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Stratigraphy of the Marmaton Group, Pennsylvanian, in Kansas

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Detailed Stratigraphic Sections

The following stratigraphic sections of Marmaton rocks are arranged in consecutive land sections and ranges in each township in Linn County (stratigraphic sections 1-31), Bourbon County (stratigraphic sections 32-101), Crawford County (stratigraphic sections 102-121), Neosho County (stratigraphic sections 122-132), Labette County (stratigraphic sections 133-177), Montgomery County (stratigraphic sections 178 and 179), Missouri (stratigraphic sections 180-185), and Oklahoma (stratigraphic sections 186-203). Measured thicknesses are given in feet.

Stratigraphic Sections in Linn County, Kansas (1-31)

(1) SW cor. sec. 3, T. 20 S., R. 25 E.
Bourbon shale
Hepler sandstone
Sandstone, brown, fine-grained2.0-3.0
Unconformity
Marmaton group
Memorial shale (25.6 feet)
Shale, yellow, and clay, blocky4.0
Shale, gray and yellow, more or less blocky; limestone nodules in lower part21.6
Lenapah limestone
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone and sandstone, sandy limestone, locally sandstone; large productids1.1±
Nowata shale
Shale, gray and yellow, and clayexposed 10.8

(2) NW SE sec. 8, T. 20 S., R. 25 E.
Bandera shale (10± feet exposed)
Sandstone or sandy shale, gray and brown, hardexposed 4.0
Shale, contains large limy nodules4.0
Coal (Mulberry)2.0±

(3) Near cen. E line sec. 9, T. 20 S., R. 25 E.
Bourbon shale
Hepler sandstone
Sandstone, brownexposed 2.0
Unconformity
Marmaton group
Memorial shale
Shale, gray and yellow, blocky; contains sparse limonite concretions and vein fillings in lower part32.4
Lenapah limestone
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, gray, sandy; contains large productids, Mesolobus sp., and other, brachiopods0.6
Nowata shale (7± feet exposed)
Shale, gray, sandy, fossiliferous3.0±
Shale, gray, blockyexposed 4.0

(4) SW sec. 19, T. 21 S., R. 24 E.
Bourbon shale
Hepler sandstone
Sandstone, mostly covered; about 16, feet exposed in quarry a short distance southwest10.0
Unconformity
Marmaton group
Lenapah limestone (4.5± feet)
Idenbro limestone member?
Limestone, brown, sandy; contains large productids, orbiculoids, and Schizopora sp.1.5
Perry Farm shale member?
Shale and thin limestone beds3.0±
Nowata shale
Covered10.0±
Altamont limestone
Worland limestone member
Limestone, light to medium gray, massive, uneven top, a slight thickness exposed in drainage 

(5) W cor. sec. 33, T. 21 S., R. 24 E.
Altamont limestone (8.5 feet)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, gray with splotches of brown iron oxide, lower part slightly darker dove gray; in two beds of equal thickness, locally a thin shale bed between limestones; upper surface uneven; abundant fragments of brachiopods and other fossils4.0
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, gray, with thin limestone layers in upper part; contains phosphatic concretions1.3
Tina limestone member (3.2 feet)
Limestone, gray, hard, nodular; contains crinoid stems; grades into unit below0.4
Shale and shaly limestone0.8
Limestone, nodular, and sandstone, fine and micaceous2.0
Bandera shale
Shaleexposed 4.0±

(6) Near cen. sec. 5, T. 21 S., R. 25 E. Section in bank of Marais des Cygnes river and above
Bronson group
Hertha limestone
Critzer limestone member
Limestone, brown, massive; contains "Osagia" and many cephalopods10.0±
Bourbon shale
Covered, wooded, grass slope85.0
Shale, yellow and gray, carbonaceous, weatheredexposed 0.66
Coal0.25±
Shale, yellow and gray, weathered; contains abundant small limestone nodules5.0
Hepler sandstone (11± feet)
Sandstone, gray and yellow, very calcareous; contains stick-like and plumose casts of "seaweeds"1.0
Sandstone and sandy shale, gray and yellow2.0
Sandstone, gray and yellow, fine-grained, ripple marked1.0
Sandstone or siltstone, massive to thin-bedded, shaly in places, cuts down into post-hole like depressions 2 to 3 feet deep; definite lower contact7.0
Unconformity
Marmaton group
Memorial shale (10.25 feet exposed)
Shale, dark to medium gray; contains limonitic stringers and nodules6.75
Shale, medium gray with maroon bands, irregular3.5
Lenapah limestone (5.67 feet)
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, chiefly as nodules in shale (previous to present position of bank a hard nodular bed 0.5 to 1 foot thick was exposed), dark gray to bluish-gray, impure, very earthy, nodules are oxidized into hematite to depth of one-eighth inch; found only after digging0.55
Perry Farm shale member (4.9 feet)
Shale, very dark gray to black, not hard and platy as unit below, weathers into flakes, blocky when fresh, very smooth to touch4.15
Shale, black, thin-bedded, platy; contains small phosphatic concretions; vertical joints filled with impure limonite strands in vertical cliff in river bank0.75
Norfleet limestone member
Limestone, local occurrence, pinches out into shale, dark gray to very black, weathers brownish gray; contains scattered minute calcite crystals, sparse vugs of calcite, few fossil fragments; sharp lower contact0.22
Nowata shale
Shale, dark bluish-gray, upper part weathers into flakes, flecked with iron oxide, seems to be iron-stained when comparatively freshly exposedexposed 4.33
Covered to water of Marais des Cygnes river0.75
Note: Worland limestone is exposed in river bed at low water stage a short distance south of this exposure, and is-only a few feet below lowest beds exposed in this section.

(7) Near cen. sec. 16,, T. 21 S., R. 25 E.
Lenapah limestone
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, blue, dense3.0±
Nowata shale
Covered10-15.0
Altamont limestone (15.2 feet)
Worland limestone member (11 feet)
Limestone3.0±
Covered interval5.0±
Limestone, bluish-gray, dense, hard, irregular bedding3.0
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, gray, not well exposed; contains phosphatic concretions2.2
Tina limestone member
Limestone, brown and gray, brown nodules stand out on weathered faces, granular, cross-bedded; contains algal remains, gastropods, many invertebrate fragments, and shark teeth2.0
Bandera shale
Clay shale and sandstone, fine, beds dip about 30°, lenticular mass of sandstone in lower part20.0±

(8) Near cen. sec. 19, T. 21 S., R. 25 E.
Bourbon shale
Hepler sandstone
Sandstone, gray and brown, fine-grained20.0±
Unconformity
Marmaton group
Nowata shale (21.5 feet)
Shale, gray, and clay, limonitic11.5
Covered interval; seems to contain some sandstone or sandy shale10.0±
Altamont limestone (12 feet exposed)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, bluish-gray, dense, flaggy, locally becomes sandy; contains Derbyia sp.2.0
Covered interval8.0
Limestone, light bluish-gray, massiveexposed 2.0±

(9) SW cor. sec. 19, T. 21 S., R. 25 E.
Bourbon shale
Sandstone, poorly exposed, well-exposed in asphalt rock mine a short distance southwest 
Unconformity
Covered interval8.0±
Marmaton group
Lenapah limestone (4.5 feet exposed)
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, very sandy; contains large productids, Orbiculoidea sp., and Schizopora sp.1.5
Perry Farm shale member
Limestone, shaly, thin-bedded3.0±
Covered interval10.0±
Altamont limestone
Worland limestone member
Limestone, gray, uneven top of ledge exposed 

(10) Near cen. S line sec. 26 and near cen. N line sec. 35, T. 21 S., R. 25 E.
Altamont limestone (5 feet exposed)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, light gray, dense, nodular in upper part2.0±
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, mostly covered; contains phosphatic concretions2.0±
Tina limestone member
Sandstone, gray, limy, micaceous, massive, shaly in lower part1.0
Bandera shale (42.4 feet)
Sandstone or sandy shale, gray, micaceous5.0
Shale, gray, calcareous, limonitic3.0
Sandstone, gray, micaceous2.0
Shale, gray and yellow, limonitic, especially in upper part; one thin sandstone bed 3 feet from top; contains large septarian concretions in lower part, which is more blocky than upper part. Mulberry coal about 2 feet from base32.4
Pawnee limestone (32.8-34.3 feet)
Laberdie limestone member (11 feet)
Limestone, light gray, crystalline, thin-bedded; formerly exposed in quarry south of road, later covered by mine workings8.0±
Limestone, blue-gray to light gray; contains sparse fossils2.5
Limestone and calcareous shale, gray; contains abundant fossils 0.5
Mine Creek shale member (14.5-16 feet)
Shale, gray2.0-3.0
Limestone, gray; contains abundant brachiopods0.5-1.0
Shale, greenish-gray, slightly carbonaceous in lower part; contains limonitic zones and concretions12.0±
Myrick Station limestone member
Limestone, brown, massive3.8
Anna shale member (3.5 feet exposed)
Shale, gray0.5
Shale, black, platy1.0
Limestone, dark, crystalline, slabby0.2
Shale, gray0.5
Coal0.3±
Shale, grayexposed 1.0±

(11) Near SW cor. sec. 29, T. 21 S., R. 25 E.
Covered interval, with Bourbon beds exposed above 
Altamont limestone (4.5 feet)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, light gray, hard, massive3.0
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, gray0.8
Tina limestone member
Limestone, dark gray, cross-bedded0.7
Bandera shale
Shale, gray, limonitic especially in lower part, somewhat sandy about 8 feet from topexposed 21.6

(12) Cen. S line sec. 34, T. 21 S., R. 25 E.
Bourbon shale
Hepler sandstone
Sandstone and sandy shale6.0
Unconformity
Marmaton group
Lenapah limestone (11.3 feet)
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, gray, crystalline; contains limonitic inclusions and Composita1.0±
Perry Farm shale member
Shale, mostly covered9.8
Norfleet limestone member
Limestone, dark gray, crystalline, nodular; contains few limonitic inclusions0.5
Nowata shale
Shale, partly covered, dark gray5.0
Altamont limestone
Worland limestone member

(13) Near cen. W line sec. 5, T. 22 S., R. 24 E.
Bandera shale (4 feet)
Coal (Mulberry)1.0±
Shale, weathered3.0±
Pawnee limestone
Laberdie limestone member
Limestone, brownish-gray, earthy; contains sparse flint nodulesexposed 0.5±

(14) Near cen. sec. 7, T. 22 S., R. 24 E.
Altamont limestone (12.1 feet)
Worland limestone member (8.9 feet)
Limestone, bluish-gray, soft, sandy appearing1.5
Shale and limestone, thin-bedded; limy shale alternates with limestone; fossiliferous2.3
Shale, limy, and small lenses of powdery limestone2.1
Limestone, gray, hard, dense to slightly crystalline3.0
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, gray1.2
Tina limestone member
Limestone, dark gray2.0
Bandera shale
Shale, gray0.3
Sandstone 
Note: Worland limestone and lower beds were exposed when excavations were made for a dam; higher beds are exposed a short distance northeast of the dam.

(15) NE sec. 8, T. 22 S., R. 24 E. Coal mine
Altamont limestone
Bandera shale (44.5 feet)
Shale, clayey, somewhat sandy, limonitic; contains plant fossils43.0±
Coal (Mulberry)1.5

(16) Near cen. S line NE sec. 8, T. 22 S., R. 24 E.
Bourbon shale
Hepler sandstone
Sandstone, brown, ferruginous3.0±
Unconformity
Marmaton group
Memorial shale
Covered interval4.0±
Lenapah limestone
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, brown, sandy appearing, abundantly fossiliferous, contains pelecypods and Mesolobus and other brachiopods3.7
Nowata shale
Shale, yellow and gray10.0
Covered14.3
Altamont limestone (6.5 feet exposed)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, light gray, denseexposed 2.0±
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, mostly covered2.0±
Tina limestone member
Limestone, brownish-gray, granular2.5±
Bandera shale
Shale, gray and yellowexposed 9.0

(17) NE cor. sec. 8, T. 22 S., R. 24 E.
Altamont limestone (5.2 feet)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, dove-gray, hard, brittle, sparsely fossiliferous1.7
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, gray; contains many phosphatic concretions2.0±
Tina limestone member
Limestone, brownish-gray, granular1.5
Bandera shale
Shale, gray and yellowexposed 3.0±

(18) NW cor. sec. 8, T. 22 S., R. 24 E.
Bourbon shale
Hepler sandstone
Sandstone, brown and gray, fine-grained, micaceous5.0
Unconformity
Marmaton group
Lenapah limestone
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, brownish-gray, crystalline, hard, fossiliferous1.5±
Nowata shale
Covered interval, may include part of Worland limestone22.0
Altamont limestone
Worland limestone member
Limestone, light gray, shaly and sandyexposed 1.0±

(19) Near cen. N line, sec. 3, T. 22 S., R. 25 E.
Bourbon shale
Sandstone, brown and gray, massive3.0
Shale, sandy, and sandstone, mostly covered22.0
Hepler sandstone (?) (21.6 feet)
Sandstone, deeply weathered, not well exposed10.8
Covered interval5.4
Shale and sandstone, more sandy in upper part5.4
Unconformity
Marmaton group
Nowata shale (?)
Shale, gray and yellow, blocky, limonitic in lower part10.8
Altamont limestone (10.9 feet)
Worland limestone member (7 feet)
Limestone, dark gray, carbonaceous, crystalline0.5
Shale, gray, limy3.4
Limestone, medium gray, dense, hard3.1
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, covered1.7
Tina limestone member
Limestone, dove-gray, hard, crystalline, nodular in lower part2.2
Bandera shale (33.4 feet exposed)
Shale, yellow and gray2.0
Sandstone, gray1.0
Shale, dark gray in upper part, lighter gray in lower part2.5
Shale, yellow; contains limestone concretions5.4
Shale, partly sandy, not well exposed22.5

(20) From near the SW cor. to cen. N side sec. 3, T. 22 S., R. 25 E.
Bourbon shale
Hepler sandstone
Sandstone3.0±
Unconformity
Marmaton group
Memorial shale.
Shale, mostly covered10.0±
Lenapah limestone
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, bluish-gray, slabby, slightly asphaltic0.7
Nowata shale
Shale, yellow; contains sparse limestone nodules7.0±
Altamont limestone (8 feet)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, light bluish-gray, dense to slightly crystalline3.0±
Lake Neosho shale
Shale, covered3.0±
Tina limestone member
Limestone, brownish-gray, brecciated appearing2.0
Bandera shale (54.4 feet)
Shale, sandy6.0
Shale, gray and yellow, blocky, limonitic5.4
Covered interval13.0
Pawnee limestone
Laberdie limestone member
Limestone, bluish-gray, earthy to crystallineexposed 2.6

(21) SW sec. 12, T. 23 S., R. 23 E.
Altamont limestone (10.6 feet)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, dove-gray with splotches of darker gray, rather dense, rather massive, brecciated appearing in middle and upper middle parts, crystal faces scarcely visible without magnification; contains sparse brachiopods; maximum thickness at the location is in quarry; natural exposures near by are thinner5.1
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale; contains masses of Chaetetes in upper part and phosphatic concretions4.0±
Tina limestone member
Limestone, dark gray, weathers brown, nodular, weathering produces a pitted mass; contains sparse Chaetetes1.5
Bandera shale
Shale, bluish-gray, limonitic, sandy and micaceous in lower partexposed 10.0

(22) SW sec. 4, T. 23 S., R. 24 E.
Bourbon shale
Hepler sandstone
Sandstone, gray and brown, fine-grained, micaceousexposed 4.0
Unconformity
Marmaton group
Lenapah limestone
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, brown; contains abundant white crinoid fragments in brown matrix1.0±

(23) NE sec. 7, T. 23 S., R. 24 E.
Lenapah limestone (4.9 feet)
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, brown; fossil fragments weather white in brown matrix; contains crinoid remains and brachiopods1.4
Perry Farm shale member
Shale, gray; contains limestone nodules3.0±
Norfleet limestone member
Limestone, brown, sandy appearing0.5±
Nowata shale
Shale, gray, blockyexposed 12.0

(24) NE NE sec. 12, T. 23 S., R. 24 E.
Altamont limestone (9 feet exposed)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, gray, dense, somewhat irregular beddingexposed 3.0
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, dark gray; contains phosphatic nodules4.0
Tina limestone member
Limestone, brownish-gray; contains Chaetetes2.0
Bandera shale (28.5 feet exposed)
Shale, sandy4.0
Sandstone, thin-bedded2.5
Shale, gray and yellow, thin-bedded7.0
Shale, gray, blockyexposed 15.0

(25) Near the SW cor. SE SW sec. 12, T. 23 S., R. 24 E.
Altamont limestone (4 feet exposed)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, light gray, hard, massiveexposed 2.0±
Lake Neosho shale member
Covered by slumping of the overlying limestone1.0±
Tina limestone member
Limestone nodules in shale, gray and yellow2.0±
Bandera shale
Shale, yellow and gray; contains flat limestone concretions in upper partexposed 37.8
Note: Base of section is about 15 feet above the Pawnee limestone.

