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Noix Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Ordovician
TypeFormation
Unit ofEdgewood Group
UnderliesSilurian Bryant Knob Formation or Bowling Green Dolomite
OverliesMaquoketa Shale
Lithology
PrimaryOolitic limestone
Location
RegionPike County, NE Missouri
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forOutcrops along Noix Creek just south of Louisiana, Pike County, Missouri

The Noix Limestone is a geologic formation in Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

See also

References

  1. Thompson, Thomas L., 2001, Lexicon of Stratigraphic Nomenclature in Missouri, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geology and Land Survey, Report of Investigation Number 73, p 205-6


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