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Geologic units in Cooper county, Missouri

Additional scientific data in this geographic area

Osagean Series (Early Mississippian-Osagean Series) at surface, covers 57 % of this area

Keokuk Limestone, Burlington Limestone, Elsey Formation, Reeds Spring Formation, Pierson Limestone, Fern Glen Formation.

Kinderhookian Series (Early Mississippian-Kinderhookian Series) at surface, covers 18 % of this area

Northview Shale, Sedalia Formation, Compton Limestone, Bachelor Formation Chouteau Group, Hannibal Shale, Horton Creek Limestone.

Smithville Dolomite, Powell Dolomite, Cotter Dolomite, Jefferson City Dolomite (Early Ordovician-Ibexian Series) at surface, covers 13 % of this area

Fine crystalline, silty, cherty dolomite, and oolitic chert with local sandstone beds.

Cherokee Group - Cabaniss Subgroup, Krebs Subgroup (Middle Pennsylvanian-Middle Series-Desmonian Stage) at surface, covers 5 % 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.

Holocene series (Quaternary-Holocene Series) at surface, covers 4 % of this area

Alluvium - clay, silt, sand, and gravel.

Devonian System (Late to Early Devonian) at surface, covers 2 % of this area

Chattanooga Shale, Sylamore Sandstone, Fortune Formation, Holts Summit Sandstone, Snyder Creek Shale, Cedar Valley Limestone, Louisiana Limestone, Saverton Shale, Grassy Creek Shale, Turpin Sandstone, Bushberg Sandstone, Glen Park Limestone, St. Larent Limestone, Beauvais Sandstone, Grand Tower Limestone, Clear Creek Chert, Little Saline Limestone, Grassy Knob Chert, Bailey Formation.

Riverton Formation, Burgner Formation (Middle Pennsylvanian-Atokan Stage) at surface, covers 0.2 % of this area

Shale, clay, coal. Burgner Formation - limestone.

Pennsylvanian Undifferentiated (Pennsylvanian) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

Pennsylvanian Undifferentiated

St. Peter Sandstone, Everton Formation (Middle Ordovician to Early Ordovician) at surface, covers < 0.1 % of this area

St. Peter Sandstone, Everton Formation