| State | Missouri |
|---|---|
| Name | Gasconade Dolomite |
| Geologic age | Early Ordovician-Ibexian Series |
| Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostone (Bed)
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)
|
| Comments | IN SOUTHEAST MO-Gasconade Dolomite- (700 ft max) coarsely crystalline cherty dolomite with basal sandstone member; Gunter Sandstone Member- (30 ft. max) quartzose sandstone. Host to barite deposits on the northwest flank of Ozark Uplift. |
| References | Howe, W.B. and Koenig, 1961, The Stratigraphic Succession in Missouri: Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources, Vol XL. 2nd Series. |
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| Counties | Benton - Bollinger - Butler - Camden - Cape Girardeau - Carter - Cole - Crawford - Dallas - Dent - Douglas - Franklin - Gasconade - Hickory - Howell - Iron - Jefferson - Laclede - Madison - Maries - Miller - Morgan - Oregon - Osage - Ozark - Perry - Phelps - Pulaski - Reynolds - Ripley - Sainte Genevieve - Saint Francois - Shannon - Texas - Washington - Wayne - Webster - Wright |