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Mineral Resources On-Line Spatial Data
Mineral Resources On-Line Spatial Data
| State | Missouri |
|---|---|
| Name | SILURIAN SYSTEM |
| Geologic age | Phanerozoic | Paleozoic | Silurian-Early Silurian-Middle(?) Silurian-Late |
| Comments | IN NORTHEAST MO- (Landoverian Series), Joliet Limestone- (60 ft. max) thin bedded cherty limestone; Bowling Green Dolomite- (60 ft. max) medium to thick bedded finely crystalline dolomite with some shale partings; Bryant Knob FM- (20 ft. max) bioclastic limestone, dolomitic limestone and some black shale, (includes Kissenger Limestone member- bioclastic limestone). IN SOUTHEAST MO- (Wentlockian-Ludlovian Series), Bainbridge FM- (160 ft. max) dark red argillaceous limestone, (includes Seventy- Six Shale member- shaly limestone); (Landoverian Series), Sexton Creek Limestone- (60 ft. max) cherty limestone interbedded with some shale Summary: mostly limestone with dolostone and some shale |
| Primary rock type | limestone |
| Secondary rock type | dolostone (dolomite) |
| Other rock types | shale |
| Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)
Minor
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostone (Bed)
Incidental
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale > Black-shale (Bed)
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| Map references | Middendorf, M. A., and others, 2003, Geologic Map of Missouri: Missouri Geological Survey. Scale 1:500K |
| Unit references | Howe, W. B. and Koenig, 1961, The Stratigraphic Succession in Missouri: Missouri Geological Survey and Water Resources, Vol XL. 2nd Series. |
| Counties | Bollinger - Cape Girardeau - Lincoln - Perry - Pike - Sainte Genevieve - Saint Louis - Scott |