Northview Formation

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Type Geological formation Named by Weller Overlies Compton Limestone		Thickness up to 80 feet (20 m) Primary Slate Unit of Chouteau Group
Other Siltstone, argillaceous limestone Region Missouri (southwest): Springfield Plateau section of the Ozarks Named for Northview in Webster County, southwestern Missouri Underlies Pierson Limestone, Burlington Limestone

The Northview Formation is a geologic formation in southwest Missouri. Its fauna includes brachiopods and abundant trace fossils of the Mississippian subperiod and Kinderhookian Series.

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Northview Formation Wikipedia

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