Geologic units in Ray county, Missouri

Kansas City Group (Late Pennsylvanian-Upper Series-Missourian Stage) at surface, covers 38 % of this area

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

Pleasanton Group (Late Pennsylvanian-Upper Series-Missourian Stage) at surface, covers 24 % of this area

Dominantly shale and sandstone with minor coal.

Holocene series (Quaternary-Holocene Series) at surface, covers 22 % of this area

Alluvium - clay, silt, sand, and gravel.

Marmaton Group (Middle Pennsylvanian-Middle Series-Desmonian Stage) at surface, covers 15 % of this area

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

Weldon River-Warrensburg-Moberly Channel Sandstone (Late Pennsylvanian-Upper Series-Missourian Stage) at surface, covers 0.3 % of this area

Weldon River-Warrensburg-Moberly Channel Sandstone.

Lansing Group (Late Pennsylvanian-Upper Series-Missourian Stage) at surface, covers 0.2 % of this area

Cyclic deposits of limestone and shale.