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Noix Limestone

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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[1]

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

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References

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  • Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.