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Roubidoux Formation

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Type
  
Formation

Other
  
Dolostone, chert

Primary
  
Sandstone

Regions
  
Missouri, Virginia

Thickness
  
100 to 300 feet

Country
  
United States

Overlies
  
Gasconade Formation

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Underlies
  
Jefferson City Formation in the Missouri Ozarks

Named for
  
Roubidoux Creek, Texas and Pulaski counties, Missouri

The Roubidoux Formation is a geologic formation in the Ozarks of Missouri and in Virginia. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

References

Roubidoux Formation Wikipedia