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Geologic units in Bates county, Missouri

Additional scientific data in this geographic area

Marmaton Group (Middle Pennsylvanian-Middle Series-Desmonian Stage) at surface, covers 45 % of this area

Cyclic deposits, shale and limestone with sandstone, clay and several coal beds, some workable.

Cherokee Group - Cabaniss Subgroup, Krebs Subgroup (Middle Pennsylvanian-Middle Series-Desmonian Stage) at surface, covers 26 % of this area

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.

Pleasanton Group (Late Pennsylvanian-Upper Series-Missourian Stage) at surface, covers 12 % of this area

Dominantly shale and sandstone with minor coal.

Riverton Formation, Burgner Formation (Middle Pennsylvanian-Atokan Stage) at surface, covers 9 % of this area

Shale, clay, coal. Burgner Formation - limestone.

Weldon River-Warrensburg-Moberly Channel Sandstone (Late Pennsylvanian-Upper Series-Missourian Stage) at surface, covers 5 % of this area

Weldon River-Warrensburg-Moberly Channel Sandstone.

Kansas City Group (Late Pennsylvanian-Upper Series-Missourian Stage) at surface, covers 3 % of this area

Cyclic deposits, limestone and shale with minor sandstone and coal.

Marmaton Group (Early Pennsylvanian- Desmoinesian) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Includes: Lost Branch FM, Memorial Shale, Lenapah Limestone (base LE), Nowata Shale, Altamont Limestone (base PA), Bandera Shale, Pawnee Limestone (base PA), Labette Shale and Fort Scott Limestone.

Pleasanton Group (Middle Pennsylvanian- Missourian) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Includes: Shale Hill FM (base SH), and Hepler FM. Chiefly gray to very dark gray or yellowish gray shale with sandstone members and some limestone and coal.

Alluvium (Holocene to Pleistocene) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

unconsolidated sand, silt, clay, and gravel

Kansas City Group (Middle Pennsylvanian- Missourian) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Includes: Lane Shale,Wyandotte Limestone (base WY), Liberty Memorial Shale, Iola Limestone (base I), Chanute Shale (base CH), Dewey Limestone, Nellie Bly FM, Cherryvale FM, Dennis Limestone (base DN), Galeburg Shale, Mound Valley Limestone, Ladore Shale, Swope Limestone (base SW), Elm Branch Shale, Hertha Limestone.