(26) Near cen. E. line, sec. 13, T. 23 S., R. 24 E.
Pawnee limestone (5 feet)
Myrick Station limestone member
Limestone, brown, massive; overlain by deposits of loose flint and clay2.0±
Anna shale member (3 feet)
Shale, gray1.0±
Shale, black, fissile to platy2.0±
Bandera shale (23.5 feet exposed)
Shale, gray13.0
Limestone, brown, sandy0.5±
Shale, grayexposed 10.0

(27) SW sec. 15, T. 23 S., R. 24 E.
Altamont limestone (5 feet exposed)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, light gray, dense, massiveexposed 2.0±
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, not well exposed; contains abundant phosphatic nodules2.0±
Tina limestone member
Limestone, gray and brown, brecciated, nodular1.0±
Bandera shale (21 feet exposed)
Shale, gray and yellow, limy; contains septarian concretions8.0±
Sandstone, gray and brown, massive1.0
Shale, gray and yellow, somewhat sandyexposed 12.0

(28) SW cor. sec. 6, T. 23 S., R. 25 E.
Pawnee limestone
Laberdie limestone member
Limestone, light gray, weathers somewhat lighter in color, thin wavy beds, somewhat more massive in lower part6.0
Mine Creek shale member
Shale and thin beds of limestone, not well exposed, but cropping out with myriads of fossils below quarry in road ditch and east of Laberdie creekexposed 6.0
Note: The Myrick Station member is partly exposed when water in Laberdie creek is low.

(29) SE cor. sec. 8, T. 23 S., R. 25 E.
Pawnee limestone (4 feet)
Myrick Station limestone member
Limestone, brown, massive3.0±
Anna shale member
Shale, black, platy1.0
Labette shale (31 feet exposed)
Shale, gray and yellow, lower 5 feet not well exposed9.8
Shale, gray, blocky10.8
Limestone, sandy, micaceous0.4
Shale, gray and yellow, blockyexposed 10.0

(30) Slightly south of NE cor. SE sec. 8, T. 23 S., R. 25 E.
Pawnee limestone (3.2 feet exposed)
Myrick Station limestone member
Limestone, brown, massive, slightly flintyexposed 2.0±
Anna shale member
Shale, black, platy1.2
Labette shale
Shale, grayexposed 3.0±

(31) SW sec. 11, T. 23 S., R. 25 E.
Pawnee limestone (15.1-16.1 feet exposed)
Laberdie limestone member
Limestone, gray, weathers lighter in color; thin irregular beds in upper part; lower part more massive8.4
Mine Creek shale member (5.7 feet exposed)
Covered interval1.0-2.0
Shale, very black, thin-bedded, flaky0.5±
Shale, light gray; contains abundant fossils, chiefly brachiopods3.0±
Limestone, gray, weathers rusty brown, upper part slightly bluish, nodular and concretionary; contains algal remains and other fossils0.7
Shale, dark gray, extremely flaky; contains abundant chonetidsexposed 1.5

Stratigraphic Sections in Bourbon County, Kansas (32-101)

(32) NE SE sec. 29, T. 23 S., R. 23 E.
Lenapah limestone (5.15 feet exposed)
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, light gray, cross-bedded in upper partexposed 1.5
Perry Farm shale member
Shale, gray, calcareous; contains limestone nodules3.0
Norfleet limestone member
Limestone, medium to dark gray, massive0.65
Nowata shale
Shale, grayexposed 12.0

(33) Near SE cor. sec. 35, T. 23 S., R. 23 E.
Bronson group
Hertha limestone
Critzer limestone member
Limestone (upper part may include part of Sniabar member), granular 10.0
Bourbon shale
Covered43.0
Shale, gray, flaky, not well exposed16.0
Shale, mostly covered10.8
Shale, mostly covered, may include a thin limestone bed in middle part16.0
Hepler sandstone
Sandstone, gray and brown, fine-grained, grades into sandy shale above5.4
Unconformity
Marmaton group
Memorial shale
Shale, gray, flaky, partly covered4.5-5.5
Lenapah limestone
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, gray and yellow, impure, nodular1.0±
Nowata shale (14.8 feet)
Shale, yellow and gray, thin-bedded10.8
Covered4.0±
Altamont limestone
Worland limestone member
Limestone, light gray, dense, earthy, not well exposed3.0

(34) Near NW cor. sec. 7, T. 23 S., R. 24 E.
Altamont limestone (8 feet exposed)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, light gray, denseexposed 3.0±
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, mostly gray; contains phosphatic concretions4.0±
Tina limestone member
Limestone, brown, nodular1.0±
Bandera shale (43 feet exposed)
Shale and sandstone16.0±
Shale, gray and yellow27.0±

(35) Near SW cor. sec. 19, T. 23 S., R. 24 E.
Altamont limestone (5-5.5 feet exposed)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, light gray, not well seenexposed 3.0±
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, mostly gray, not well exposed; contains phosphatic concretions2.0±
Tina limestone member
Limestone, gray and brown, nodular, pinches out laterally0-0.5
Bandera shale (70.8 feet)
Shale, sandy1.0±
Sandstone, yellow and gray0.8
Shale and sandstone, more sand in upper part2.4
Shale; contains limonitic lenses and concretions16.2
Shale, gray; contains limonitic concretions16.2
Sandstone, cross-bedded, definite contact with shale below; contains plant fossils2.3
Shale, yellow, limonitic and calcareous in upper part5.7
Shale, yellow, limonitic, weathered10.8
Covered interval10.0±
Coal (Mulberry)0.4±
Covered interval5.0±
Pawnee limestone
Laberdie limestone member
Limestone, in creek bed 

(36) Near cen. W line sec. 30, T. 23 S., R. 24 E.
Altamont limestone (4 feet)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, light gray; contains crinoid remains and Composita sp.2.0±
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, gray, flaky; contains phosphatic nodules in upper part2.0±
Bandera shale (16.2 exposed)
Shale, gray and yellow, sandy5.4
Shale, gray and yellow, more sandy than unit above; contains layers of limoniteexposed 10.8

(37) Near cen. W line SW sec. 29, T. 23 S., R. 24 E.
Pawnee limestone (11.2 feet exposed)
Laberdie limestone member
Limestone, light gray, thin-bedded, poorly exposed 
Mine Creek shale member
Covered (may include parts of Laberdie and Myrick Station limestones)3.0±
Myrick Station limestone member
Limestone, brown and gray; contains flint in upper part; contains few fossils4.0
Anna shale member (7.2 feet)
Shale, black to dark gray0.6
Shale, black2.8
Limestone, dark in upper part, remainder gray, granular, sandy appearing1.5
Shale, gray1.7
Limestone, bluish-gray, thin-bedded0.6
Labette shale
Shale, mostly coveredexposed 2.0±
Note: Compare with sections 190 and 193, Nowata County, Oklahoma

(38) Near cen. W line sec. 31, T. 23 S., R. 24 E.
Pawnee limestone (5.9 feet exposed)
Laberdie limestone member
Limestone, dove gray, thin-bedded, brecciated appearing exposed3.5
Mine Creek shale (2.4 feet)
Shale, upper part black, lower part gray, fissile; contains abundant fossil fragments1.1±
Limestone, bluish-gray, shaly, fossiliferous0.6
Limestone, bluish-gray, earthy; contains Mesolobus sp. and Neospirifer sp.0.7

(39) Near SE cor. sec. 8, T. 23 S., R. 25 E.
Pawnee limestone (4 feet exposed)
Myrick Station limestone member
Limestone, brown and gray, weathers brownexposed 3.0±
Anna shale member
Shale, black, may be slight thickness of gray in upper part, platy1.0
Labette shale (31 feet exposed)
Shale, gray, not well exposed in lower part9.8
Shale, gray, blocky10.8
Limestone, sandy, micaceous0.4
Shale, gray, blockyexposed 10.0

(40) NE cor. sec. 21, T. 23 S., R. 25 E.
Pawnee limestone (12.5 feet)
Myrick Station limestone member
Limestone, gray, weathers brown, massive6.7
Anna shale member (5.8 feet)
Shale, gray0.2
Shale, black, fissile; contains orbiculoids0.9
Shale, gray3.8
Limestone, dark gray, earthy, thin-bedded, slabby0.9
Labette shale (32.8 feet)
Shale, gray6.5
Sandstone, massive in upper part, shaly in lower part1.3
Shale, gray, sandy, upper part less sandy and blocky6.6
Shale and sandstone; sandstone micaceous, thin-bedded, and confined to middle part5.4
Covered interval13.0±
Fort Scott limestone
Higginsville limestone member
Limestone, in drainage 

(41) Near SE cor. sec. 26, T. 23 S., R. 25 E.
Labette shale (37.6 feet exposed)
Sandstone, fine-grained, massive27.3
Shale, gray6.0
Limestone, sandy1.3
Shale, grayexposed 3.0±

(42) Near cen. W line sec. 32, T. 23 S., R. 25 E.
Labette shale
Covered interval to near base of Pawnee limestone54.0
Limestone, gray, weathers in part brown, shaly, sandy appearing1.5
Shale, gray, thin-bedded7.0
Shale, gray, not well exposed especially in lower part10.8
Shale, blue, dense, concretionary0.4±
Shale, gray, beds thin to -blocky5.0±
Limestone, shaly; contains Mesolobus sp.0.7
Limestone; contains Derbyia sp. and Composita sp.0.4
Coal0.3
Shale, gray, carbonaceous especially in upper part6.0
Sandstone, fine-grained, micaceous4.0±
Shale, gray, sandy in upper partexposed 10.±

(43) Near cen. E line sec. 1, T. 24 S., R. 23 E.
Altamont limestone
Worland limestone member
Limestone, weathered, not well exposed 
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, yellow and gray, flaky; contains phosphatic concretions2.0±
Bandera shale (59.6 feet)
Shale, yellow and gray, limonitic, grades into Lake Neosho shale4.0±
Covered interval27.0
Sandstone, yellow, fine-grained, micaceous2.0±
Shale, not well exposed26.6
Note: Base of section is not far above the Pawnee limestone.

(44) SW NE sec. 8, T. 24 S., R. 23 E.
Lenapah limestone
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, gray, earthyexposed 1.0±

(45) Slightly north of SW cor. sec. 34, T. 24 S., R. 23 E.
Altamont limestone (4 feet exposed)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, light gray, thin-bedded, weathered into flaky massexposed 3.0±
Lake Neosho shale member (1 foot)
Shale, gray0.7
Shale, dark gray; contains phosphatic concretions0.3
Bandera shale
Shale, yellow, blocky; contains limonitic concretionsexposed 11.0

(46) SE SE sec. 4, T. 24 S., R. 24 E.
Labette shale
Sandstone, weatheredexposed 6.0
Covered interval8.0
Fort Scott limestone
Higginsville limestone member
Limestone, gray, crystalline, not well exposed; contains large fusulinesexposed 6.0

(47) Near cen. sec. 30, T. 24 S., R. 24 E.
Bourbon shale
Hepler sandstone
Sandstone, shalyexposed 6.0±
Unconformity
Marmaton group
Lenapah limestone
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, gray, crystalline, slabby0.5
Nowata shale
Shale, gray, limonitic in upper and upper middle parts30.0±
Altamont limestone
Worland limestone member
Limestone, light gray, denseexposed 6.0±

(48) Slightly east of cen. S. line sec. 33, T. 24 S., R. 24 E.
Altamont limestone (5 feet exposed)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, light gray, somewhat slabbyexposed 2.0±
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, mostly dark gray; contains phosphatic concretions2.0±
Tina limestone member
Limestone, brownish-gray, granular, nodular1.0±
Bandera shale (29 feet exposed)
Shale, gray in upper part, purple to maroon in middle and lower parts16.0±
Covered interval5.0
Covered interval with the upper surface of a sandstone at top20.0±
Sandstone, gray and brown; contains pockets of coarser sand in finer matrix7.0±
Sandstone and sandy shale, very fine-grained, well beddedexposed 6.0

(49) Slightly south, of cen. E. line sec. 2, T. 24 S., R. Z5 E.
Marmaton group
Labette shale (47.6 feet)
Covered to near base of Pawnee limestone12.0
Shale, mostly covered5.5
Shale, gray and yellow5.5
Sandstone and sandy shale, yellow and gray5.5
Sandstone0.3
Shale, sandy2.3
Shale, sandy in part5.5
Covered interval5.5
Sandstone and shale, partly covered5.5
Fort Scott limestone (27.5 feet)
Higginsville limestone member (10.8 feet)
Limestone, brown, dense to earthy, brittle2.3
Limestone, mostly covered5.5
Limestone, bluish-gray, irregular thin beds; contains brachiopods3.0±
Little Osage shale member (12 feet)
Shale, gray, calcareous, not all well seen3.0±
Limestone (Houx?), tan, dense to earthy0.4
Shale, black2.7
Shale, gray, calcareous, fossiliferous2.6
Coal (Summit)0.7
Shale, mostly covered2.6
Blackjack Creek limestone member (4.7 feet)
Limestone, brown, weathers buff, massive2.4
Shale, yellow and gray, calcareous1.1
Limestone, tan, earthy1.2
Cherokee shale
Shale, dark gray, nearly black3.8
Coal (Mulky)1.8
Underclay0.9
Shale, not well seenexposed 16.0

(50) Near cen. W line sec. 11, T. 24 S., R. 25 E.
Pawnee limestone
Laberdie limestone member (16 feet)
Limestone, gray, brecciated appearing, not well exposed10.0±
Limestone, thinner beds than in unit above6.0±
Myrick Station limestone member
Limestone, brown and gray, crystalline, massive4.0
Anna shale member
Shale, black, platyexposed 2.0±

