Kimmswick Limestone

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Type Formation Country United States Primary Limestone		Other Sandstone, dolostone Named by Ulrich, 1904 Overlies Decorah Shale
Named for Kimmswick, Jefferson County, Missouri Regions Arkansas, Illinois, Missouri Underlies Cape Limestone, Maquoketa Group

The Kimmswick Limestone is an Ordovician geologic formation in Arkansas, Illinois and Missouri. Fossils occurring in the Kimmswick include corals, bryozoans, brachiopods, trilobites, crinoids and mollusks.

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