| State | Missouri |
|---|---|
| Name | Eminence Dolomite, Potosi Dolomite |
| Geologic age | Late Cambrian-Croixian Series |
| Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Dolostone (Bed)
Minor
Sedimentary > Chemical > Chert (Bed)
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| Comments | Eminence Dolomite- (350 ft. max) massive bedded dolomite with some chert blocks, boulders and nodules; Potosi Dolomite- (300 ft. max) massive bedded dolomite with abundant quart druse chert. Some copper production at contact of Eminence Dolomite with Precambrian rhyolite. |
| 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 | Bollinger - Butler - Camden - Carter - Cole - Crawford - Dent - Franklin - Iron - Jefferson - Laclede - Madison - Miller - Morgan - Osage - Reynolds - Sainte Genevieve - Saint Francois - Shannon - Washington - Wayne |