Jefferson City Formation

Jefferson City Formation
Stratigraphic range: Early Ordovician
Type Formation
Underlies Cotter Dolomite
Overlies Roubidoux Formation[1]
Lithology
Primary Dolostone
Other Chert, sandstone
Location
Region Missouri
Country United States
Type section
Named for Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri

The Jefferson City Formation or Jefferson City Dolomite is a geologic formation in the Ozarks of Missouri and Arkansas. The Jefferson City is in part not differentiated from the Cotter Formation of northern Arkansas.[2] It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

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