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Appendices

Appendix A--Known "Algal Limestone" Occurrences in Kansas

Locations are given in section, township, and range, respectively, according to the General Land Office classification.

Barton

NE NE 11-16-12W1
NW 21-17-12W2
CEL 20-17-13W2
NW NW 28-19-12W3
NE 15-19-13W3
2 miles SW of Alberta4

Cheyenne

SW 27-1-37W5
SE 21-1-42W3
NW NW 22-1-42W6
SW 22-1-42W3, 5
SE NW 23-1-42W3
NW 24-1-42W3
NW 27-1-42W3
SW 5-2-37W8
NW 9-2-42W8
*NW NW NW 4-3-38W5
Cen. 29-3-39W3
31-4-37W3
*SW SW SW 33-4-38W5
*SE NW 15-5-37W5
NE 32-5-39W3
NW 33-5-39W3
NW 31-5 -40W5

Clark

NW SE 25-30-23W3
NW SW 25-30-23W3, 9
N2 25-32-25W10
SW NW 29-33-21W11
NW 34-33-21W11

Cloud

SE SE 7-6-4W12
SE SE 34-6-4W12
SW SW 18-7-4W12

Decatur

SW NW 25-1-27W13
NE SW 29-4-26W13

Edwards

SW NE 2-24-1 9W3, 14
SE 21-25-20W3, 14
NE 28-25-20W3, 14

Ellis

3-11-16W3
10-11-16W3
CWL 3-12-20W6
NW SW 17-12-20W15, 16

Ellsworth

CSL 8-14-8W17
CEL 10-14-8W17
SW 12-14-8W17
CWL SW 14-14-8W17
NW 19-14-8W1
CNL NW 4-14-9W17
CNL NE 11-14-9W17
SW NW 15-14-9W3
SW SW 10-14-10W17
SE SE 15-14-10W17

Finney

SW 12-23-28W18

Ford

NE 1-25-26W19
NW SW 11-25-26W19
NW SW 12-25-26W19
Cen. 34-26-22W19
SE NE NE 10-26-23W19, 20
NE NE NE 10-26-23W19, 20
SE SE SE 15-26-23W19, 20
SW SW SW 28-27-22W19

Graham

SE NE 34-6-24W22
NW NE 4-6-25W23
1/4 mile west of SE 1-7-22W(?)22

Greeley

NE 8-16-40W3
SE NW 6-16-42W3
*NW 19-16-42W21
North of Tribune at Kansas Highway 273

Hamilton

Cen. 7-25-42W3, 7
CEL NE 8-25-42W7, 10

Hodgeman

NW 19-23-23W7

Lane

SE 20-18-26W3
24-18-26W, on Kansas Highway 963, 4
SW SW 19-18-28W6
NW NW 30-18-28W6
SE SE 24-18-29W1
3 miles NW of Alamota4

Lincoln

NW SE 8-11-7W24
NW NW NW 20-11-7W24
SW SW 20-13-9W17, 24
CSL SE 23-13-9W24
CWL SW 24-13-9W17, 24
CWL SW 28-13-9W17, 24
SE SE SE 30-13-9W24
CSL S2 32-13-9W24
SE SE SE 33-13-9W17, 24
CSL S2 33-13-9W17, 24
NW NW SW 24-13-10W17, 24

Logan

NE NE 23-12-32W6

Ness

CNL NE 28-16-21W7
NE SE 31-16-23W16
19-18-26W on Kansas Highway 968
CWL NW 30-18-26W7

Norton

NE NW 21-2-21W(?)25
NW 33-5-24W25
35-5-24W (Lenora section)6

Pawnee

Cen. 15-20-18W11

Rawlins

NE 22-2-35W3
E2 19-3-35W3
SW 27-3-35W3
NE 19-4-33W26
SW 16-4-36W3
NW 8-5-34W26
NW SW 4-5-35W27

Rice

NW SW 19-18-8W28
SW SE 10-18-10W28
N2 27-19-10W7, 28
*SE 10-20-10W28

Rooks

S2 10-9-16W3
W2 13-9-17W3
E2 14-9-17W3
W2 16-9-17W3
E2 17-9-17W3
NE 20-9-17W3
N2 32-10-16W3
NE SW 35-10-16W3
CEL 23-10-17W3
CWL 24-10-17W3
Cen. 26-10-17W3
SW NE 16-10-18W3
SE 18-10-18W3
Cen. 21-10-18W3
Cen. 20-10-19W3
SW 21-10-19W3
E2 28-10-19W3
Cen. 29-10-19W3
CNL 30-10-19W3
E2 25-10-20W3

