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SHAWNEE GROUP

SHAWNEE GROUP - cyclic deposits, limestone and shale with sandstone and siltstone.
StateMissouri
NameSHAWNEE GROUP
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Paleozoic | Carboniferous Pennsylvanian-Late [Upper Virgilian]
Original map labelPs
Primary rock typelimestone
Secondary rock typeshale
Other rock typessandstone; siltstone
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed)
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone (Bed)
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 coverageAndrew - Atchison - Buchanan - DeKalb - Gentry - Holt - Nodaway - Platte - Worth

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