(51) Near cen. N line sec. 23, T. 25 S., R. 22 E.
Bourbon shale
Sandstone and sandy shaleexposed 2.0±
Shale, gray and yellow; contains limonitic concretions6.5
Limestone, very nodular or concretionary; contains rhomboporids and Composita sp.2.0±
Shale, yellow and gray, slightly sandy2.0
Hepler sandstone
Sandstone, weathered brown, massive4.0±
Unconformity
Marmaton group
Memorial shale
Shale, gray3.0±
Lenapah limestone member
Limestone, light bluish-gray, uneven upper surface; contains crinoids and mollusksexposed 1.0

(52) SE SE sec. 24 and NE NE sec. 25, T. 25 S., R. 22 E.
Altamont limestone (17.7 feet)
Worland limestone member (11 feet)
Limestone, light gray, thin-bedded, nodular2.0
Limestone and shale; shale cavities dome-like, 6 feet in diameter and 1.75 feet high, filled with fusuline-bearing gray shale; limestone gray and thin-bedded2.0
Limestone, gray and brown, dense, crystalline, nodular7.0
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, chiefly gray, black in middle part; contains phosphatic nodules1.0±
Tina limestone member (5.7 feet)
Limestone, algal2.5
Shale, yellow0.2
Limestone, brown and gray, nodular, rough-weathering; top irregular3.0
Bandera shale
Sandstone and shale, micaceousexposed 5.0

(53) NW sec. 26, T. 25 S., R. 22 E.
Lenapah limestone (6.35 feet exposed)
Idenbro limestone member (2.35 feet exposed)
Limestone, brownish-gray, crinoidalexposed 0.25
Limestone, brownish-blue, granular, well bedded, crinoidal; contains echinoid remains2.1
Perry Farm shale member (?)
Shale, gray; contains Chonetes sp.exposed 4.0

(54) S2 SE sec. 26, T. 25 S., R. 22 E.
Bourbon shale
Hepler sandstone
Sandstone, brown, massiveexposed 2.0
Unconformity
Marmaton group
Memorial shale (7 feet)
Shale, gray, sandy4.0±
Shale, gray3.0
Lenapah limestone
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, light gray, finely crystalline, crinoidalexposed 2.0
Covered interval6.0±
Altamont limestone (8.5 feet exposed)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, gray, dense, semilithographic in upper part; contains brachiopods and crinoid fragments in lower part7.5
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, chiefly gray; contains phosphatic nodulesexposed 1.5

(55) Near cen. S line sec. 36, T. 25 S., R. 22 E.
Lenapah limestone
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, brownish-blue, crinoidalexposed 1.0±
Nowata shale
Covered interval3.0±
Altamont limestone (10.75 feet exposed)
Worland limestone member (10.25 feet)
Limestone, gray, dense3.0±
Limestone, not well exposed2.75
Limestone, gray, dense; contains crinoid remains and brachiopods4.5
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, drab in upper part, mostly greenish-gray; contains phosphatic nodulesexposed 0.5

(56) Near cen. S line SE SW sec. 2, T. 25 S., R. 23 E.
Altamont limestone (8.8 feet exposed)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, light gray, crystalline5.0±
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, gray, flaky; contains phosphatic concretions2.0
Tina limestone member
Limestone, gray, earthy, weathers as breccia1.8
Bandera shale
Shale, gray and yellow; contains small limestone nodules in upper part; contains limonitic concretionsexposed 17.0±

(57) SW NW NW sec. 13, T. 25 S., R. 23 E.
Altamont limestone (6-8 feet exposed)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, deeply weathered 
Limestone, light grayexposed 2.0-3.0
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, gray, flaky; contains phosphatic concretions2.0-3.0
Tina limestone member
Limestone, dove gray, earthy; appears somewhat brecciated in upper part when weathered2.0
Bandera shale (23 feet exposed)
Shale, yellow, limonitic3.0±
Shale, yellow7.0±
Shale, yellow; contains calcareous nodules11.0±
Sandstone, brown and gray, massiveexposed 2.0±

(58) Near the SE cor. sec. 19, T. 25 S., R. 23 E.
Altamont limestone (6.3 feet)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, light gray, crystalline, thin-bedded3.0
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, yellow and gray, flaky; contains phosphatic nodules 0.9
Tina limestone member (2.4 feet)
Limestone, thin-bedded; contains abundant brachiopods, Squamularia sp., and Composita sp.1.0
Limestone, gray, crystalline, earthy, weathers as single brecciated ledge1.4
Bandera shale
Shale, gray and yellow, limonitic, slightly sandy, blockyexposed 21.0

(59) NE cor. sec. 20, T. 25 S., R. 23 E.
Altamont limestone (4.2 feet exposed)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, dove gray, massive, upper surface irregularexposed 2.0
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, gray; contains phosphatic nodules0.7
Tina limestone member
Limestone, brownish-gray, brecciated appearing1.5
Bandera shale
Long shale slope 

(60) N2 SW sec. 29, T. 25 S., R. 23 E.
Bandera shale (21.6 feet)
Sandstone, light gray and buff, fine-grained, massive, slightly irregular bedding, thinner bedded in basal part, ripple marked5.4
Sandstone, gray and buff, beds paper-thin to 0.5 feet, small ripple marks, films of "mud" on bedding planes, carbonaceous coating between beds6.2
Sandstone, gray and buff, beds 0.2 to 0.3 feet thick, small ripple marks, film of "mud" on bedding planes; contains fossil "worms"10.0

(61) NW SW sec. 29, T. 25 S., R. 23 E.
Altamont limestone member (6.3-6.4 feet)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, light gray3.0±
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, not well exposed; contains phosphatic concretions3.0±
Tina limestone member
Limestone, grades locally into sandstone0.3-0.4
Bandera shale (25.3 feet exposed)
Shale, gray and yellow, limonitic4.5
Shale, gray, yellow, and maroon, blocky5.4
Shale, gray, yellow, and maroon5.4
Shale, gray and yellowexposed 10.0±

(62) SE sec. 31, T. 25 S., R. 23 E.
Lenapah limestone
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, gray, finely crystalline, slight thickness exposed 
Nowata shale
Shale, gray and yellow3.0
Altamont limestone
Worland limestone member
Limestone, light gray, crystalline3.0-4.0
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, deeply weathered; contains dark phosphatic nodules; slight thickness exposed in road ditch 

(63) SW sec. 31, T. 25 S., R. 23 E.
Bourbon shale
Hepler sandstone
Sandstone, brown, massiveexposed 3.0±
Unconformity
Marmaton group
Memorial shale
Shale, yellow, slightly micaceous6.0±
Lenapah limestone (5 feet)
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, red to brown0.5
Perry Farm shale member
Shale, mostly covered3.0±
Norfleet limestone member
Limestone, gray to brown, nodular1.5
Nowata shale
Shale, gray; contains limestone lenses and Chonetes sp. in upper partexposed 8.0

(64) Near cen. W line sec. 3, T. 25 S., R. 24 E.
Altamont limestone
Worland limestone member
Limestone, mostly weathered float blocks 
Lake Neosho shale member
Covered4.0±
Tina limestone member
Limestone, brownish-gray, nodular2.0±
Bandera shale
Shale, gray5.0
Shale, purple and small amount of greenexposed 6.0
Long shale slope to exposure of Pawnee limestone 

(65) NE sec. 4, T. 25 S., R. 24 E.
Altamont limestone (5 feet exposed)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, light gray, dense; contains crinoid fragments and brachiopodsexposed 2.0±
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, gray; contains phosphatic concretions2.0
Tina limestone member
Limestone; contains "breccia" and Mesolobus sp.1.0±
Bandera shale
Shale, blue-gray, flaky in upper part, blocky in lower partexposed 10.0±

(66) Near cen. N line sec. 11, T. 25 S., R. 24 E.
Altamont limestone (5.6 feet exposed)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, poorly exposedexposed 2.0
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, gray, poorly exposed; contains phosphatic nodules3.0±
Tina limestone member
Limestone, gray to brown, cross-bedded, nodular0.6
Bandera shale (42.3 feet)
Shale, yellow and maroon11.5
Sandstone, brown, thin-bedded10.8
Covered interval20.0±
Pawnee limestone (25.1 feet)
Laberdie limestone member (9.4 feet)
Limestone, covered5.4
Limestone, dove gray, thin-bedded4.0±
Mine Creek shale member (2.5 feet)
Shale, black, fissile to blocky1.5
Limestone, dark gray0.2-0.3
Shale, gray, fissile0.7
Myrick Station limestone member (8.7 feet)
Limestone, brown, nodular0.8
Limestone, gray, weathers brown, massive; contains Chaetetes3.8
Shale, dark and light gray, fissile0.4
Limestone, brown, massive; contains carbonaceous streaks in upper part3.7
Anna shale member (4.5 feet)
Shale, gray0.5
Shale, black, mostly fissile, more blocky in upper part; contains coal nodules in upper part3.7
Limestone, dark gray; contains Squamularia sp.0.3
Labette shale

(67) Near cen. N line NW NE sec. 11, T. 25 S., R. 24 E.
Pawnee limestone (11.1 feet exposed)
Myrick Station limestone member (6.6 feet exposed)
Limestone, medium gray, crystalline, irregular bedding; contains Chaetetes in upper partexposed 2.5
Shale, yellow and gray, thin-bedded0.4
Limestone, brown, massive, thinner bedded in upper part3.7
Anna shale member (4.5 feet)
Shale, gray0.5
Shale, black, fissile in lower part, blocky in upper part; contains coaly concretions in upper part3.7
Limestone, dark gray, carbonaceous; contains small Squamularia sp.0.3
Labette shale
Shale, grayexposed 4.0

(68) NW cor. sec. 15, T. 25 S., R. 24 E.
Pawnee limestone (17 feet exposed)
Laberdie limestone member
Limestone, bluish-gray, weathers light gray, fossiliferousexposed, 5.0±
Mine Creek shale member
Shale, gray, black in middle part, fissile3.5
Myrick Station limestone member (6.5 feet)
Limestone, gray, weathers brown; contains large fusulines and echinoid spines3.4
Shale, gray0.1±
Limestone, gray, weathers brown; contains fusulines3.0
Anna shale member
Shale, black with some gray in upper part2.0±
Labette shale
Shale, gray6.0±

(69) SE cor. sec. 15, T. 25 S., R. 24 E.
Pawnee limestone (16.4 feet exposed)
Laberdie limestone member
Limestone, blue-gray, weathers to lighter color, thin wavy bedding, fossiliferousexposed 2.0
Mine Creek shale member
Shale, black and gray3.5
Myrick Station limestone member (6.5 feet)
Limestone, brown and gray; contains fusulines and echinoid spines3.4
Shale0.1±
Limestone, brown and gray; contains fusulines3.0
Anna shale member (7.4 feet)
Shale, gray1.0±
Shale, black; contains small black concretions2.0±
Shale, dark gray and yellow, blocky4.1
Limestone, dark gray, slabby0.3
Labette shale (51.2 feet)
Shale, gray and yellow8.0±
Limestone, brown, dense, earthy0.4
Shale, yellow and gray37.8
Covered interval5.0±
Fort Scott limestone
Higginsville limestone member
Limestone, light gray 

(70) Near cen. N line sec. 16, T. 25 S., R. 24 E.
Pawnee limestone (4.3 feet exposed)
Myrick Station limestone member
Limestone, brown, massive; contains corals and brachiopodsexposed 2.5
Anna shale member (1.8 feet)
Shale, gray0.8
Shale, black; contains small black concretions1.0
Labette shale (37.7 feet)
Shale, gray and yellow, somewhat carbonaceous15.2
Covered interval10.0
Sandstone or sandy limestone1.0
Shale, yellow9.0
Coal0.5
Covered interval2.0
Fort Scott limestone
Higginsville limestone member
Limestone, gray and brown, crystalline; contains crinoid fragments and brachiopods 

(71) NW NW sec. 24, T. 25 S., R. 24 E.
Pawnee limestone (5 feet exposed)
Myrick Station limestone member
Limestone, brown, massiveexposed 2.0±
Anna shale member
Shale, black, blocky2.0-3.0
Labette shale (40.25 feet exposed)
Shale, not well exposed; may include basal limestone of Anna shale10.8±
Shale, gray and yellow; contains lenses of dark blue and brown limestone in upper 4 feet16.0
Limestone, dark gray, thin-bedded, carbonaceous0.2
Shale, gray0.3
Coal0.45
Shale, gray, well bedded1.0±
Sandstone, gray and brown, calcareous, resembles limestone in weathered outcrop2.0±
Shale, light gray, sandy, micaceous3.5±
Shale, partly coveredexposed 6.0±

(72) W2 NE sec. 19, T. 25 S., R. 25 E.
Marmaton group
Labette shale
Shale, dark gray and black; contains a thin coal; deeply weatheredexposed 3.0±
Fort Scott limestone (27.9 feet)
Higginsville limestone member (14 feet)
Limestone, light gray, more massive in upper part, weathered surface does not show distinct bedding; contains Chaetetes in upper part; giant crinoid fragments and an abundance of various fossil fragments on upper surface13.0
Limestone, yellow-gray1.0
Little Osage shale member (8.7 feet)
Shale, yellow and gray0.9
Limestone (Houx), blue-gray in lower part, brown in upper part0.6
Shale, black, mostly fissile; contains small phosphatic concretions, coaly concretions in lower part4.0
Coal (Summit)0.2
Shale, dark gray, fissile in upper 0.5 foot, slakes into small blocks3.0
Blackjack Creek limestone member
Limestone, bluish-gray, massive, conchoidal fracture5.2
Cherokee shale
Shale, black, blocky, not fissile; contains small black concretions, giant black limestone concretions in lower part5.2
Coal (Mulky)1.4

(73) NE NW sec. 21, T. 25 S., R. 25 E.
Fort Scott limestone (21.0 feet)
Higginsville limestone member
Limestone, medium light gray, weathers mottled brown and gray, slightly crystalline, irregular bedding, little flint in upper few inches; contains cup corals, crinoid fragments, and brachiopods9.0
Mine Creek shale member
Shale, mostly covered by stone wall, gray in upper part8.0±
Blackjack Creek limestone member
Limestone, brown, massive4.0

(74) NW NW sec. 26, T. 25 S., R. 25 E. (Measured by R. C. Moore)
Fort Scott limestone (13.5 feet exposed)
Higginsville limestone member
Limestone, light gray, irregular thin beddingexposed 2.0±
Mine Creek shale member (6 feet)
Shale, black, fissile, lower 0.6 foot very soft3.0
Shale, gray, weathers into fine fragments3.0
Blackjack Creek limestone member
Limestone, light drab gray, hard, impure, a single massive bed; contains scattered productids5.5
Cherokee shale
Shale, gray, calcareous, grades into shaly limestone, fossiliferous1.5
Shale, black, blocky; contains irregular small concretions2.5
Shale, black, fissile, hard, joints prominent; contains large concretions, pyritized fossils, and abundant Marginifera and Mesolobus2.0
Coal1.2
Shale, grayexposed 1.0

