Noix Limestone

The Noix Limestone is a geologic formation in Missouri. It preserves fossils dating back to the Ordovician period.

Noix Limestone Stratigraphic range: Ordovician
Type	Formation
Unit of	Edgewood Group
Underlies	Silurian Bryant Knob Formation or Bowling Green Dolomite
Overlies	Maquoketa Shale
Lithology
Primary	Oolitic limestone
Location
Region	Pike County, NE Missouri
Country	United States
Type section
Named for	Outcrops along Noix Creek just south of Louisiana, Pike County, Missouri[1]

See also

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Missouri
• Paleontology in Missouri

References

1. 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 205-6

• Various Contributors to the Paleobiology Database. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". Archived from the original on 31 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.