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.[3]

Northview Formation
Stratigraphic range: Mississippian
TypeGeological formation
Unit ofChouteau Group
UnderliesPierson Limestone or Burlington Limestone
OverliesSedalia Formation or Compton Limestone
Thicknessup to 80 feet (24 m)[1]
Lithology
PrimaryShale
OtherSiltstone, argillaceous limestone
Location
Coordinates37°17′56″N 93°00′08″W / 37.29889°N 93.00222°W / 37.29889; -93.00222[2]
RegionMissouri (southwest): Springfield Plateau section of the Ozarks
Type section
Named forNorthview in Webster County, southwestern Missouri
Named byStuart Weller
LocationSection along old Highway 66 near Northview
Year defined1899[1]
Coordinates37°17′56″N 93°00′08″W / 37.29889°N 93.00222°W / 37.29889; -93.00222
RegionWebster County, southwestern Missouri
CountryUnited States

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  1. ^ 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 43
  2. ^ Lexicon of geologic names of the United States for 1936-1960, Volume 2 Geologic Survey Bulletin 1200 by Grace C. Keroher (1966) p. 2773
  3. ^ The Stratigraphic Succession in Missouri, Missouri Geological Survey, Vol. XL 2nd series, 1961, pp 57-58