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Rock Formations

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Ground-water Regions

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Table 1

Table 1--Chemical analyses of selected limestones that crop out in Chase County.

Stratigraphic unit, thickness, and type of sample LocationSiO2Al2O3 Fe2O3TiO2CaO MgOP2O5SO3 Ignition lossCalculated CaCO3* Calculated MgCO3
Herington ls, composite of four spot samples NW NE 3-22-6E13.351.711.370.55 25.5018.830.17tr.38.93 45.4739.39
Krider ls, spot sample of 0.8-ft bed in upper part NW NE 3-22-6E10.271.621.320.77 26.6818.720.09tr.40.49 47.5739.16
Cresswell ls, composite of complete member (12.8 ft) SW NW 16-22-6E6.340.850.760.21 50.041.890.14....40.01 89.233.95
Cresswell ls, composite of lower 5.6 ft NE NW 17-22-7E5.301.720.140.56 50.060.680.200.2641.01 89.261.42
Towanda ls, composite of 10 spot samples of ls beds of member SW SW 24-21-6E2.841.110.270.17 52.590.650.03tr.41.88 93.781.36
Ft. Riley ls, composite of 8.85 ft lower part of member NW NE 6-22-6E5.691.650.650.15 50.180.66tr.tr.40.44 89.481.38
Threemile ls, composite of upper 13.3 ft without chert NW NE 18-19-8E1.720.300.32tr. 54.560.48tr.nil42.92 97.291.00
Crouse ls (upper) composite of lower massive 2.75 ft of bed NW NW 4-18-9E4.940.851.490.45 50.830.28tr.tr.40.46 90.640.59
Crouse ls (lower) composite of all 3.10 ft of lower Crouse ls NW NW 4-18-9E4.410.830.580.41 51.480.74tr.tr41.20 91.801.55
Cottonwood ls, composite of ±5 ft (complete member) SE SE 30-19-7E5.501.740.490.69 50.090.650.150.3240.71 89.321.36
Cottonwood ls, composite of ±5 ft (complete member) NE NW 36-19-8E4.750.980.28** 50.551.350.17tr.41.13 90.142.82
Cottonwood ls, composite of 3.2 ft (complete bed) NW SW 3-22-9E6.851.180.59** 49.531.780.20tr.40.24 88.323.72
Eskridge sh (lower ls bed) 3.9 ft, composite of complete bed SW NW 23-19-8E1.621.300.36.... 52.780.570.120.1242.96 94.111.19
Upper Neva, composite of complete upper bed, 5.1 ft SW NW 23-19-8E5.091.030.42** 50.970.560.110.2141.38 90.891.17
Middle Neva, composite of complete middle Neva, 3.8 ft SW NW 23-19-8E6.052.310.21** 50.040.750.090.2237.04 89.231.56
Glenrock ls, composite of upper 5.95 ft SE NW 26-19-7E2.850.760.32** 52.891.050.14tr.42.07 94.312.20
Long Creek ls, composite of lower 9.75 ft of member NW SE 24-21-9E13.691.530.380.23 41.664.220.0637.20 74.298.88
* Not corrected for small percentages of calcium in phosphates and sulfates.
** Reported with Al2O3.
† S + SO4 = 0.12; FeS2 = 0.97.

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