Rush

SW 8-19-16W3
SW? 9-19-16W3
NW 13-19-16W3
N2 16-19-16W3
CNL 17-19-16W3
SW 23-19-16W3
SE 30-19-17W11

Russell

CEL 3-14-11W7, 17
Cen. SE 31-14-11W1
SE SE SE 23-15-12W1

Scott

SW 20-18-33W29
NW SE 16-19-34W29
SW SE 5-20-31W29
SW SE 12-20-32W29

Sherman

*NE NE NE 1-6-40W5, 30
*SE 36-6-40W30
SW NE 27-6-41W30
*SE 31-6-42W30
16-7-40W31
*NE 1-8-39W30
NW 3-8-41W30
SE 23-8-42W4, 30
N2 28-8-42W3
*NE 1-9-39W30
*NE 6-9-42W30
NW 1-10-41W30
31-10-41W32

Smith

NE 21-5-11W33
SW 23-5-11W33

Stanton

Near middle of 30-43W34

Thomas

NW 19-7-36W30
SW 7-8-36W35

Wallace

NE NW SE 4-11-40W3, 32
NW SE 4-11-42W3, 32
SE SW 31-11-42W32
S2 36-11-43W3
SW SE NW 2-12-40W32
NE 3-12-40W3,4
NW SW 2-12-42W4
SE NE SW 4-12-42W3, 32
5-12-42W3
31-12-42W3
35-12-42W3
12-12-43W3
2-13-42W3
3-13-42W3
8-13-42W3
9-13-42W3
SE 10-13-42W3, 4
SE 11-13-42W3, 6
15-13-42W3
34-13-42W3
NW NW 35-13-42W3, 32
NE NW 36-13-42W32
24-13-43W3
NW SW 7-14-38W4, 6
SW SW 7-14-38W6, 32
SE 8-14-38W3, 4, 6
9-14-38W3
10-14-38W3
NE NE 11-14-38W32
SW SW 11-14-38W32
NE SW 11-14-38W32
SE NE 12-14-38W4
SE NE SW 12-14-38W32
16-14-38W3
17-14-38W3
18-14-38W3
12-14-39W3, 7
13-14-39W3
14-14-39W3
15-14-39W3
NW NW SW 21-14-39W32
22-14-39W3
23-14-39W3
24-14-39W3
NW SW 28-14-39W32
29-14-39W3
30-14-39W3
NE NW 16-14-40W3, 32
SW SE NW 17-14-40W3, 32
NE SE 31-14-40W3, 32
NE SW 32-14-40W32
SE NW 4-14-41W32
NW SW 26-14-42W3, 32
34-14-42W3
NW NW 35-14-42W3, 6, 32
NW NW SW 35-14-42W3, 32
36-14-42 W3
28-15-38W3
29-15-38W3
SW SE SE 29-15-39W4, 32

Wichita

NW 23-18-38W21
*SE 1-20-35W21
*SE 29-20-38W21

Sources

* Test well.
1 Frye, Leonard, and Leonard (1951).
2 Latta (1950).
3 List of localities compiled by M. K. Elias and obtained from J. C. Frye.
4 Elias (1931).
5 Prescott (1953a).
6 Frye, Leonard, and Swineford (1956).
7 Swineford, Leonard, and Frye (1958).
8 M. K. Elias, unpublished cross section.
9 From H. T. U. Smith.
10 Smith (1940).
11 J. C. Frye, personal communication.
12 Buck, Van Horn, and Young (1951).
13 Byrne, Beck, Bearman, and Matthews (1950).
14 Described by W. H. Courtier.
15 Byrne, Coombs, and Bearman (1949).
16 Byrne, Coombs, and Bearman (1947).
17 Frye (1945a).
18 Latta (1944).
19 Unpublished map, author unknown.
20 Locality found by R. C. Moore and verified by J. C. Frye.
21 Prescott, Branch, and Wilson (1954).
22 Prescott (1955).
23 Byrne, Coombs, and Matthews (1951).
24 Berry (1952).
25 Byrne, Beck, and Bearman (1949).
26 M. K. Elias (?), unpublished reconnaissance map.
27 Beck and McCormack (1951).
28 Fent (1950a).
29 Waite (1947).
30 Prescott (1953b).
31 H. T. U. Smith, personal communication.
32 M. K. Elias, a Wallace County geologic map.
33 Byrne, Houston, and Mudge (1948).
34 Latta (1941).
35 Frye (1945b).


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