Usage:
Knoblick Granite (MO*-local)
Knoblick Granite of /St. Francois Mountains Intrusive Suite (MO-local)
Recognized locally in St. Francois Mountains area, southeastern MO.
[Name St. Francois Mountains applied concurrently to two different units in same area (see ACSN, 1970; NACSN, 1983, 2005, 2021).]
Geologic age:
Precambrian*
Type section, locality, area and/or origin of name:
Named from Knoblick [Knob Lick] Mountain where unit is best exposed (Keyes and Haworth, 1895).
Typically exposed in area of Knoblick [Knob Lick] Mountain, in T. 34 N., R. 6 E., St. Francois Co., MO (Tolman and Robertson, 1969).
AAPG geologic province:
Midcontinent region*
For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.
Asterisk (*) indicates published by U.S. Geological Survey authors.
"No current usage" (†) implies that a name has been abandoned or has fallen into disuse. Former usage and, if known, replacement name given in parentheses ( ).
Slash (/) indicates name conflicts with nomenclatural guidelines (CSN, 1933; ACSN, 1961, 1970; NACSN, 1983, 2005, 2021). May be explained within brackets ([ ]).