Northview Formation
The Northview Formation is a geologic formation in southwest Missouri. Its fauna includes brachiopods and abundant trace fossils of the Mississippian subperiod and Kinderhookian Series.
| Northview Formation | |
|---|---|
| Stratigraphic range: Mississippian | |
| Type | Geological formation |
| Unit of | Chouteau Group |
| Underlies | Pierson Limestone or Burlington Limestone |
| Overlies | Sedalia Formation or Compton Limestone |
| Thickness | up to 80 feet (20 m) |
| Lithology | |
| Primary | Shale |
| Other | Siltstone, argillaceous limestone |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 37°17′56″N 93°00′08″W |
| Region | Missouri (southwest): Springfield Plateau section of the Ozarks |
| Type section | |
| Named for | Northview in Webster County, southwestern Missouri |
| Named by | Stuart Weller |
| Location | Section along old Highway 66 near Northview |
| Year defined | 1899 |
| Coordinates | 37°17′56″N 93°00′08″W |
| Region | Webster County, southwestern Missouri |
| Country | United States |
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