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Everton Dolomite

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Everton Dolomite
Stratigraphic range: Ordovician
TypeFormation
UnderliesDutchtown Formation and St. Peter Sandstone
OverliesShakopee Dolomite
Lithology
PrimaryDolomite
Location
RegionMidwest
CountryUnited States

The Everton Dolomite is a geologic formation in North America. Named after Everton, Arkansas, it is subsurface in southwestern Illinois and is exposed near Cape Girardeau, Missouri.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Willman, Harold Bowen (1975). Handbook of Illinois stratigraphy. Urbana: Illinois State Geological Survey. p. 60.
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