(75) NW cor. sec. 1, T. 26 S., R. 22 E.
Bourbon shale
Hepler sandstone
Sandstone, brown, micaceousexposed 4.0±
Unconformity
Marmaton group
Memorial shale
Shale, yellow and gray; contains few calcareous nodules6.0±
Lenapah limestone
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, bluish-gray, nodular, top unevenexposed 2.0±

(76) NW sec. 11, T. 26 S., R. 22 E.
Bourbon shale
Hepler sandstone
Sandstone, brown and gray, fine-grained5.0±
Unconformity
Marmaton group
Memorial shale (16 feet)
Shale with few pockets of sand4.5±
Limestone, nodular0.0-0.5
Shale, gray11.0
Lenapah limestone
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, gray, somewhat nodular1.0±
Nowata shale (9 feet exposed)
Shale, gray3.0
Sandstone, micaceousexposed 6.0

(77) Near NW cor. sec. 12, T. 26 S., R. 22 E.
Bourbon shale
Shale, not well seenexposed 6.0±
Hepler sandstone
Sandstone, mostly gray, some brown, massive in upper part; contains large mica flakes7.8
Unconformity
Marmaton group
Memorial shale
Shale, greenish-gray, micaceous, platyexposed 6.0

(78) Near cen. W2 sec. 13, T. 26 S., R. 22 E.
Bourbon shale
Hepler sandstone
Sandstone, brown and gray, fine-grainedexposed 2.0±
Unconformity
Marmaton group
Memorial shale
Shale, gray0.5±
Lenapah limestone
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, bluish-gray, crinoidal1.0±
Perry Farm shale member
Shale, gray; contains limestone nodulesexposed 2.0±

(79) Near SE cor. sec. 14, T. 26 S., R. 22 E.
Altamont limestone (13.7 feet exposed)
Worland limestone member (6 feet exposed)
Limestone, dove gray, dense; contains algal pellets in upper part and crinoid stemsexposed 4.0±
Limestone, dove gray, oölitic appearing; contains algal pellets, crinoid stems, and sparse Composita sp.2.0
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, calcareous, nodular; contains few phosphatic concretions1.7
Tina limestone member
Limestone, dove gray, dense, earthy; contains algal pelletsexposed 6.0±

(80) Cen. W line sec. 1, T. 26 S., R. 23 E.
Bandera shale (25.3 feet exposed)
Sandstone (Bandera Quarry)exposed 4.0
Shale, gray, limonitic and carbonaceous, blocky15.0
Limestone, nearly black, crystalline, slabby0.3
Limestone, nearly black, crystalline, massive1.4
Limestone, nearly black, massive0.7
Limestone, slabby, in shale0.09
Coal (Mulberry)0.55
Shale and underclay2.0±
Pawnee limestone
Laberdie limestone member (16 feet exposed)
Limestone, mostly a mass of Chaetetes, not well exposed4.0±
Limestone, light gray mottled, crystalline, thin irregular beddingexposed 12.0±

(81) Near cen. N line sec. 2, T. 26 S., R. 23 E.
Bandera shale (26 feet exposed)
Shale, gray and yellow, limonitic, blockyexposed 20.0±
Limestone, black, slabby2.0±
Covered interval4.0±
Pawnee limestone
Laberdie limestone member
Limestone, mostly Chaetetes massesexposed 1.0±

(82) Near cen. NE sec. 3. T. 26 S., R. 23 E.
Altamont limestone (5 feet exposed)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, light gray, denseexposed 3.0±
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, mostly gray, not well seen; contains phosphatic concretionsexposed 2.0±

(83) Near the NW cor. sec. 12, T. 26 S., R. 23 E.
Bandera shale (8-36 feet exposed)
Sandstone (Bandera Quarry), brown, mostly gray when fresh, micaceous, fine-grained, ferruginous, in channelexposed 3.0-20.0
Shale, gray and yellow, cut by channel filled with sandstoneexposed 5.0-16.0

(84) SW sec. 12, T. 26 S., R. 23 E.
Pawnee limestone (34.3 feet exposed)
Laberdie limestone member (24.5 feet exposed)
Limestone, light gray, dense to crystalline, weathers as rough breccia, holds dip-slope in wide areaexposed 1.5
Limestone, light gray, thin irregular bedding; contains brachiopods21.0
Limestone, dove gray, crystalline, in thin limy shale (may be part of Mine Creek member)2.0±
Mine Creek shale member
Shale, not well seen1.0±
Myrick Station limestone member (7.3 feet)
Limestone, brown and gray, shale break in upper part3.0
Limestone, brown and gray4.3
Anna shale member
Shale, black with little gray shale at top, blockyexposed 1.5

(85) Near cen. S2 sec. 19, T. 26 S., R. 23 E.
Bourbon shale
Hepler sandstone
Sandstone and sandy shale, not well seen; may include Memorial shaleexposed 10.8
Unconformity (may occur a few feet higher)
Marmaton group
Lenapah limestone (1.2 feet)
Idenbro limestone member (1.2 feet)
Limestone, gray, nodular1.0±
Limestone, brown, earthy0.2
Nowata shale (21.6 feet)
Shale, yellow and gray, blocky 10.8
Covered interval10.8
Altamont limestone (15.83 feet exposed)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, bluish-gray, dense to partly granular, algal not well seen6.0±
Lake Neosho shale member (2.33 feet)
Shale, mostly gray; contains abundance of phosphatic nodules1.0±
Limestone0.33
Shale and limestone nodules1.0±
Tina limestone member (7.5 feet exposed)
Limestone, dove gray, granular, earthy1.0±
Limestone, brownish-gray, earthy; contains concretionary-like masses of hard finely crystalline rockexposed 6.5

(86) NE sec. 27, T. 26 S., R. 23 E.
Bandera shale (43.0 feet exposed)
Sandstone (Bandera Quarry), massiveexposed 5.0
Shale, yellow and gray38.0
Covered interval17.0
Pawnee limestone
Laberdie limestone
Limestone, upper part exposed in drainage 

(87) SW sec. 34, T. 26 S., R. 23 E.
Altamont limestone (5.15 feet exposed)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, light gray, crystalline, thin-beddedexposed 4.0
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, gray, fissile; contains phosphatic concretions1.0
Tina limestone member
Limestone, gray, earthy, nodular0.15
Bandera shale (56 feet exposed)
Shale, yellow and gray, blocky27.0±
Sandstone, platy, thin-bedded6.0
Shale, yellow and gray, limonitic, carbonaceous, blockyexposed 23.0±

(88) Near cen. S line sec. 8, T. 26 S., R. 24 E.
Pawnee limestone (19.36 feet exposed)
Laberdie limestone member
Limestone, light gray, wavy-bedded; contains fusulines and sponges and Chaetetes in lower partexposed 10.0:t
Mine Creek shale member
Shale, yellow0.33
Myrick Station limestone member
Limestone, gray to brown, somewhat earthy3.55
Anna shale member (5.48 feet)
Shale, gray and yellow0.33
Shale, black, platy, nearly coal in lower part1.65
Shale, black and gray3.0
Limestone, black, slabby0.5
Labette shale (8.73 feet exposed)
Shale, yellow and gray, pockets of black1.5
Shale, dark blue, platy, grades into unit below2.33
Sandstone or sandy limestone0.2
Shale, yellow, silty, micaceous2.2
Limestone, blue, dense, hard0.5
Shale, yellow and gray, blockyexposed 2.0±

(89) Near cen. S line SE sec. 10, T. 26 S., R. 24 E.
Pawnee limestone (32.6 feet)
Laberdie limestone member (15.4 feet exposed)
Limestone, light gray, highly crystalline, wavy-bedded, brecciated appearing4.6
Limestone, light gray, wavy-bedded, not all well exposed5.4
Limestone, light gray, mostly dense; contains abundant "marklets"; not all well seen5.4
Covered interval, seemingly all limestone; may include Mine Creek shale and part of the Myrick Station limestone3.0±
Myrick Station limestone member (3.2 feet)
Limestone, gray, very slightly crystalline to earthy, massive in upper part, thinner bedded in lower part1.9
Limestone, gray and partly brown, weathers brown, massive; contains crinoid fragments1.3
Anna shale member (11 feet)
Shale, gray0.2
Shale, black, fissile1.0±
Shale, gray; contains lenses of calcareous sandstone9.0
Limestone, dark bluish-gray, massive0.8
Labette shale
Shale, not well seenexposed 4.0

(90) SW SE sec. 12, T. 26 S., R. 24 E.
Pawnee limestone (13 feet exposed)
Laberdie and Myrick Station limestone members
Limestone, light gray in upper part, brown in lower part, more massive in lower part, not well exposed; may include a slight thickness of Mine Creek shaleexposed 10.0±
Anna shale member (3.0 feet)
Shale, yellow and gray1.0
Shale; contains small black concretions2.0±
Labette shale (22.8 feet exposed)
Shale, yellow and gray14.2
Limestone, blue, hard, sandy in upper part0.6
Shale, gray and yellowexposed 8.0±

(91) Near cen. sec. 6, T. 26 S., R. 25 E.
Pawnee limestone (15.93 feet exposed)
Laberdie limestone member (14.53 feet)
Limestone, light and darker gray mottled, lighter parts are more crystalline than darker, irregular massive to medium thin beds, fossils stand out on weathered surfaces; contains large crinoid stems, few cup corals, and brachiopods8.2
Limestone and shale, carbonaceous and silty, irregular beds, shale breaks more plentiful in lower part3.0
Limestone, gray, carbonaceous; contains bands of Chaetetes and wavy bands of carbonaceous limestone with plentiful fusulines; irregular upper and lower surfaces3.0-3.33
Mine Creek shale member
Shale, nearly black, fissile0.3
Myrick Station limestone member
Limestone, dark gray, earthyexposed 1.1

(92) Near cen. sec. 14, T. 27 S., R. 22 E.
Bourbon shale
Hepler sandstone
Sandstone 
Unconformity
Marmaton group
Memorial shale (29 feet)
Shale, covered21.0
Shale, light gray, limonitic8.0
Lenapah limestone (14 feet exposed)
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, gray, weathers lighter color, somewhat sandy appearing; contains brachiopods and crinoid fragments3.0±
Perry Farm shale member (5 feet)
Limestone and shale, light gray, dense; limestone nodules in shale2.0
Shale, gray and yellow, slightly micaceous; contains sparse limestone nodules2.0
Limestone and shale; light gray nodular limestone in shale1.0±
Norfleet limestone member
Limestone, dark gray, granular, alternating with limy shaleexposed 6.0

(93) Near NE cor. sec. 13, T. 27 S., R. 23 E.
Pawnee limestone (6 feet exposed)
Myrick Station limestone member (3.4 feet exposed)
Limestone, gray, weathers brown, granular, irregular bedsexposed 2.5
Limestone, brownish-gray, earthy, massive0.9
Anna shale member (2.6 feet)
Shale, gray, flaky0.6
Shale, black, paper-thin beds; contains small black concretions, orbiculoids, and plant impressions1.4
Shale, dark gray, silty0.2
Limestone, dark gray, slightly crystalline, impregnated with carbonaceous material0.4
Labette shale
Shale, not well seenexposed 15.0

(94) Near cen. S line sec. 14, T. 27 S., R. 23 E.
Altamont limestone
Bandera shale (30 feet exposed)
Covered interval20.0
Sandstone, brown, ferruginous, micaceous, well cemented3.0
Sandstone, gray and yellow, limonitic, shaly in upper part10.8
Sandstone, gray and yellow, thin-bedded, limonitic5.4
Shale, gray and yellow, carbonaceous, limonitic5.4
Shale, gray, weathers red, limonitic, slightly carbonaceousexposed 5.4

(95) NW cor. sec. 24, T. 27 S., R. 23 E.
Altamont limestone (5 feet exposed)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, light gray, poorly seenexposed 2.0±
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, gray; contains phosphatic concretions3.0
Bandera shale (43 feet exposed)
Sandstone, weathered, not well exposed27.0
Shale, micaceous, sandy in lower partexposed 16.0

(96) Cen. E line sec. 2, T. 27 S., R. 24 E.
Pawnee limestone (24.6 feet exposed)
Laberdie limestone member (12.5 feet exposed)
Limestone, light gray, brecciated appearance, not all well seenexposed 8.0±
Limestone, light gray, brecciated appearance, thinner beds than unit above, not all well exposed4.5
Myrick Station limestone member (8.4 feet)
Limestone, gray, massive5.0
Covered interval2.0
Limestone, brown, massive1.4
Anna shale member (3.7 feet exposed)
Shale, gray0.6
Shale, black, platy1.1
Shale, grayexposed 2.0

(97) Near cen. E line NE SW sec. 7, T. 27 S., R. 24 E.
Pawnee limestone (34.95 feet)
Laberdie limestone member (30.4 feet)
Limestone, mostly covered20.0-25.0
Limestone, light gray, slightly crystalline, irregular wavy beds, slightly more massive in lower part; contains Chaetetes in lower part5.4
Mine Creek shale member
Shale, gray, slightly carbonaceous0.25
Myrick Station limestone member
Limestone, brown and gray, very slightly crystalline, more massive in lower part; contains "worm borings" and large fusulines1.5±
Anna shale member (1.8 feet)
Shale, gray0.3
Shale, black, fissile; contains small black concretions1.1
Shale, gray; contains oblong phosphatic concretions0.1
Limestone, dark, slabby, weathers light gray and rough with fossil fragments0.0-0.3

(98) Near the NE cor. sec. 13, T. 27 S., R. 24 E.
Pawnee limestone (8.83 feet)
Myrick Station limestone member
Limestone, brown and gray, massive5.0±
Anna shale member (3.83 feet)
Shale, gray2.0±
Shale, black, fissile; contains few small black concretions1.25
Shale, gray, silty0.25
Limestone, dark gray, nearly black, weathers rusty brown, earthy0.33
Labette shale (47.65 feet exposed)
Underclay, gray, locally darker shade, shaly in upper part1.45
Shale, dark gray, scattered lighter bands12.8
Shale, light gray, blocky, grades into unit above6.4
Shale, light to dark gray, not well seenexposed 27.0

(99) SE cor. sec. 18, T. 27 S., R. 24 E.
Pawnee limestone (11.5 feet exposed)
Laberdie and Myrick Station limestone members
Limestone, mostly massive; contains "worm burrows" in lower part (Myrick Station) and large fusulinesexposed 10.0±
Anna shale member (1.5 feet)
Shale, gray0.2-0.5
Shale, black1.0±
Labette shale (8 feet exposed)
Shale, gray and yellow; contains zone of hard limonitic concretions in basal part5.0
Shale, gray and yellowexposed 3.0

(100) Near NW cor. sec. 19, T. 27 S., R. 24 E.
Bandera shale (46.1 feet)
Shale, gray and yellow, sandy; interval reaches nearly to base of Altamont limestone6.0±
Sandstone, gray and brown, shaly in lower part; contains "worm borings"10.4
Shale, gray and yellow, calcareous, blocky5.4
Shale, gray, blocky2.0
Shale, gray and yellow; contains limonitic concretions5.4
Shale, partly covered5.4
Shale, carbonaceous material in lower part, not all well seen5.4
Coal (Mulberry)0.5±
Shale, weathered, base not well exposed6.0±
Pawnee limestone
Laberdie limestone member
Limestoneexposed 0.5±

