Boone Formation

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The Boone Formation is a Mississippian-age carbonate rock unit of cherty limestones and dolomites widely exposed across parts of the Ozark region in the central United States.

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Boone Formation canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geologic formation ⓘ
stratigraphic unit ⓘ
associatedWith karst topography ⓘ
contains caves and sinkholes ⓘ
chert nodules ⓘ
fossiliferous limestone ⓘ
solution-enlarged fractures ⓘ
thin shale beds ⓘ
containsFossilsOf brachiopods ⓘ
bryozoans ⓘ
corals ⓘ
crinoids ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
depositionalEnvironment shallow marine ⓘ
dominantColor light gray ⓘ
economicUse aggregate ⓘ
crushed stone ⓘ
dimension stone ⓘ
exposedIn Arkansas ⓘ
Missouri ⓘ
Oklahoma ⓘ
geologicAge Mississippian ⓘ
geologicPeriod Carboniferous ⓘ
hasChertContent high ⓘ
isImportantFor groundwater resources in the Ozarks ⓘ
isKarstProne true ⓘ
isMajorAquiferUnit true ⓘ
isMappedBy United States Geological Survey ⓘ
lithology cherty limestone ⓘ
dolomite ⓘ
namedFor Boone County, Arkansas ⓘ
overlies Chattanooga Shale ⓘ
Northview Formation ⓘ
partOf Mississippian System ⓘ
region Ozark Plateaus ⓘ
linked to: Ozark Plateau
stratigraphicCode Boone Fm. ⓘ
stratigraphicPosition lower Mississippian ⓘ
subdivisionOf Springfield Plateau aquifer units ⓘ
texture fine-grained ⓘ
thicknessRange up to several hundred feet ⓘ
underlies Batesville Sandstone ⓘ
Pitkin Limestone ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Springfield Plateau → geologicUnitIncludes → Boone Formation ⓘ