Shawnee Group

Cyclic deposits, limestone and shale with sandstone and siltstone.
State Missouri
Name Shawnee Group
Geologic age Late Pennsylvanian-Upper Series-Virgilian Stage
Lithologic constituents
Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed)
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Sandstone (Bed)
Sedimentary > Clastic > Siltstone (Bed)
Stratigraphic units Shawnee Group- (250 ft max) includes Oread FM, Kanwaka FM, Lecompton FM, Tecumseh FM, Deer Creek FM (includes Ervine Creek Limestone member), Calhoun FM, Topeka FM
References

Howe, W.B. and Koenig, 1961, The Stratigraphic Succession in Missouri: Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources, Vol XL. 2nd Series.

NGMDB product
Counties Andrew - Atchison - Buchanan - DeKalb - Gentry - Holt - Nodaway - Platte - Worth