| State | Arkansas |
|---|---|
| Name | Boone Formation |
| Geologic age | Early Mississippian- Meramecian to Osagean |
| Lithologic constituents |
Major
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)
Minor
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed)
Sedimentary > Chemical > Chert (Bed)
|
| Comments | Mainly finely crystalline limestone with some cherty limestone and interbedded chert and minor shale. Approximatly 400 ft. maximum thickness. |
| Stratigraphic units | St. Joe Limestone member. |
| References | Ferguson, J.G., 1920. Outlines of the geology, soils, and minerals of the State of Arkansas: Arkansas State Bureau of Mines, Manufactures and Agriculture,192 pp. |
| NGMDB product | |
| Counties | Baxter - Benton - Boone - Carroll - Independence - Izard - Lawrence - Madison - Marion - Newton - Searcy - Sharp - Stone - Washington |