Geologic units in Saint Louis county, Missouri

Meramecian Series (Late Mississippian-Meramecian Series) at surface, covers 53 % of this area

St. Louis Limestone, Salem Formation, Warsaw Formation.

Cherokee Group - Cabaniss Subgroup, Krebs Subgroup (Middle Pennsylvanian-Middle Series-Desmonian Stage) at surface, covers 23 % 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 12 % 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 11 % of this area

Alluvium - clay, silt, sand, and gravel.

St. Louis Limestone (Mississippian (Visean)) at surface, covers 0.2 % of this area

St. Louis Limestone.