Knox Dolomite

Knox Dolomite
Stratigraphic range: Cambrian
Type	Formation
Underlies	Stones River Group and Wells Creek Formation
Overlies	Copper Ridge Dolomite, Eau Claire Formation, and Kerbal Formation
Location
Country	United States
Extent	Mississippi and Ohio

The Knox Dolomite is a geologic formation in Mississippi and Ohio. It dates back to the Cambrian.

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Further reading

• Baird, R. A.; Dennen, W. H. (1 May 1985). "A geochemical survey of the top of the Knox Dolomite; imlications for brine movement and mineralization in central Kentucky". Economic Geology. 80 (3): 688–695. doi:10.2113/gsecongeo.80.3.688.
• Dietrich, Richard V. (January 1953). "Hexagonal Chert Prisms from the Knox Dolomite". The Journal of Geology. 61 (1): 65–68. doi:10.1086/626037.
• Ogden, Albert E.; Ogden, Stephen C. (1997). EXPLORATORY DRILLING IN HIXSON, TENNESSEE DISCOVERS "NEW" AQUIFER OVERLYING THE KARSTIC KNOX DOLOMITE. KARST-WATER ENVIRONMENT SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS.
• Riley, Ronald A.; Resources, Ohio Department of Natural; Survey, Division of Geological; Janssens, OHArie (1996). "CAMBRIAN-ORDOVICIAN KNOX PRODUCTION PATTERNS AND POTENTIAL FOR ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY IN OHIO". Ohio Geological Society-AAPG: 96–142.

External links

• Generalized Stratigraphic Chart for Ohio