Bonneterre Formation

Bonneterre Formation
Stratigraphic range: Guzhangian (Dresbachian)
~501–497 Ma
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Galena in Bonneterre Dolomite (Upper Cambrian; Missouri)
TypeFormation
UnderliesDavis Formation
OverliesLamotte Sandstone[1]
Lithology
PrimaryDolomite
OtherShale, limestone, sandstone
Location
Coordinates37°38′10″N 90°34′41″W / 37.636°N 90.578°W / 37.636; -90.578
Approximate paleocoordinates22°54′S 86°30′W / 22.9°S 86.5°W / -22.9; -86.5
RegionArkansas,[2] Kansas,[3] Illinois, Iowa,[4] Minnesota,[4] Missouri
Country United States
Bonneterre Formation is located in the United States
Bonneterre Formation
Bonneterre Formation (the United States)
Bonneterre Formation is located in Missouri
Bonneterre Formation
Bonneterre Formation (Missouri)

The Bonneterre Formation is an Upper Cambrian geologic formation which outcrops in the St. Francois Mountains of the Missouri Ozarks. The Bonneterre is a major host rock for the lead ores of the Missouri Lead Belt.

  1. ^ Thompson 2001, p. 37.
  2. ^ Kurtz et al. 1975, p. 1.
  3. ^ Goebel 1968, p. 12.
  4. ^ a b Mossler 1987, p. 6.