Reeds Spring Formation

Reeds Spring Formation
Reeds Spring Formation
Stratigraphic range: Mississippian Osagean Series
Type	Formation
Underlies	Elsey Formation
Overlies	Pierson Formation
Lithology
Primary	Limestone
Other	Shale, chert
Location
Region	Southwestern Missouri
Country	United States
Type section
Named for	Reeds Spring, Stone County, Missouri
Named by	Moore in 1928

Last updated June 03, 2025

The Reeds Spring Formation is a geologic formation in southwestern Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Osagean Series of the Mississippian subperiod.

References

1 2 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 237-8
1 2 Howe, W. B. and J. W. Koenig, The Stratigraphic Section in Missouri, Missouri Geological Survey, 1961, p. 63

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[Thompson-1] 1 2 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 237-8

[Howe-2] 1 2 Howe, W. B. and J. W. Koenig, The Stratigraphic Section in Missouri, Missouri Geological Survey, 1961, p. 63

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Reeds Spring Formation

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