Missourian
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...of some old rocks.
I pulled into a scenic overlook in Oklahoma and found a sign placed by the local geological society and thought you might be interested.
(Just ignore them gang symbols and bullet holes
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From Wikipedia:
Arbuckle Mountains - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
I pulled into a scenic overlook in Oklahoma and found a sign placed by the local geological society and thought you might be interested.
(Just ignore them gang symbols and bullet holes
From Wikipedia:
The Arbuckle Mountains are an ancient mountain range in south-central Oklahoma in the United States. The Arbuckles date back to 540-440 million years ago in the latest Precambrian and earliest Paleozoic era, and reach a height of 1,412 feet above sea level.
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If I'm reading the chart correctly, this is all West Spring Creek Limestone.
Here is a link to the exact location and some more pics - Arbuckle Anticline - OK - Places of Geologic Significance on Waymarking.com
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