Bowling Green Dolomite

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Bowling Green Dolomite
Stratigraphic range: Silurian
Type Formation
Unit of Edgewood Group
Underlies Grassy Creek Shale (Devonian)
Overlies Bryant Knob Formation or Noix Limestone
Lithology
Primary Dolomite
Location
Region Pike County, NE Missouri
Country United States
Type section
Named for Bowling Green, Pike County, Missouri [1]

The Bowling Green Dolomite is a geologic formation in Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Silurian period.

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