The Cherokee Group is a Pennsylvanian geologic group in Missouri and Iowa. The group contains most of the economic coal deposits of Missouri and Iowa.[1][2]
| Cherokee Group | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Pennsylvanian | |
| Type | Group |
| Sub-units | Cabaniss and Krebs subgroups |
| Underlies | Marmaton Group |
| Overlies | Riverton Formation |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale |
| Other | Limestone, coal, sandstone |
| Location | |
| Region | Missouri, Iowa |
| Country | United States |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Cherokee County of southeastern Kansas |
| Named by | Haworth and Kirk (1894) [1] |
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Thompson, Thomas L., 2001, Lexicon of Stratigraphic Nomenclature in Missouri, Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geology and Land Survey, Report of Investigation Number 73, p 63
- ^ Raymond R. Anderson, Pennsylvanian Cherokee Group Strata in the Area of Dolliver Memorial State Park, in The Natural History of Dolliver Memorial State Park, Webster County, Iowa, Geological Society of Iowa Guidebook 81, September 29, 2007.
- Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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