Northview Formation
The Northview Formation is a geologic formation in southwest Missouri. Its fauna includes brachiopods and abundant trace fossils of the Mississippian subperiod and Kinderhookian Series.[3]
| Northview Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Mississippian | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Chouteau Group |
| Underlies | Pierson Limestone or Burlington Limestone |
| Overlies | Sedalia Formation or Compton Limestone |
| Thickness | up to 80 feet (20 m)[1] |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale |
| Other | Siltstone, argillaceous limestone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 37°17′56″N 93°00′08″W[2] |
| Region | Missouri (southwest): Springfield Plateau section of the Ozarks |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Northview in Webster County, southwestern Missouri |
| Named by | Stuart Weller |
| Location | Section along old Highway 66 near Northview |
| Year defined | 1899[1] |
| Coordinates | 37°17′56″N 93°00′08″W |
| Region | Webster County, southwestern Missouri |
| Country | United States |
References
- 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 43
- Lexicon of geologic names of the United States for 1936-1960, Volume 2 Geologic Survey Bulletin 1200 by Grace C. Keroher (1966) p. 2773
- The Stratigraphic Succession in Missouri, Missouri Geological Survey, Vol. XL 2nd series, 1961, pp 57-58
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