Warsaw Formation

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Warsaw Formation
Stratigraphic range: Mississippian
Geode (lower Warsaw Formation, Lower Mississippian; Warsaw, Hancock County, Illinois, USA) (41598898692).jpg
Geode from the Warsaw Formation (Warsaw, Hancock County, Illinois)
Type Formation
Underlies Salem Formation
Overlies Keokuk Limestone [1]
Location
Region Illinois, Iowa, Missouri
Country United States
Type section
Named for Warsaw, Hancock County, Illinois [1]

The Warsaw Formation is a geologic formation in Illinois, Iowa and Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Mississippian subperiod.

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