Noix Limestone

Noix Limestone
Noix Limestone
Stratigraphic range: Ordovician
Type	Formation
Unit of	Edgewood Group
Underlies	Silurian Bryant Knob Formation or Bowling Green Dolomite
Overlies	Maquoketa Shale
Lithology
Primary	Oolitic limestone
Location
Region	Pike County, NE Missouri
Country	United States
Type section
Named for	Outcrops along Noix Creek just south of Louisiana, Pike County, Missouri

Last updated July 01, 2025

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

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 205-6

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

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[1] 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 205-6

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Noix Limestone

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