Noix Limestone

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

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[1]

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
  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.


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