 ft. max) argillaceous limestone; (Mohawkian Series), Kimmswick Limestone- (150 ft. max) massive limestone. IN NORTHEAST MO- (Cincinnatian Series), Noix-Cyrene Limestone- (10 ft. max) oolitic limestone; Maquoketa Shale- (70 ft. max) dolomitic shale; (Mohawkian Series), Kimmswick Limestone- (150 ft. max) massive limestone. Summary: mostly limestone and shale with minor sandstone
Primary rock type	limestone
Secondary rock type	shale
Other rock types	sandstone
Lithologic constituents	Major Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed) Minor Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed) Incidental Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)
Map references	Middendorf, M. A., and others, 2003, Geologic Map of Missouri: Missouri Geological Survey. Scale 1:500K
Unit references	Howe, W. B. and Koenig, 1961, The Stratigraphic Succession in Missouri: Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources, Vol XL. 2nd Series.
Geographic coverage	Bollinger - Cape Girardeau - Franklin - Jefferson - Lincoln - Perry - Pike - Ralls - Sainte Genevieve - Saint Louis - Scott