Shakopee Dolomite

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Shakopee Formation
Stratigraphic range: Ordovician
Shakopee Formation SE Minnesota.jpg
Shakopee Formation exposed near Cannon Falls, SE Minnesota.
Type Formation
Unit of Prairie du Chien Group
Underlies Everton Dolomite and St. Peter Sandstone
Overlies Oneota Dolomite
Location
RegionFlag of Minnesota.svg  Minnesota
Flag of Illinois.svg  Illinois
Flag of Indiana.svg  Indiana
Flag of Wisconsin.svg  Wisconsin
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States

The Shakopee Formation is a geologic formation in Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period. It is named after the town of Shakopee, Minnesota, where the formation can be seen in bluffs along the Minnesota River

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