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Lithostratigraphy: Hunton Limestone Megagroup >>Edgewood Formation >>Noix Oolite Member
Chronostratigraphy: Paleozoic Erathem >>Silurian System >>Alexandrian Series
Allostratigraphy: Tippecanoe Sequence
Authors
H. B. Willman and Elwood Atherton
Name Origin
The Noix Oolite Member of the Edgewood Formation (Keyes, 1898, p. 59, 62) is named for exposures along Noix Creek near Louisiana, Pike County, Missouri.
Extent and Thickness
The Noix Oolite Member is commonly is 1.5-3.5 feet thick in western Illinois (Rubey, 1952), and it is as much as 2 feet thick in southern Illinois (Pryor and Ross, 1962).
Stratigraphic Position
The Noix Oolite Member is generally at or close to the base of the Edgewood Formation but is lenticular and absent in some areas.
References
KEYES, C. R., 1898, Some geological formations of the Capau-Gres uplift: Iowa Academy of Science Proceedings, v. 5, p. 58-63.
PRYOR, W. A., and C. A. ROSS, 1962, Geology of the Illinois parts of the Cairo, La Center, and Thebes Quadrangles: Illinois State Geological Survey Circular 332, 39 p.
RUBEY, W. W., 1952, Geology and mineral resources of the Hardin and Brussels Quadrangles: USGS Professional Paper 218, 179 p.
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