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Table 2

Table 2--Locations of limestone quarries in Chase County.

Location where quarried Thickness of
quarried part, feet
Total thickness
of member, feet
Nolans Limestone
Herington limestone member
SE SE sec. 14, T. 21 S., R. 6 E.3 (upper)10-15
NE sec. 28, T. 21 S., R. 6 E.3 (upper)10-15
NW NE sec. 35, T. 21 S., R. 6 E.3 (upper)10-15
Winfield Limestone
Cresswell limestone member
NE SE sec. 18, T. 22 S., R. 6 E.1010-14
NW NW sec. 20, T. 22 S., R. 6 E.10-1310-14
Doyle Limestone
Towanda limestone member
NW SW sec. 5, T. 22 S., R. 7 E.8-108-10
Barneston Limestone
Ft. Riley limestone member
SE cor. sec. 27, T. 20 S., R. 7 E.8-10 (lower)±40
SE NW sec. 1, T. 21 S., R. 5 E.8-10 (lower)±40
NE SW sec. 1, T. 21 S., R. 5 E.8-10 (lower)±40
NW SE sec. 12, T. 21 S., R. 5 E.8-10 (lower)±40
Cen. N/2 SE sec. 13, T. 21 S., R. 5 E.2-8 (upper)±40
NW SE sec. 13, T. 21 S., R. 5 E.2-8 (upper)±40
Cen. E line sec. 19, T. 22 S., R. 7 E.±8 (upper)±40
Matfield Shale
Kinney limestone member
NE NW sec. 1, T. 21 S., R. 5 E.....±19
NE NW sec. 7, T. 22 S., R. 8 E.....±14
NW SE sec. 18, T. 22 S., R. 8 E.±3 (upper)±19
NW NE sec. 19, T. 22 S., R. 8 E.±3 (upper)±19
Wreford Limestone
Threemile limestone member
NW SE sec. 16, T. 19 S., R. 8 E.....14-21
NE sec. 18, T. 19 S., R. 8 E.±1314-21
Funston Limestone
NE NW sec. 31, T. 18 S., R. 8 E.....±19
NW SW sec. 29, T. 18 S., R. 9 E.....±19
Cen. W/2 SW sec. 29, T. 18 S., R. 9 E.....±19
SE sec. 10, T. 19 S., R. 6 E.....±20
SE NW sec.11, T. 19 S., R. 6 E.....±20
NE SE sec. 7, T. 19 S. R. 8 E.....±18
SE NW sec. 3, T. 20 S., R. 6 E.±6 (lower)±25
NE NE sec. 15, T. 20 S., R. 6 E.±5 (upper)±22
NE sec. 22, T. 20 S., R. 6 E.±5 (upper)
±6 (lower)
±22
Crouse Limestone
SE cor. sec. 2, T. 18 S., R. 9 E.±3 (upper)±16
NW cor. sec. 3, T. 18 S., R. 9 E.±3 (upper)±16
Cen. W/2 NW sec. 4, T. 18 S., R. 9 E.±3 (upper)±16
Cen. W/2 W/2 sec. 33, T. 18 S., R. 9 E.±3 (upper)±16
NW NW sec. 14, T. 19 S., R. 8 E.±3 (upper)±16
SE NW sec. 15, T. 19 S., R. 8 E.±3 (upper)±16
NE NW. sec. 16, T. 19 S., R. 8 E.±2 (upper)±16
Cen. E/2 sec. 30, T. 19 S., R. 8 E.±2 (upper)±16
N/2 sec. 32, T. 19 S., R. 8 E.±3 (upper)±16
NE SE sec. 33, T. 19 S., R. 8 E.±3 (upper)±16
SE NW sec. 3, T. 20 S., R. 6 E.±2 (upper)±16
SW NW sec. 4, T. 20 S., R. 8 E.±2 (upper)±16
Cen. N/2 N/2 sec. 4, T. 20 S., R. 8 E.±2 (upper)±16
SW SW sec. 29, T. 20 S., R. 8 E.±2 (upper)±16
Bader Limestone
Eiss limestone member
NW NW sec. 23, T. 20 S., R. 6 E.±2 (upper)±18
Beattie Limestone
Morrill limestone member
NE NE sec. 16, T. 19 S., R. 8 E.±43.4-6
Cottonwood limestone member
SW SW sec. 32, T. 18 S., R. 8 E.±54-6.5
SW SW sec. 14, T. 19 S., R. 8 E.±54-6.5
NE NE sec. 16, T. 19 S., R. 8 E.±54-6.5
NW SW sec. 16, T. 19 S., R. 8 E.±54-6.5
SE NW sec. 17, T. 19 S., R. 8 E.±54-6.5
Lot 9 sec. 18, T. 19 S., R. 8 E.±54-6.5
SW NE sec. 22, T. 19 S., R. 8 E.±54-6.5
Cen. W/2 NW sec. 23, T. 19 S., R. 8 E.±54-6.5
NE NW sec. 23, T. 19 S., R. 8 E.±54-6.5
SW cor. sec. 26, SE sec. 27, N/2 sec. 34,
NW cor. sec. 35, T. 19 S., R 8 E.±54-6.5
Cen. S/2 sec. 28, T. 19 S., R. 8 E.±54-6.5
NW SW sec. 28, T. 19 S., R. 8 E.±54-6.5
SE NW sec. 29, T. 19 S., R. 8 E.±54-6.5
Cen. E/2 SW sec. 33, T. 19 S., R. 8 E.±54-6.5
SE NE sec. 34, T. 19 S., R. 8 E.±54-6.5
NE NW sec. 36, T. 19 S., R. 8 E.±54-6.5
SW SE sec. 11, T. 20 S., R. 6 E.±54-6.5
SE SW sec. 14, T. 20 S., R. 6 E.±54-6.5
NE NE sec. 27, T. 20 S., R. 8 E.±54-6.5
NW NE sec. 28, T. 20 S., R. 8 E.±54-6.5
Eskridge Shale
Unnamed limestone member
S/2 NW sec. 23, T. 19 S., R. 8 E.3.9 
Grenola Limestone
Neva limestone member
SE NE sec. 22, T. 19 S., R. 8 E.±5 (upper)±13
S/2 NW sec. 23, T. 19 S., R. 8 E. ±9 (upper and middle)±13
SE SE sec. 31, T. 19 S., R. 9 E.....±13
SE NW sec. 7, T. 20 S., R. 7 E.....14-17
Red Eagle Limestone
Glenrock limestone member
SE NW sec. 5, T. 20 S., R. 7 E.±5±5
Foraker Limestone
Long Creek limestone member
SE NE sec. 12, T. 20 S., R. 9 E.....±6
Americus limestone member
SE NE sec. 24, T. 19 S., R. 9 E.1.5 (lower)±14

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