(101) Near cen. E line sec. 16, T. 27 S., R. 25 E.
Marmaton group
Fort Scott limestone
Blackjack Creek limestone member (6.5 feet exposed)
Limestone, gray, massive- to thin-bedded; contains fusulines, echinoid and crinoid fragments, and "Aulopora" sp.; Chaetetes masses scattered throughoutexposed 5.5
Limestone, gray, weathers brown, dense to earthy0.9-1.0
Cherokee shale
Shale, black, platy; contains small black oblong concretions and in lower part black impure. hard limestone concretions up to 1 foot in diameterexposed 3.6

Stratigraphic Sections in Crawford County, Kansas (102-121)

(102) Near SW cor. sec. 25, T. 28 S., R. 21 E.
Altamont limestone (6 feet)
Tina limestone member (6 feet)
Limestone, dark bluish-gray, dense to slightly granular, massive but wavy-bedded1.5
Shale, gray; contains Rhombopora sp.0.25
Limestone, dark bluish-gray, "Osagite" (granular algal) in upper part; contains abundant crinoid fragments, horn corals, and large rhomboporids; small brachiopods especially prominent on upper weathered surface1.0
Limestone, dark dove-gray; contains dense "cryptozoans" in upper part0.75
Shale and nodular limestone0.2
Shale and limestone nodules, shale yellow, limy; limestone nodules up to 1 foot long2.2
Limestone, impure0.1

(103) Near cen. sec. 26, T. 28 S., R. 21 E.
Altamont limestone
Tina limestone member
Limestone, dark blue, cross-bedded, top hummocky, crinoidal; contains brachiopods and large echinoid spines2.0
Bandera shale (12.5 feet exposed)
Shale, gray to slightly yellowish6.5
Shale, black, fissile3.0
Shale, black, blockyexposed 3.0

(104) Near cen. E line sec. 36, T. 28 S., R. 21 E.
Altamont limestone (5.8 feet exposed)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, dove-gray, brecciated appearing nodular in lower part4.0
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, yellowexposed 1.8

(105) Slightly (0.2 mile) south of cen. N. line sec. 14, T. 28 S., R. 22 E.
Altamont limestone (4 feet exposed)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, dove-gray, crystalline, massive2.0
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, yellow, limonitic, slightly sandy, poorly exposed; contains phosphatic concretionsexposed 2.0±

(106) Slightly south of cen. sec. 14, T. 28 S., R. 22 E.
Bandera shale
Sandstone, brown, fine-grained, slightly coarser in upper part, ripple-marked, definite contact at baseexposed 3.0
Shale, gray; contains scattered thin layers of sandy shale and lenses of fine yellow sand7.7
Covered to water in creek3.0

(107) Near cen. S2 SE sec. 23, T. 28 S., R. 22 E.
Altamont limestone
Tina limestone member
Limestone, gray to brown, cross-bedded, crinoidal0.5
Bandera shale
Shale, clayey, gray and partly blackexposed 7.0

(108) Near SW cor. sec. 11, T. 28 S., R. 24 E.
Marmaton group
Fort Scott limestone (35.21 feet)
Higginsville limestone member
Limestone, medium dark gray, dense to slightly crystalline, well bedded; contains wavy bands of crystalline calcite, Chaetetes in upper part, large crinoid stems, and fusulines10.0±
Little Osage shale member (6.25 feet)
Shale, gray1.25
Shale, black, fissile3.0
Shale, gray2.0
Blackjack Creek limestone member (18.96 feet)
Limestone, medium gray, wavy thin beds14.0
Limestone, light gray, crystalline; contains Chaetetes and many crinoid stems2.75
Shale0-0.66
Limestone, dove-gray, weathers tan, massive1.55
Cherokee shale
Shale, black3.0
Coal (Mulky)1.0
Shale, light gray, mostly covered2.0
Limestone (Breezy Hill), light gray, nodular, impure1.25
Shale, gray, calcareous3.0
Sandstone, forms pavement in creek 

(109) NW sec. 15, T. 28 S., R. 24 E.
Fort Scott limestone (8 feet exposed)
Higginsville limestone member
Limestone, light gray, wavy-bedded, more massive in lower partexposed 5.0
Little Osage shale member (3.0 feet exposed)
Shale, gray0.5
Shale, black, platyexposed 2.5

(110) Near cen. S line sec. 33, T. 28 S., R. 24 E.
Pawnee limestone (17 feet)
Laberdie limestone member
Limestone, light gray, medium thin wavy beds15.0
Myrick Station limestone member
Limestone, dark gray, weathers tan, massive2.0

(111) Near cen. W line sec. 5, T. 28 S., R. 25 E.
Marmaton group
Fort Scott limestone (10.4 feet)
Blackjack Creek limestone member
Limestone, light gray, slightly crystalline, mostly massive appearing, weathers into comparatively thin-bedded rock; contains Chaetetes occurring as lumpy masses up to 1 foot in diameter6.5
Shale, light gray to dark, irregular upper and lower contacts with limestone; contains large crinoid stems0.2-0,3
Limestone, medium gray, granular, massive, wavy carbonaceous zones at bedding contacts, locally nearly all carbonaceous; contains Chaetetes1.5
Shale, yellow, clay0.2
Limestone, dark bluish-gray, dense, upper part thinner bedded, lower part massive1.9
Cherokee shale
Shale, gray0.1
Shale, black, platy3.0
Coal (Mulky)0.8
Underclay1.0
Shale, gray1.9
Limestone (Breezy Hill), light gray, earthy, impure, nodular1.5
Sandstone and shale, gray; sandstone, fine-grained, micaceous, part massive and part lenticularexposed 8.02:

(112) SW sec. 2, T. 29 S., R. 21 E.
Altamont limestone
Tina limestone member
Limestone, poorly exposed 
Bandera shale
Covered1.0
Sandstone, massive3.0
Shale, distorted and cut out by limonitic concretions0.5-1.5
Sandstone, massiveexposed 1.0

(113) Near cen. E line NE sec. 27, T. 29 S., R. 21 E.
Altamont limestone (2 feet exposed)
Tina limestone member (2 feet exposed)
Limestone, poorly exposed 
Limestone, dove-gray, dense, irregular rusty splotches1.0±
Limestone, gray, granular; contains abundant crinoid fragments0.35-1.0
Bandera shale
Shale, gray and yellow, flaky; contains thin lenses of siltstoneexposed 10.0±

(114) Near SW cor. SE sec. 35, T. 29 S., R. 22 E.
Pawnee limestone (6.2 feet exposed)
Laberdie limestone member (3.5 feet exposed)
Limestone, gray, slightly crystalline, wavy beds; contains "cryptozoans" and "Osagia" in upper partexposed 1.2
Limestone, dove-gray, weathers lighter color, crystalline, massive; contains large crinoid stems2.3
Myrick Station limestone member
Limestone, gray, weathers brown, earthy, massive; contains abundant crinoid fragments, brachiopods, and small derbyoids1.5
Anna shale member (1.2 feet exposed)
Shale, gray0.2
Shale, black, fissileexposed 1.0±

(115) NW sec. 9, T. 29 S., R. 23 E.
Pawnee limestone (10.6 feet exposed)
Laberdie limestone member
Limestone, light dove-gray, crystalline, fairly massive, wavy-bedded; contains large cup coralsexposed 6.0
Mine Creek shale member
Shale0.1±
Myrick Station limestone member
Limestone, brown and dark gray, massive2.0
Anna shale member (2.5 feet exposed)
Shale, gray0.5±
Shale, blackexposed 2.0±

(116) Near SE cor. sec. 11, T. 29 S., R. 23 E.
Pawnee limestone (5.4 feet exposed)
Laberdie limestone member
Limestone, light gray, thin wavy-beddedexposed 3.0±
Myrick Station limestone member
Limestone, dark gray and brown, weathers brown1.4
Anna shale member
Shale, black, platyexposed 1.0±

(117) SW SE sec. 16, T. 29 S., R. 24 E.
Fort Scott limestone (8.75 feet exposed)
Higginsville limestone member
Limestone, light gray, carbonaceous coatings on wavy bedding planesexposed 2.0
Little Osage shale member
Shale, black, platy4.75
Blackjack Creek limestone member
Limestone; contains masses of Chaetetesexposed 2.0±

(118) Near cen. N line sec. 19, T. 29 S., R. 24 E.
Fort Scott limestone (11.8 feet exposed)
Higginsville limestone member
Limestone, light gray mottled, brecciated appearing; contains Chaetetesexposed 5.0
Limestone, medium to light cray, darker than unit above, carbonaceous material on wavy bedding planes; contains fusulines4.5
Shale, highly carbonaceous0.1-0.2
Limestone, dark gray, earthy2.1
Mine Creek shale member
Shale, black, platy, small thickness exposed in quarry floor 

(119) Near cen. N line sec. 23, T. 30 S., R. 21 E.
Pawnee limestone (31.46 feet exposed)
Laberdie limestone member (19.75 feet)
Limestone, partly exposed along road west and north of exposure in lower beds15.0
Limestone, light gray, wavy-bedded, massive in lower part, crinoid stems4.0
Limestone, dark gray, earthy, slabby in lower part; contains many small brachiopods0.75
Mine Creek shale member
Shale, gray and blocky in upper part, black and platy in lower part, hard concretionary-like zone in middle part; contains few brachiopods1.56
Myrick Station limestone member
Limestone, medium light gray, upper surface hummocky, base even; contains calcite crystals in ashy matrix; contains large "cryptozoans" in upper part, few crinoid fragments, and Squamularia sp.4.2-4.4
Anna shale member (5.75 feet exposed)
Shale, black, thin-bedded; contains flattened thin-shelled brachiopods1.35
Shale, very black, nearly coal, paper thin in upper part; contains hard small pyritic concretions1.4
Shale, very black, thin-bedded, flakyexposed 3.0

(120) NW sec. 30, T. 30 S., R. 23 E.
Marmaton group
Fort Scott limestone (9.5 feet exposed)
Blackjack Creek limestone (9.5 feet exposed)
Limestone, light gray, wavy-bedded; contains Chaetetes6.0±
Limestone, gray, dense; contains algal remains2.5±
Limestone, dark gray1.0
Cherokee shale
Shale, black, platy4.0±
Limestone (Breezy Hill)2.0±

(121) SW sec. 19, T. 30 S., R. 24 F,.
Fort Scott limestone (17.5 feet exposed)
Higginsville limestone member
Limestone, light gray, brecciated, thin-bedded in upper 10 feet and in lower 2 feetexposed 15.0
Little Osage shale member (2.5 feet exposed)
Shale, gray0.5
Shale, black, platyexposed 2.0

Stratigraphic Sections in Neosho County, Kansas (122-132)

(122) Near SW cor. sec. 29, T. 28 S., R. 21 E.
Lenapah limestone (20.9 feet exposed)
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, light dove-gray, finely crystalline, nodular, top surface irregular2.0±
Perry Farm shale member (18.9 feet)
Shale, yellow, and small limestone nodules3.5±
Shale, yellow, micaceous, slightly silty5.4
Shale, yellow, micaceous; contains small limestone nodules, more numerous in lower part10.0
Covered interval15.0±
Altamont limestone
Worland limestone member
Limestone, small thickness exposed in creek 

(123) SE sec. 30, T. 28 S., R. 21 E.
Lenapah limestone (5.38 feet exposed)
Idenbro limestone member and upper part of Perry Farm shale member
Nearly all covered6.0±
Perry Farm shale member (5.38 feet)
Limestone and shale, great mass of small limestone nodules in shale; thin lenticular limestone beds in lower part4.0±
Limestone, dark, crystalline0-0.2
Shale, yellow0.85
Limestone, dark gray, dense to slightly crystalline0-0.33
Nowata shale
Shale, gray and yellow, slightly siltyexposed 2.0

(124) Slightly east of cen. N line sec. 31, T. 28 S., R. 21 E.
Bourbon shale
Hepler sandstone
Sandstone, gray, weathers brown, fine-grained, well beddedexposed 3.0
Unconformity
Marmaton group
Memorial shale
Shale, gray, clayey; contains small lenses of sandstone exposed5.0

(125) Near cen. W. line sec. 33, T. 28 S., R. 21 E.
Altamont limestone (6.5 feet exposed)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, gray, weathers brown, crystalline1.0
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, not well exposed; contains phosphatic concretions3.0±
Tina limestone member
Limestone, dove-gray, earthy, top irregular; contains few fossil fragments2.5
Bandera shale (5 feet)
Covered1.0
Sandstone4.0±

(126) Near cen. S2 SW sec. 28, T. 29 S., R. 20 E.
Bourbon shale
Hepler sandstone
Sandstone, poorly exposed(?)
Unconformity
Marmaton group
Memorial shale (18 feet)
Covered10.9
Shale, gray, limonitic, base irregular8.0
Lenapah limestone (18 feet)
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, gray, weathers lighter shade, ashy to earthy, irregular bedding; contains pelecypods in upper part and large productids3.0
Perry Farm shale member (9 feet)
Shale, gray; contains light-gray dense limestone nodules2.0
Shale, slightly micaceous; contains few limestone nodules2.0
Shale and nodular limestone1.0
Covered4.0
Norfleet limestone member
Shale, limy, and limestone, dark gray, nodularexposed 6.0

(127) Slightly south of NW cor. SW sec. 36, T. 29 S., R. 20 E.
Altamont limestone (12.8 feet exposed)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, light gray, crystalline; contains brachiopodsexposed 1.5
Lake Neosho shale member (5 feet)
Shale, gray to yellow, somewhat flaky3.0
Shale, black, fissile; contains phosphatic nodules with shark teeth and bones1.0
Shale, light gray1.0
Tina limestone member (6.3 feet)
Limestone, medium gray, weathers slightly brown, nodular, algal in upper part, upper surface irregular; contains few brachiopods, mostly as fragments1.3
Shale, black2.0
Limestone, medium gray, slightly darker than first limestone above, slightly crystalline, few crystal faces, mostly dense, nodular; upper surface irregular, base slightly irregular3.0
Bandera shale
Shale, gray, slightly limoniticexposed 3.0

(128) Near cen. W line sec. 30, T. 29 S., R. 21 E.
Altamont limestone (18.51 feet)
Worland limestone member (8 feet)
Limestone, gray, weathers nearly white, semilithographic, thin beds1.15
Limestone, gray, slightly crystalline to dense, massive, weathers into corrugated surfaces; contains large horn corals, crinoid stems, and few brachiopods; also many Ambocoelia sp. in lower part6.85
Lake Neosho shale member (4.71 feet)
Shale, gray, flaky to blocky1.6-1.75
Shale, very black, blocky, slightly thinner bedded in upper part; contains phosphatic concretions in lower and middle parts2.3
Shale, gray, slightly carbonaceous, silty, flaky; contains many flattened brachiopods in lower part0.66
Tina limestone member (5.8 feet)
Limestone, dark gray, earthy, nodular0.2
Shale; contains nodular limestone0.5
Limestone, gray, weathers light tan, earthy, no bedding; contains many fossil fragments1.5
Shale, gray, darker in upper part; contains small hard limestone nodules in lower part1.8
Limestone, dark dove-gray, dense to very slightly crystalline, weathers as one bed with faint indication of bedding in lower part; contains Composita sp., mostly as fragments1.8
Bandera shale (6.3 feet exposed)
Shale and finely crystalline limestone nodules1.3
Shale, gray; contains small limestone lenses5.0

