Boone Formation
E608268
The Boone Formation is a Mississippian-age carbonate rock unit of cherty limestones and dolomites widely exposed across parts of the Ozark region in the central United States.
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
geologic formation
ⓘ
stratigraphic unit ⓘ |
| associatedWith | karst topography ⓘ |
| contains |
caves and sinkholes
ⓘ
chert nodules ⓘ fossiliferous limestone ⓘ solution-enlarged fractures ⓘ thin shale beds ⓘ |
| containsFossilsOf |
brachiopods
ⓘ
bryozoans ⓘ corals ⓘ crinoids ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depositionalEnvironment | shallow marine ⓘ |
| dominantColor | light gray ⓘ |
| economicUse |
aggregate
ⓘ
crushed stone ⓘ dimension stone ⓘ |
| exposedIn |
Arkansas
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ Oklahoma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicAge | Mississippian ⓘ |
| geologicPeriod | Carboniferous NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChertContent | high ⓘ |
| isImportantFor | groundwater resources in the Ozarks ⓘ |
| isKarstProne | true ⓘ |
| isMajorAquiferUnit | true ⓘ |
| isMappedBy | United States Geological Survey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lithology |
cherty limestone
ⓘ
dolomite ⓘ |
| namedFor | Boone County, Arkansas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlies |
Chattanooga Shale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northview Formation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Mississippian System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Ozark Plateaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stratigraphicCode | Boone Fm. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stratigraphicPosition | lower Mississippian ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | Springfield Plateau aquifer units ⓘ |
| texture | fine-grained ⓘ |
| thicknessRange | up to several hundred feet ⓘ |
| underlies |
Batesville Sandstone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pitkin Limestone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.