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Ste. Genevieve Limestone

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Thickness
  
up to 85 feet (30 m)

Country
  
Primary
  
Limestone

Underlies
  
Aux Vases Sandstone

Other
  
Sandstone, chert

Named by
  
Shumard

Named for
  
Ste. Genevieve

The Ste. Genevieve Limestone is a geologic formation named for Ste. Genevieve, Missouri where it is exposed and was first described. It is a thick-bedded limestone that overlies the St. Louis Limestone. Both are Mississippian in age. The St. Louis Limestone is Meramecian and the Ste. Genevieve is the base of the Chesterian series.

It is a primary producer in the Illinois Basin and has produced commercial oil and gas in Warren County, Kentucky.

References

Ste. Genevieve Limestone Wikipedia


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