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Table 1

Table 1--Chemical analyses of selected outcropping limestones from Lyon County.

Stratigraphic unit, thickness, and type of sample Location SiO2 Al2O3* Fe2O3 CaO MgO P2O5 SO3 Ignition loss Calculated CaCO3** Calculated MgCO3
Howe ls., composite of lower 4.0 ft of 4.4-ft bed SE NE 34-15-11E 5.4 0.74 0.27 51.97 0.73 0.01 0.07 41.33 92.55 1.53
Upper Crouse ls., composite of upper 5.6 ft NE NW 15-16-10E 14.09 2.76 1.03 43.71 1.01 0.05 0.06 36.47 77.76 2.11
Upper Crouse ls., composite of lower 2.9 ft of bed NE NW 15-16-10E 3.61 0.98 1.12 51.78 0.74 0.03 0.09 41.25 92.83 1.55
Funston ls., composite of lower 5.6 ft of upper bed NW NE 18-16-10E 7.9 1.49 0.7 49.11 -- 0.04 0.15 39.24 87.3 1.72
Funston ls., composite of 2.0 ft, entire middle detrital bed NW NE 18-16-10E 4.99 1.25 1.01 50.72 0.79 0.06 0.02 40.46 90.26 1.65
Morrill ls., composite of entire bed, 2.4 ft SW NE 17-16-11E 5.65 0.37 0.42 51.93 0.82 0.05 0.08 41.14 92.37 1.72
Cottonwood ls., composite of upper 5.3 ft of member SE NW 17-16-11E 9.7 0.97 0.51 48.3 0.73 0.12 0.39 38.7 85.34 1.53
Upper Neva ls., composite of entire 1.7 ft bed NW SW 20-16-11E 4.18 0.62 0.46 52.25 0.64 0.03 0.03 41.42 93.06 1.34
Middle Neva ls., composite of entire 5.7 ft middle bed NW SW 20-16-11E 3.92 0.93 0.53 52.07 0.77 0.05 0.02 41.53 92.76 1.61
Brownville ls., composite of entire 3.0 ft bed NW NW 21-16-12E 6.19 1.38 1.83 47.65 2.09 0.29 0.69 39.19 83.52 4.37
Dover ls., composite of entire bed, 1.5 ft NW SW 25-16-12E 36.62 5.67 1.86 29.39 0.92 0.13 nil 23.84 52.41 1.92
Reading ls., entire bed, 2.8 ft SE SE 12-17-12E 6.53 1.43 1.38 49.45 0.93 0.09 0.47 39.48 87.39 1.95
Grandhaven ls., composite of entire lower bed, 2.6 ft SW SW 15-17-12E 9.56 2.93 3.08 44.36 2.04 0.15 0.01 37.41 78.82 4.27
Upper Grandhaven ls., composite entire bed, 2.6 ft NE NE 21-17-12E 3.55 0.98 1.23 52.19 0.81 0.04 0.19 41.63 92.74 1.69
Cottonwood ls., composite of upper 4.7 ft of member SW NW 7-18-10E 5.97 1.09 0.37 51.22 0.65 0.08 0.12 40.65 91.16 1.36
Aspinwall ls., composite of upper 4.6 ft of bed NE SW 16-18-11E 1.99 0.61 1.24 53.12 0.62 0.06 0.04 42.17 94.58 1.3
Upper Grandhaven ls., composite of upper 7.5 ft of bed SE SW 29-19-11E 4.22 1.49 2.12 51.6 0.79 0.07 nil 40.54 92.01 1.65
Wakarusa ls., composite of 3 ledges, 4.3 ft SW SE 9-19-12E 5.32 1.6 3.24 45.26 3.94 0.08 0.16 40.22 80.33 8.24
Silver Lake sh.? (ls. conglomerate filling channel cut down into White Cloud sh., composite ±20 ft NE NE 30-19-13E 6.06 1.54 2.79 47.76 2.02 0.19 0.2 39.56 84.52 4.23
Americus ls., composite of entire lower bed, 1.8 ft. SW SE 4-20-10E 4.25 0.75 0.72 51.63 0.73 0.39 0.14 40.68 91.08 1.52
Reading ls., composite of entire bed, 2.75 ft. SW SE 33-21-11E 4.44 1.56 3.44 47.55 2.74 0.1 0.13 40.53 84.79 5.73
Reading ls., composite of upper "super" ls., entire bed, 5.0 ft SW SE 33-21-11E 4.75 0.73 0.99 51.75 0.7 0.11 0.08 40.67 91.94 1.46
*Includes MnO and TiO2
**Not corrected for small percentages of calcium in phosphates and sulfates

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