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Cherokee Group
The Cherokee Group is a Pennsylvanian (geology), Pennsylvanian Group (geology), geologic group in Missouri and Iowa. The group contains most of the economic coal deposits of Missouri and Iowa.Raymond R. Anderson, Pennsylvanian Cherokee Group Strata in the Area of Dolliver Memorial State Park, iThe Natural History of Dolliver Memorial State Park, Webster County, Iowa Geological Society of Iowa Guidebook 81, September 29, 2007. See also * List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Missouri * Paleontology in Missouri References * Geologic groups of Missouri Carboniferous Iowa {{carboniferous-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Group (stratigraphy)
In geology, a group is a lithostratigraphic unit consisting of a series of related formations that have been classified together to form a group. Formations are the fundamental unit of stratigraphy. Groups may sometimes be combined into supergroups. Groups are useful for showing relationships between formations, and they are also useful for small-scale mapping or for studying the stratigraphy of large regions. Geologists exploring a new area have sometimes defined groups when they believe the strata within the groups can be divided into formations during subsequent investigations of the area. It is possible for only some of the strata making up a group to be divided into formations. An example of a group is the Glen Canyon Group, which includes (in ascending order) the Wingate Sandstone, the Moenave Formation, the Kayenta Formation, and the Navajo Sandstone. Each of the formations can be distinguished from its neighbor by its lithology, but all were deposited in the same vast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