(129) Near NE cor. SE NE sec. 11, T. 30 S., R. 20 E.
Altamont limestone (7+ feet exposed)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, poorly exposed, weathered?
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, poorly exposed; contains phosphatic nodules?
Tina limestone member (7 feet)
Limestone, gray, granular, top irregular; contains fossil fragments1.0
Shale, gray, flaky0.9
Limestone, light gray, slightly crystalline, massive, weathers into a rock 6f brecciated and nodular appearance; contains many crinoid fragments in upper part4.0
Shale, gray0.1
Limestone, light gray, crystalline, shaly, thin beds; irregular contact at base1.0
Bandera shale (10 feet exposed)
Shale, gray and yellow, limonitic4.0
Sandstone, buff, fine-grained, micaceous, laminated, part massive, part shaly and thin-beddedexposed 6.0

(130) Near SW cor. SE SE sec. 12, T. 30 S., R. 20 E.
Altamont limestone
Topographic bench 
Bandera shale (57 feet)
Covered16.0
Sandstone, gray and tan, somewhat massive, ripple-marked 6.0
Sandstone, in thin beds, and shale, gray and yellow, containing rounded sandstone pellets 12.0
Shale, dark gray; contains concretionary-like slightly limonitic clay masses up to 1 foot in diameter exposed 7.0
Covered interval to flood plain of Neosho river16.0

(131) SE SE sec. 22, T. 30 S., li. 20 E.
Lenapah limestone
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, light gray, nodular, somewhat brecciatedexposed 2.5±
Perry Farm shale member
Shale and limestone nodulesexposed 10.0±
(Continuous downward through covered interval into section no. 132)

(132) NW sec. 23, T. 30 S., R. 20 E.
Altamont limestone (15.35 feet exposed)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, light gray, weathers lighter shade, brittle; contains thin lenses of flintexposed 2:5
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, upper part gray and yellow, flaky; lower part black, fissile; contains phosphatic concretions5.4
Tina limestone member (7.45 feet)
Limestone, bluish-gray and brown mottled, thin-bedded; contains crinoid stems and other fossil fragments1.5
Shale, gray0.5-0.6
Limestone, gray, somewhat crystalline, mostly granular to earthy, massive; contains crinoid fragments and brachiopods1.3
Limestone, gray, weathered surfaces splotched with iron rust, nodular and brecciated, largely algal; contains abundant fusulines in lower part, "Fistulipora" sp., crinoid remains, and pelecypod fragments2.0-2.3
Shale, gray, flaky; top surface irregular0.25
Limestone, dove-gray, slightly mottled, dense, irregular bedding; contains Mesolobus sp.1.5
Bandera shale (39+ feet exposed)
Shale, gray, flaky, sandy in lower part7.0
Sandstone4.0
Shale, gray11.0
Shale, sandy17.0
Sandstone?

Stratigraphic Sections in Labette County, Kansas (133-177)

(133) Near NE cor. sec. 25, T. 31 S., R. 19 E.
Altamont limestone (4.7 feet exposed)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, light gray, somewhat crystalline, irregular bedded; contains large fusulinesexposed 2.0
Lake Neosho shale member (2.7 feet exposed)
Shale, gray1.7
Shale, black, weathered; contains phosphatic nodulesexposed 1.0

(134) Near cen. W line sec. 26, T. 31 S., R. 19 E.
Memorial shale (2.75 feet exposed)
Shale, black, fissile0.5
Coal0.25
Shale, greenish-gray, limonitic, carbonaceous near top, well bedded2.0
Lenapah limestone (3.2 feet)
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, gray to slightly yellow, earthy, blocky1.0
Perry Farm shale
Shale, olive-colored, thin to flaky-bedded, and limestone nodules slightly more than 1 inch in diameter, hard, dense, weather rusty brown2.2

(135) Near cen. E line sec. 27, T. 31 S., R. 19 E.
Bourbon shale
Hepler sandstone
Sandstone, gray and brown, irregular contact at base 4.0
Unconformity
Marmaton group
Memorial shale (18.6 feet)
Shale, gray, partly covered5.4
Shale, gray, clayey5.4
Shale, gray, clayey, slightly sandy5.4
Coal; contains coalified logs0.4
Shale, gray2.0
Lenapah limestone (7,9 feet exposed)
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, gray, dense, nodular especially in upper part1.9
Perry Farm shale member
Shale, gray; contains limestone nodules exposed 6.0

(136) NE cor. sec. 20, T. 31 S., R. 20 E.
Bourbon shale
Hepler sandstone
Sandstone, brown, fine-grained, micaceous, well bedded, definite contact with shale belowexposed 1.0
Unconformity
Marmaton group
Memorial shale
Shale, yellow and gray, blocky; contains thin lenses of sandexposed 3.0

(137) NW sec. 30, T. 31 S., R. 20 E.
Nowata shale
Shale, gray, weathered2.0
Altamont limestone (14.6 feet exposed)
Worland limestone member (14.6 feet exposed)
Limestone, gray, crystalline to earthy, thin nodular beds; contains Mesolobus and rhomboporids0.5
Shale, gray, clayey, flaky3.2
Limestone, dark gray to bluish-brown, nodular in upper part3.0
Limestone, light gray, dense, semilithographic, especially in the upper part, lower part weathers as nodular breccia; contains large fusulines and few brachiopodsexposed 7.9

(138) Near cen. sec. 30, T. 31 S., R. 20 E.
Altamont limestone
Worland limestone member
Limestone, light gray, dense, massive; contains sparse flint nodules, fusulines, and brachiopodsexposed 12.0
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, black, small amount exposed in drainage ditch in quarry floorreported by quarry foreman 4.0
Tina limestone member
Limestonereported by quarry foreman 8.0

(139) Near NW cor. sec. 31, T. 31 S., R. 20 E.
Altamont limestone (8.3 feet exposed)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, gray splotched with brown in upper part and brownish-gray, weathers yellow, dense; base uneven; contains crinoid fragmentsexposed 1.5
Lake Neosho shale member (5.8 feet)
Shale, gray; contains Ambocoelia sp. and Marginifera sp.4.0
Shale, black; contains sparse phosphatic concretions1.0
Shale, gray0.8
Tina limestone member
Limestone, gray, granular; upper surface uneven exposed 1.0

(140) Slightly west of cen. N line sec. 19, T. 31 S., R. 21 E.
Pawnee limestone (10 feet exposed)
Laberdie limestone member
Limestone, debris 
Limestone, light gray, crystalline0.5
Mine Creek shale member (?)
Covered1.5
Myrick Station limestone member
Limestone, brown, earthy5.0
Anna shale member (3 feet exposed)
Shale, gray, flaky1.0
Shale, blackexposed 2.0±

(141) Near SW cor. sec. 26, T. 31 S., R. 21 E.
Marmaton group
Fort Scott limestone
Blackjack Creek limestone member
Limestone, brownish-gray, weathers brown, earthy, massiveexposed 4.0±
Cherokee shale
Shale, black10.0±
Sandstoneexposed 4.0

(142) Near cen. sec. 35, T. 32 S., R. 18 E.
Bourbon shale
Shale, not well exposed 
Coal0.6
Hepler sandstone
Limestone, bluish-brown, sandy, massive0-1.35
Unconformity
Marmaton group
Memorial shale (25-35 feet)
Shale, contains Mesolobus and "Trachypora"10-15.0
Covered interval15-20.0
Lenapah limestone

(143) SW sec. 35, T. 32 S., R. 18 E.
Lenapah limestone (18-23 feet)
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, light dove-gray, slightly crystalline, nodular; contains brachiopods 5.0±
Perry Farm shale member
Shale, gray, partly covered10.-15.0
Norfleet limestone member
Limestone, dove-gray, massive; contains abundant Dictyoclostus sp.; becomes hummocky mass of slabby granular impure limestone containing plant fossils within a short distance3.0
Nowata shale
Shale, mostly black, platy; contains dark limestone nodules in lower part5.0±
Altamont limestone
Worland limestone member
Limestone, light gray, denseexposed 1.0±

(144) SW SW sec. 2, T. 32 S., R. 19 E.
Lenapah limestone (19 feet)
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, gray, dense, nodular, weathers into flaky mass; contains algal remains7.0±
Perry Farm shale member
Shale, calcareous; contains many limestone nodules10.0±
Norfleet limestone member
Limestone, gray, nodular, shaly; contains Marginifera sp. and Squamularia sp.2.0±
Nowata shale
Shale, gray, calcareousexposed 2.0

(145) Near cen. S line sec. 17, T. 32 S., R. 19 E.
Bourbon shale
Shale, gray; contains fragments of coal and fossil woodexposed 2.0
Hepler sandstone
Sandstone or sandy limestone, more calcareous and less sandy in lower part; contains "worm borings" in upper part2.0
Unconformity
Marmaton group
Memorial shale
Shale, bluish-gray, fossiliferous exposed 2.0

(146) Near cen. N line sec. 20, T. 32 S., R. 19 E.
Bourbon shale
Hepler sandstone
Sandstone, gray and brown, blocky exposed 2.0±
Unconformity
Marmaton group
Memorial shale
Shale, grayexposed 6.0±

(147) Near cen. W line sec. 20, T. 32 S., R. 19 E.
Bourbon shale
Hepler sandstone
Sandstone, brown, weatheredexposed 2.0±
Unconformity
Marmaton group
Memorial shale
Shale, gray, flaky7.0±
Lenapah limestone (6 feet exposed)
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, gray, nodular, distinctly bedded in upper part, lower part transitional into nodular limestone and shale in unit below2.0±
Perry Farm shale member
Shale, gray; contains many limestone nodules4.0±
Covered interval, including Norfleet limestone (?) and Nowata shale20.0±
Altamont limestone
Worland limestone member
Limestone, light grayexposed 1.0±

(147a) Near SE cor. NW NW sec. 26, T. 32 S., R. 19 E.
Altamont limestone
Tina limestone member
Limestone, dove-gray to white; chiefly great masses of Chaetetes colonies, black carbonaceous films along irregular bedding surfaces; contains vugs of crystalline calcite and spare Dictyoclostus sp.7.5
Bandera shale
Shale, dark grayfew inches exposed

(148) Near NY cor. sec. 3, T. 32 S., R. 21 E.
Fort Scott limestone
Blackjack Creek limestone member (10.5 feet exposed)
Limestone, gray, brecciated appearing; contains sparse flint, abundant small fusulines, and abundant Chaetetesexposed 6.0
Limestone, gray, crystalline; contains cup corals4.5

(149) Near NE cor. sec. 8, T. 32 S., R. 21 E.
Fort Scott limestone (17.5 feet exposed)
Higginsville limestone member
Limestone, light dove-gray, irregular beds 0.3-0.6 foot thick; contains brachiopodsexposed 2.5
Little Osage shale member
Shale, black except small amount of gray in upper part, fissile5.0
Blackjack Creek limestone member
Limestone, gray, granular; contains Chaetetes exposed 10.0

(150) Cen. E line sec. 24, T. 32 S., R. 2~ E.
Marmaton group
Fort Scott limestone (4 feet exposed)
Blackjack Creek limestone member (4 feet exposed)
Limestone, light gray, weathers lighter shade, granular to slightly crystallineexposed 3.0
Limestone, brown, earthy ("Cement rock")1.0±
Cherokee shale
Shale, black, with small thickness of gray at top, fissile; contains flattened phosphatic concretions4.0
Limestone (Breezy Hill) sandy, earthy, nodular, more sand in lower part1.6
Shale, sandy0.5
Sandstone, massive, and sandy shaleexposed 6.0

(151) SE NE sec. 29, T. 32 S., R. 21 E.
Marmaton group
Fort Scott limestone (4 feet exposed)
Blackjack Creek limestone member
Limestone, light gray, weathers somewhat lighter in color, granular to slightly crystalline3.0±
Limestone, brown, earthy, massive ("Cement rock")1.0±
Cherokee shale
Shale, small thickness of gray in upper part, mostly black, fissile; contains flattened phosphatic concretions4.0
Limestone (Breezy Hill), sandy, earthy, nodular, more sand in lower part1.6
Shale, sandy5.0
Sandstone, massive, and sandy shale6.0

(152) Near cen. W line sec. 1, T. 33 S., R. 18 E., along Pumpkin creek, north, below, and south of highway bridge
Lenapah limestone (10.2 feet exposed)
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, light gray in upper part, slightly darker gray in lower part, slightly crystalline to earthy; contains Dictyoclostus sp. and other brachiopodsexposed 1.5
Perry Farm shale member
Shale and nodular limestone, gray, weathers yellow in upper part and dark gray to nearly black in lower part; upper part locally weathers as nodular limestone in shale 7.5
Norfleet limestone member
Limestone, nearly black, slabby, locally massive; locally a mass of fossil fragments, Marginifera sp., Dictyoclostus sp., and Neospirifer sp.1.2
Nowata shale
Shale, not all well exposed, nearly black in part 6.0
Altamont limestone
Worland limestone member
Limestone, dove-gray, dense, small thickness exposed in creek 0.5
Note: Rocks here dip at relatively steep angles in several directions, probably owing to intraformational slumping.

(153) NE sec. 2, T. 33 S., R. 18 E.
Lenapah limestone (5.5 feet exposed)
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, light gray, thin uneven bedding; contains sparse flint nodules in upper part, large horn corals, organ pipe corals, crinoid fragments, and Dictyoclostus sp.exposed 3.0
Perry Farm shale member
Shale; contains abundant limestone nodulesexposed 2.5

(154) Near cen. NW sec. 2, T. 33 S., R. 18 E.
Bourbon shale
Limestone (upper part of Checkerboard), bluish-gray, cross-bedded, crinoidal0.7
Shale, buff, silty0.7
Limestone (lower part of Checkerboard), ferruginous, fossiliferous0.2
Shale, gray; contains crinoid fragments, Derbyia sp., Composita sp., and gastropods6.5
Coal0.3
Shale or underclay; contains silicified wood1.0
Hepler sandstone (2 feet)
Limestone, sandy, nodular1.0
Sandstone, buff, calcareous; contains brachiopods1.0
Unconformity
Marmaton group
Memorial shale
Shale, gray in upper part, dark gray in lower part; contains Mesolobus sp. and large productids in upper part, a thin zone packed with "Trachypora" austini about 3 feet from base, and abundant "Aulopora" sp. and Lophophyllum sp. in lower partexposed 13.7

(155) Near cen. S line sec. 2, T. 33 S., R. 18 E.
Lenapah limestone (11.5 feet exposed)
Idenbro limestone member (3 feet exposed)
Limestone, dove-gray, thin irregular-bedded; contains many fossil fragments2.0
Limestone, dove-gray, massive; upper part largely a mass of organ pipe corals1.0
Perry Farm shale (8.5 feet exposed)
Shale and nodular limestone; contains abundant Marginifera sp.4.0
Shale, dark gray, somewhat flaky; contains local thin limestone lenses, abundant gastropods, Ambocoelia sp., and Mesolobus sp.exposed 4.5
Note: Large numbers of specimens of "Trachypora" austini which have been weathered from the overlying Memorial shale, carried downstream, and deposited at the natural dam formed by the Idenbro limestone occur here.

