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Geologic units in Chariton county, Missouri

Cherokee Group - Cabaniss Subgroup, Krebs Subgroup (Middle Pennsylvanian-Middle Series-Desmonian Stage) at surface, covers 64 % 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.

Marmaton Group (Middle Pennsylvanian-Middle Series-Desmonian Stage) at surface, covers 21 % of this area

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

Holocene series (Quaternary-Holocene Series) at surface, covers 14 % of this area

Alluvium - clay, silt, sand, and gravel.

Weldon River-Warrensburg-Moberly Channel Sandstone (Late Pennsylvanian-Upper Series-Missourian Stage) at surface, covers 1 % of this area

Weldon River-Warrensburg-Moberly Channel Sandstone.