| Cherokee Group | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Pennsylvanian | |
| Type | Group | 
| Sub-units | Cabaniss and Krebs subgroups | 
| Underlies | Marmaton Group | 
| Overlies | Riverton Formation | 
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale | 
| Other | Limestone, coal, sandstone | 
| Location | |
| Region | Missouri, Iowa | 
| Country | United States | 
| Type section | |
| Named for | Cherokee County of southeastern Kansas | 
| Named by | Haworth and Kirk (1894) [1] | 
The Cherokee Group is a Pennsylvanian geologic group in Missouri and Iowa. The group contains most of the economic coal deposits of Missouri and Iowa. [1] [2]