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Contents
The Basal Cretaceous Beds of Kansas
Cheyenne Sandstone
Kiowa Formation
Dakota Formation
Permian-Cretaceous Unconformity
Description of Longford Member, Kiowa Formation
Name, Type Section, Distribution, and Thickness
Siltstone at Top of Longford Member
Lower Part of Longford Member
Clay Rocks and Carbonaceous Beds
Siltstone
Sandstone
Depositional Environments of Longford Rocks
General Setting
Linear Clastic Kiowa Shorelines
Evidence of Tidal Action
Fluvial and Estuarine Associations
Sandstone
Red-Mottled Clay Rocks and Red-Mottled Siltstone
Lignite and Dark Claystone
Other Clay Rocks and Siltstone
Inner Shore Environments
Lagoon or Bay to Open-Sea Realms
Mechanisms of Kiowa Transgression Implied by Longford Member
Provenance of Longford Sediments and Clay-mineral Distributions
Appendix A--Work Methods and Terminology
Appendix B--Description of Measured Sections
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Kansas Geological Survey, Geology
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