(156) NE sec. 11, T. 33 S., R. 18 E.
Bourbon shale
Limestone (Checkerboard), cross-bedded; a coquina composed chiefly of spired gastropods0.5
Shale, gray and yellow, limonitic24.0
Coal0.3
Underclay1.0
Shale2.0
Hepler sandstone
Limestone, sandy1.0
Unconformity
Marmaton group
Memorial shale (18.4 feet)
Coal0.2
Shale, gray, silty; contains crinoid fragments, Mesolobus sp., Chonetes sp., and productids14.0
Shale, black1.4
Coal0.8
Underclay2.0
Lenapah limestone
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, light gray, upper surface hummocky, slight thickness exposed in drainage 
Note: The unconformity between the Marmaton and Bourbon groups (Desmoinesian-Missourian series) may be below the next coal below the Hepler sandstone.

(157) Near NW cor. sec. 21, T. 33 S., R. 18 E.
Bourbon shale
Sandstone, brown and grayexposed 3.0±
Unconformity
Marmaton group
Memorial shale
Shale, gray and yellow, concretionary10.0±
Shale, gray and partly black20.0±
Coal0.3±
Shale, black15.0±
Lenapah limestone
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, gray, nodular, few inches exposed 

(158) NW NW sec. 23, T. 33 S., R. 18 E.
Lenapah limestone (7.9 feet exposed)
Idenbro limestone member (3.8 feet exposed)
Limestone, gray, slabby; contains large solitary coralsexposed 2.0±
Limestone, light gray, irregular-bedded, massive1.8±
Perry Farm shale member (4.1 feet exposed)
Shale and nodular limestone1.6
Limestone, dove-gray, nodular, irregular upper and lower surfaces; contains Marginifera sp. and fucoids0.5
Shale and nodular limestone; contains Marginifera sp. and Chonetes sp.exposed 2.0±

(159) NW NW and SW sec. 35, T. 33 S., R. 18 E.
Lenapah limestone (12 feet exposed)
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, light gray, weatheredexposed 1.0±
Perry Farm shale member
Shale, gray, and limestone nodules ranging from a fraction of an inch to several inches in diameter; brachiopods, gastropods, and pelecypods abundant10.0
Norfleet limestone member
Limestone, dark gray, weathers brown, slabby1.0±
Nowata shale
Shale, gray and black in upper part, lower part covered5.5
Altamont limestone (14.7 feet exposed)
Worland limestone member (12.2 feet)
Limestone, medium dark dove-gray, thin-bedded 0.33
Limestone, dove-gray, dense, semilithographic, somewhat more granular in lower part, even-bedded, massive, irregular contact with unit below5.67
Shale, gray0.0-0.2
Limestone, dove-gray, dense; contains brachiopods6.0±
Lake Neosho shale member (2.5 feet exposed)
Shale, bluish-gray, calcareous; contains brachiopods0.5
Shale, black, platyexposed 2.0±

(160) Near cen. W line sec. 5, T. 33 S., R. 19 E.
Altamont limestone (11 feet exposed)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, light gray, crystalline, somewhat massiveexposed 3.0
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, mostly covered, partly black, fissile; contains phosphatic concretions2.0
Tina limestone member (6 feet exposed)
Limestone, mostly a mass of Chaetetes; contains few brachiopods5.0
Limestone, brownish-gray, crystalline to earthyexposed 1.0

(161) Near SE cor. sec. 18, T. 33 S., R. 19 E.
Lenapah limestone (3.7 feet exposed)
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, light gray, crystalline, thin-beddedexposed 1.5
Perry Farm shale member
Shale, gray and yellow, calcareous2.0
Norfleet limestone member
Limestone, nodular0.2
Nowata shale
Shale, grayexposed 4.0±

(162) Near NE cor. SE SE sec. 19, T. 33 S., R. 19 E.
Altamont limestone
Tina limestone member
Limestone; large blocks of Chaetetes limestone, mostly covered 
Limestone, brownish-gray, crystalline; contains abundant fossil fragments1.0
Bandera shale
Shale, yellow, limonitic, blockyexposed 6.0

(163) Near SW cor. sec. 3, T. 33 S., R. 20 E.
Pawnee limestone (10.2 feet exposed)
Myrick Station limestone member (5.3 feet exposed)
Limestone, dark brownish-gray, grayer in lower part, weathers brown, crystalline to slightly earthyexposed 4.0
Limestone, dove-gray, crystalline, base irregular1.2-1.3
Anna shale member (4.9 feet)
Shale, gray, calcareous; contains Ambocoelia sp. and crinoid fragments1.4
Shale, black, fissile, basal part not well exposed3.0
Limestone, dark gray, nearly black, crystalline, slabby, shaly in lower part; contains fossil fragments0.5
Labette shale (2.7 feet exposed)
Shale, dark gray2.0
Coal0.2
Shale, dark gray, carbonaceous0.5
Shale, in covered slope 

(164) NW NW sec. 22, T. 33 S., R. 20 E.
Pawnee limestone (9.25 feet exposed)
Laberdie limestone member (4 feet exposed)
Limestone, weathered blocks; contains Chaetetes and fusulinesexposed 2.0±
Limestone, light gray, earthy to crystalline, hard, somewhat wavy-bedded2.0±
Mine Creek shale member
Shale, gray, flaky; contains Hustedia sp. and Punctospirifer sp.0.55
Myrick Station limestone member
Limestone, weathered to light tan, earthy; contains wavy laminations and crinoid fragments0.25-0.5
Anna shale member (4.2 feet)
Shale, gray with black splotches, flaky 2.2
Shale, black; contains small black concretions2.0±
Labette shale
Shale, grayexposed 1.0±

(165) SW NW sec. 16, T. 33 S., R. 21 E.
Marmaton group
Fort Scott limestone
Blackjack Creek limestone member
Limestone, covered 
Limestone, gray, earthy to crystallineexposed 0.4
Cherokee shale
Shale, gray0.4
Shale, black; contains small black crystalline concretions2.6
Shale, gray, silty0.4
Limestone (Breezy Hill), brown and gray, nodular, irregular upper and lower surfaces1.0±
Shale, sandy15.0
Sandstoneexposed 5.0±

(166) Near NE cor. sec. 23, T. 34 S., R. 17 E.
Lenapah limestone (11.7 feet exposed)
Idenbro limestone member (4.4 feet exposed)
Limestone, gray, crystalline, thinner bedded in upper part, nodular throughout but more nodular in upper part, fossiliferotis3.0
Shale, gray, fossiliferous0.4
Limestone, medium light gray, crystalline1.0
Perry Farm shale member (6.3 feet)
Shale and limestone nodules; contains gastropods, Ambocoelia sp., and Marginifera sp.3.0-4.0
Limestone, dark gray, dense, hard, concretionary0.3
Shale, calcareous2.0
Norfleet limestone member
Limestone, dark gray, impure, slabby, grades into shale above1.0
Nowata shale
Covered18.0
Altamont limestone
Worland limestone member
Limestone, a few inches exposed in drainage 

(167) Near cen. S line sec. 26, T. 34 S., R. 17 E.
Altamont limestone (17.6 feet exposed)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, light gray, earthy to crystalline, wavy-bedded; contains sparse flint exposed4.0
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, not well exposed, mostly black2.0
Tina limestone member (11.6 feet)
Limestone, light gray, chiefly a mass of Chaetetes4.0
Limestone, light gray, massive, pitted from weathering2.0
Limestone, light gray; contains Chaetetes in upper part, brecciated in lower part4.7
Limestone, light gray, massive; contains fusulines in upper part0.9
Bandera shale (9.4 feet exposed)
Shale, covered5.4
Sandstone, fine-grained, micaceous, cross-bedded, ripplemarkedexposed 4.0

(168) Near cen. E line sec. 5, T. 34 S., R. 18 E.
Lenapah limestone (6.2 feet exposed)
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, dove-gray, thin wavy beds; contains abundant brachiopodsexposed 1.5
Perry Farm shale member (4.7 feet exposed)
Shale, gray and yellow, slightly limonitic, fossiliferous; contains limestone lenses in upper part1.5
Limestone, nodular0.2±
Shale, gray, fissileexposed 3.0

(169) Slightly east of cen. N line sec. 7, T. 34 S., R. 18 E.
Lenapah limestone (22.9 feet exposed)
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, light dove-gray, somewhat crystalline, fossiliferousexposed 1.0:t Perry Farm shale member (21.9 feet)
Shale, gray, fossiliferous; contains limestone nodules16.0±
Limestone, impure, nodular0.5±
Shale, gray, mostly covered5.4
Norfleet limestone member
Limestone, a few inches exposed 
Note: Worland limestone member of Altamont limestone is exposed in creek at low water stage.

(170) Near NE cor. sec. 20, T. 34 S., R. 18 E.
Lenapah limestone (13.5 feet exposed)
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, light to dove-gray, holds extensive dip slopeexposed 3.0
Perry Farm shale member
Shale; contains limestone nodules, abundant mollusks, and Mesolobus sp.10.0
Norfleet limestone member
Limestone, dark gray, slabbyexposed 0.5
Note: Worland limestone member of Altamont limestone is exposed in drainage about 20 feet below this section.

(171) Near cen. W line sec. 23, T. 34 S., R. 18 E.
Altamont limestone (20 feet exposed)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, light dove-grayexposed 2.0-3.0
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, covered; contains abundant phosphatic concretions 2.0-3.0
Tina limestone member (14.9 feet)
Limestone, light gray, crystalline3.0
Limestone, somewhat earthy; contains Chaetetes1.2
Limestone, largely masses of Chaetetes; contains Dictyoclostus sp.2.0
Limestone, chiefly masses of Chaetetes2.5
Limestone, medium gray, crystalline; contains abundant Chaetetes in upper and middle parts and abundant small fusulines in lowest 2 feet5.4
Limestone, dark gray, massive, somewhat indefinite contact with shale below0.8
Bandera shale
Shale, gray and yellow; contains thin lenses of limestone in upper few inches and a few large limonitic concretions in lower halfexposed 10.0

(172) SE sec. 9, T. 34 S., R. 20 E.
Marmaton group
Fort Scott limestone (28.2 feet exposed)
Higginsville limestone member (6.2 feet exposed)
Limestone, dove-gray, somewhat wavy-bedded; contains many "marklets" in upper part and echinoid fragmentsexposed 3.7
Limestone, covered2.0
Limestone, light gray, slightly granular0.5
Little Osage shale member
Shale, black, fissile4:5
Blackjack Creek limestone member (17.5 feet)
Limestone, light gray, weathers slightly buff, powdery, massive; contains fusulines 7.5
Limestone, gray, slightly darker than unit above, irregular bedding; contains sparse flint and carbonaceous streaks; irregular contact with unit above10.0
Cherokee shale
Shale, black, a slight thickness exposed in quarry floor 

(173) Near SW cor. sec. 1, T. 35 S., R. 17 E.
Lenapah limestone (6.4 feet exposed)
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, light gray; contains brachiopodsexposed 3.0
Perry Farm shale member (3.4 feet exposed)
Shale and limestone nodules3.0±
Limestone, gray, concretionary0-0.4±
Nowata shale
Shale, grayexposed 6.0±

(174) Near cen. W side sec. 12, T. 35 S., R. 17 E.
Lenapah limestone (12.8 feet exposed)
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, light gray to medium dark gray, darker in lower part, deeply weathered, holds low escarpmentsexposed 2.0
Perry Farm shale member
Shale, gray, calcareous, fossiliferous, and limestone nodules; contains abundant gastropods and less abundant brachiopods5.0
Norfleet limestone member (5.8 feet exposed)
Shale and impure limestone, dark gray1.7
Limestone, impure0.3
Shale and impure limestone, bluish-gray1.9
Limestone, tan, impure, massive1.9
Nowata shale
Shale, dark bluish-gray, blockyexposed 3.0

(175) Near SE cor. sec. 11, T. 35 S., R. 18 E.
Altamont limestone
Tina limestone member
Limestone, gray, weathers brown1.5
Bandera shale (8.55 feet exposed)
Shale, gray, calcareous in upper part3.5
Coal0.05±
Shale, gray and yellow5.0±

(176) SW SE sec. 12, T. 35 S., R. 18 E.
Altamont limestone (18 feet exposed)
Tina limestone member
Limestone, light gray; contains abundant Chaetetes exposed 15.0±
Limestone, dark gray, weathers tan3.0±
Bandera shale (37 feet exposed)
Shale, gray and yellow, somewhat sandy throughout, sandier in lower part34.0±
Sandstone, massiveexposed 3.0±

(177) SW SW sec. 5, T. 35 S., R. 20 E.
Fort Scott limestone (11 feet exposed)
Higginsville limestone member
Limestone, gray, lighter than unit below, thin irregular beds; contains veinlets of calcite exposed 5.0
Limestone, dove to dark gray, brecciated appearing, dense to crystalline, slightly wavy-bedded, carbonaceous film at bedding contacts, in four beds; contains brachiopods and crinoid stems 6.0
Note: Black shale in the Little Osage member is exposed in creek.

Stratigraphic Sections in Montgomery County, Kansas (178 and 179)

(178) NW sec. 12, T. 35 S., R. 16 E.
Lenapah limestone (13 feet exposed)
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, light gray, blotched with brown, brecciated appearance, massive, top uneven; contains few fossils, large fucoids at base, large cyathophylloid corals, "Aulopora" sp., Zaphrentis sp., Prismopora sp., Chonetes sp., Mesolobus sp., Squamularia sp., and Echinoconchus semipunctatusexposed 7.0
Perry Farm shale member (6.0 feet)
Shale, abundant Marginifera sp.2.0
Shale and limestone nodules4.0
Nowata shale
Shale, dark gray, a few lenses and beds of tan sandstoneexposed 24.0

(179) NW sec. 10, T. 35 S., R. 17 E.
Lenapah limestone
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, poorly exposed 
Perry Farm shale member
Shale and limestone nodules exposed 4.0±
Nowata shale
Covered interval; may conceal part of Perry Farm shale and Norfleet limestone members of Lenapah limestone10.0±
Sandstone (Walter Johnson), tan, fine-grained, micaceous, distinctly bedded5.0±
Shale, gray and yellowexposed 4.0±

Stratigraphic Sections in Missouri, Kansas (180-185)

(180) SW sec. 33, T. 40 N., R. 33 W., Bates County
Memorial shale
Shale, yellowexposed 6.0±
Lenapah limestone (5.1 feet)
Idenbro limestone member (0.75 feet)
Limestone, blue to dark gray, carbonaceous, granular to earthy, slabby; contains horn corals0.25
Limestone, blue to dark gray, carbonaceous, granular and earthy to dense; contains limonitic inclusions0.50
Perry Farm shale member (3.9 feet)
Shale, yellow and gray; contains Trepospira sp., horn corals, and chonetids0.66
Shale, nearly black; contains calcareous and limestone nodules and brachiopods in upper part1.79
Shale, nearly black, somewhat fissile; contains limestone nodules in upper part1.45
Norfleet limestone member
Limestone, dark bluish-gray, sandy, dense0.45
Nowata shale (8.4 feet)
Shale, dark gray, nearly black, somewhat fissile; contains scattered phosphatic zones, abundant large productids, Mesolobus, other chonetids, and horn corals6.9
Shale, light yellow and gray to green1.5
Altamont limestone (11.11 feet)
Worland limestone member
Limestone, bright bluish-gray, weathers rusty brown, two massive beds, irregular fracture, irregular upper surface; contains fusulines, crinoid and brachiopod fragments 3.66
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, not well exposed, upper part light gray; contains many phosphatic nodules2.0±
Tina limestone member (5.45 feet)
Limestone, salt and pepper gray, "oatmeal" rock; contains brachiopods and algae in upper part, few crinoid fragments, and ostracodes0.85
Shale, greenish-gray, thin-bedded; contains small limestone nodules0.45-0.5
Limestone, bluish-gray to slightly green, dense to finely crystalline; contains nodules up to 3 inches in diameter2.15
Shale and limestone nodules0.45
Limestone, dark to greenish-gray, dense, nodular; contains many brachiopods and large derbyoids1.5
Bandera shale
Shale, yellow and grayexposed 4.5

(181) SW NW sec. 29, T. 43 N., R. 29 W., Cass County
Pawnee limestone (6.33 feet exposed)
Myrick Station limestone member
Limestone, gray, massive3.0±
Anna shale member (3.33 feet)
Shale, gray1.5
Shale, black, platy; contains small black concretions1.0
Shale, gray, limy near top0.5
Limestone, dark gray, nearly black, earthy0.33
Labette shale (16.05 feet exposed)
Shale, gray5.0±
Limestone; contains concretions or nodular lenses0.0-0.25
Shale, gray; contains abundant Mesolobus sp. and a few other fossils1.6
Limestone, tan to gray, dense, hard0.6
Shale, gray0.8
Shale, black1.1
Coal0.1-0.2
Underclay0.5
Shale, clayexposed 6.0
Note: Underclay and overlying beds, assigned to the Labette shale, belong in the Pawnee megacyclothem.

(181a) NW SW sec. 21, T. 43 N., R. 31 W., Cass County
Bourbon shale
Hepler sandstone
Sandstone, gray and yellowish-brown, fine-grained, cross-bedded, definite contact along sides and base of channels cut into Memorial shaleexposed 7.0±
Marmaton group
Memorial shale (8.15 feet)
Shale, gray and yellow, some maroon, blocky, very slick; contains limonitic concretions near contact with Hepler sandstone1.33-6.0
Shale, nearly black, slightly silty, weathers somewhat flaky2.15
Lenapah limestone (5.8 feet)
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, dark gray to nearly black, weathers yellowish, earthy, locally a continuous ledge, usually lenses; locally a featheredge to 0.9 foot in 1.5 feet lateral distance0-0.9
Perry Farm shale member (4.35 feet)
Shale, nearly black, blocky, weathers into steep flake-covered slope; upper 0.66 foot bears Trepospira sp., pelecypods, and chonetids2.25
Shale, black, paper-thin laminae, appears platy, very resistant to weathering; contains scattered small pyrite crystals, small smooth phosphatic concretions, and sparse brachiopods (chiefly orbiculoids)2.1
Norfleet limestone member
Limestone, shiny black, weathers rusty brown, fine-grained, mostly large flat concretions, locally continuous bed for 6 feet or more; masses of dark cone-in-cone between and overlying concretions; contains large cephalopods0-0.55
Nowata shale (7.56 feet exposed)
Sandstone, gray, weathers brown, fine-grained, pyritiferous, carbonaceous, micaceous1.5
Shale, dark gray, laminated; contains thin lenses of pyritiferous fine-grained sandstone0.8
Siltstone and fine sandstone, gray and brown, shaly; contains cone-in-cone sandstone lenses in upper few inches0.95
Sandstone and shale, gray, micaceous; chiefly shale in upper part, fine-grained sandstone in lower part0.75
Shale, gray, limy, silty, carbonaceous, crinkled; bed of fine-grained micaceous sandstone in upper 1.6 feet; contains abundant casts of plant fragments2.15
Sandstone, gray, weathers brown, fine-grained, micaceous, massive0.25
Shale, medium dark gray, weathers light bluish-gray, slightly micaceous; contains sparse hard sandy layers0.66
Shale, dark gray, silty, micaceous, ripple-marked; contains small casts of plant fragments exposed above water of Grand river0.5

(182) Near cen. W line NE sec. 6, T. 44 N., R. 29 W., Cass County
Altamont limestone (3.66 feet exposed)
Lake Neosho shale member
Shale, grayexposed 2.0±
Tina limestone member
Limestone, gray, dense; contains algal (?) pellets in earthy matrix1.66
Bandera shale (23.8 feet)
Shale, gray and maroon3.0±
Shale, yellow and gray; contains limestone nodules in lower part5.4
Shale, gray5.4
Covered interval10.0±
Pawnee limestone (12.16 feet exposed)
Laberdie limestone member
Limestone, light gray, weathers slightly brown; contains few Chaetetes and abundant echinoid remainsexposed 5.0
Mine Creek shale member, covered10.0
Myrick Station limestone member
Limestone, medium gray, weathers brown; contains numerous brachiopods in upper part and Chaetetes3.66
Anna shale member (3.5 feet)
Covered interval3.0
Shale, blackexposed 0.5
Note: Thickness of the Bandera shale may be incorrect because the lower part was measured over some distance and possible dip of beds was disregarded.

(183) Near cen. E line sec. 11, T. 44 N., R. 30 W., Cass County
Bourbon shale (?)
Hepler sandstone
Sandstone fragments 
Marmaton group
Memorial shale
Covered interval20.0±
Lenapah limestone (3 feet)
Idenbro limestone member
Limestone, gray, earthy1.0
Perry Farm shale member
Shale, gray, black in middle part2.0
Nowata shale
Shale, gray and yellow, limoniticexposed 3.0

(184) Near. cen. W line sec. 31, T. 46 N., R. 25 W., Johnson County
Marmaton group
Fort Scott limestone (32.6 feet)
Higginsville limestone member
Limestone, gray, crystalline, thin wavy beds in middle part, more massive in upper and lower parts; contains Chaetetes in upper part12.0
Little Osage shale member (16.5 feet)
Shale, gray, calcareous; contains cup coralsexposed 0.5
Covered interval with Houx limestone, 1 foot thick, 4 feet from top (drill record)13.0±
Shale, gray, calcareous, nodular; contains few fossils3.0±
Blackjack Creek limestone member
Limestone, brown, earthy to slightly crystalline, one bed4.1
Cherokee shale
Shale, gray, darker in lower part, flaky2.0
Shale, black1.25
Shale, gray0.1
Coal0.05
Covered slope 

(185) NE cor. sec. 27, T. 46 N., R. 28 W., Johnson County
Pawnee limestone (18.2 feet exposed)
Laberdie limestone member
Limestone, light gray, massive; contains Chaetetes throughout, more abundant in upper partexposed 4.0
Mine Creek shale member (13.5 feet)
Shale and limestone, indefinite base1.35
Shale, gray, fossiliferous in upper part, sandy in lower part4.5
Sandstone, gray, weathers brown0.65
Shale, dark gray, carbonaceous, thin-bedded, micaceous in upper part7.0
Myrick Station limestone member
Limestone, dove-gray, finely crystalline, irregular bedsexposed 0.7

Stratigraphic Sections in Oklahoma (186-203)

(186) Near cen. S line sec. 11, T. 21 N., R. 15 E., Rogers County
Marmaton group
Fort Scott limestone (22.53 feet)
Higginsville limestone member (7.75 feet exposed)
Limestone, light dove-gray, brecciated appearance; contains Composita sp. and Squamularia sp.3.0±
Limestone, light dove-gray, more massive beds than unit above; contains Composita sp. and Squamularia sp.4.75
Little Osage shale member (5 feet)
Shale, gray0.5
Shale, black, fissile4.5±
Blackjack Creek limestone member (9.78 feet)
Limestone, gray and yellow, soft, slabby0.33
Limestone, dove-gray, dense, wavy-bedded, massive; contains sparse flint nodules, fusulines, and Rhombopora sp.4.8
Limestone, light gray, granular to earthy, massive; contains brachiopods1.45
Limestone, gray, granular to earthy, three massive beds; contains few brachiopods and crinoid fragments3.2
Cherokee shale
Shale, yellow1.1
Coal1.66
Underclay1.0±

(187) Near cen. N line sec. 31, and NW cor. sec. 29, T. 20 N., R. 15 E., Rogers County
Marmaton group
Labette shale
Shale, black, platyexposed 6.0±
Fort Scott limestone (19.35 feet)
Higginsville limestone member
Limestone, dark bluish-gray in upper part, lighter near base, granular; contains "cryptozoans"5.4
Little Osage shale member (6.95 feet)
Shale, gray, clay0.3
Shale, black, fissile; contains phosphatic concretions2.15
Limestone (Houx?), dark blue, dense, conchoidal fracture; contains sparse brachiopods1.5
Shale, gray, clay3.0
Blackjack Creek limestone member
Limestone, brown to bluish-gray, somewhat earthy" massive but distinctly bedded; contains chonetids and Neospirifer sp.7.0
Cherokee shale
Shale and coal, thin alternating beds; contains varves0.33
Coal1.15
Coal and shale, thin alternating beds; contains varves0.66
Shale and sandstone, somewhat massive sandstone in lower part5.0±
Covered interval2.0±
Limestone (Breezy Hill?), dark bluish-gray, slabby; contains productids2.0±
Shale, gray, partly coveredexposed 5.0±

(188) SE cor. sec. 36, T. 23 N., R. 16 E., Rogers County
Marmaton group
Fort Scott limestone
Higginsville limestone member (8 feet)
Limestone, covered2.0±
Limestone, light to medium dark gray, finely crystalline; contains Composita sp.6.0±
Little Osage shale member
Shale, black, fissile3.0±
Blackjack Creek limestone member
Limestone, light dove-gray, weathers lighter in color; contains productids and fusulines in upper part, cephalopods and gastropods in lower part 5.4
Cherokee shale
Shale, gray, clay, poorly exposed2.5
Coal1.0±
Shale, light gray and yellow, limonitic, and sandstone, blue-gray17.0
Shale, gray and yellow, limonitic, sandy5.4
Sandstone, massive in upper part, and shale, sandy in lower part4.4
Sandstone, brown, fine-grained, massive 2.0±
Partly covered interval, little gray shale exposed 12.0±
Limestone (Breezy Hill?), dark bluish-gray, weathers tan, massive 3.0±
Covered interval 1.0
Shale, black; contains phosphatic nodules 1.5
Limestone and shale, fossiliferous0.1
Shale, light yellow and grayexposed 5.0±

(189) SE SE sec. 17, T. 24 N., R. 16 E., Rogers County
Pawnee limestone (10.81 feet exposed)
Myrick Station limestone member
Limestone, dove-grayexposed 2.0±
Anna shale member (8.81 feet)
Shale, black; contains phosphatic concretions2.0±
Limestone, poorly exposed0.3±
Covered1.0±
Limestone, dark gray, algal and crinoidal0.85
Limestone, dark dove-gray, weathers brown, granular, slightly cross-bedded1.0-2.0
Shale, gray0.66
Limestone, dove-gray, weathers brown, granular, massive; contains large crinoid fragments and Composita sp.1.25
Shale, sandy0.5
Limestone, sandy0.25
Labette shale
Shale and sandstoneexposed 40.0

(190) SW cor. sec. 30, T. 24 N., R. 16 E., Rogers County
Pawnee limestone (9.6 feet)
Laberdie limestone member
Limestone, medium to dark bluish-gray, brecciatedexposed 3.0
Mine Creek shale member (1 foot)
Shale, with limestone nodules 0.55
Limestone0.25
Shale, limy0.2
Myrick Station limestone member
Limestone, gray to brown, massive1.3±
Anna shale member (4.3 feet)
Shale, gray in upper part, mostly black; contains phosphatic nodules1.75
Limestone, dark gray0.3
Shale, gray and yellow0.35
Limestone, dark in upper part, medium gray in lower, slabby, granular, crystalline, irregular beds, nodular in upper part1.9
Labette shale (40.4 feet exposed)
Shale, gray, sandy7.4
Shale, gray3.0±
Sandstone 30.0±

(191) East of cen. N line sec. 20, T. 24 N., R. 17 E., Rogers County
Cherokee shale
Sandstone, brown, medium to fine-grained5.0
Shale , gray, sandy6.0
Coal, very thin beds, alternating with thin beds of sandstone, light gray, fine-grained; contains varves2.5
Sandstone2.15
Sandstone and sandy shale3.0
Coal, very thin beds, alternating with thin beds of sandstone, light gray, fine grained; contains varves1.9
Coal, impure0.15
Shale, dark, silty4.5
Shale, dark, carbonaceous, partly covered4.5
Limestone (Breezy Hill?) dark dove-gray, semilithographic, nodular in upper part3.0±
Shale, black, fissile2.5±
Shale, light yellow and gray, limoniticexposed 5.0±

(192) Near cen. S line sec. 26, T. 26 N., R. 16 E., Nowata County
Pawnee limestone
Limestone, basal part of Anna shale member, poorly exposed 
Labette shale
Shale, yellow and gray, micaceous, slightly silty; contains limonitic concretions21.6
Shale, yellow and gray, silty and sandy; grades into shaly sandstone in lower part16.0
Shale, gray, blocky, limonitic, slightly micaceous; contains sandstone lenses in upper part 5.4
Shale, gray, blocky, slightly micaceous10.8

(193) W cor. sec. 35, T. 26 N., R. 16 E., Nowata County
Pawnee limestone (26.07 feet)
Laberdie limestone member (12.15 feet)
Limestone, light gray, weathers slightly tan, semilithographic in upper part, grades into crystalline brecciated facies below6.0
Limestone, light gray, crystalline, brecciated, wavy-bedded; contains silicified fossils and Cystauletes mammilosus4.0±
Limestone, crystalline, wavy-bedded2.15
Mine Creek shale member
Shale, yellow and gray, flaky; contains crinoid remains0.45
Myrick Station limestone member (4.57 feet)
Limestone, light dove-gray, granular0.33
Limestone, dove-gray, slightly crystalline, massive; contains few crinoid remains1.33
Limestone, bluish-gray, dense to slightly crystalline; contains brachiopods and crinoid remains1.66
Limestone, dove-gray, dense to slightly crystalline; contains gastropods, crinoid remains, and Hustedia sp.1.25
Anna shale member (8.9 feet)
Shale, mostly gray, some black, flaky 0.8
Shale, black, slightly fissile; contains few smooth black concretions2.5
Shale, gray, silty0.5
Limestone, dark gray, slabby; contains plant fossils0.3-0.4
Shale, black, platy to fissile0.1
Limestone, dark gray0.6
Shale, gray, calcareous1.0
Limestone, light to dark gray, earthy to locally crystalline; contains fusulines near base and productids3.0
Labette shale
Shale, grayexposed 6.0±

(194) Slightly south of cen. N. line sec. 6, T. 26 N., R. 17 E., Nowata County
Pawnee limestone (31.01 feet)
Laberdie limestone member (18 feet)
Limestone, light gray, weathered, slumped15.0±
Limestone, light gray, crystalline; contains crinoid remains and other fossils3.0
Myrick Station limestone member
Limestone, ashy gray in upper part, yellowish-gray in lower part, granular to nearly dense, more massive in lower part2.5
Anna shale member (10.51 feet)
Shale, black, mostly fissile; contains small smooth black concretion3.0±
Limestone, bluish-gray; contains gastropods, pelecypods, and brachiopods1.0-1.33
Shale, light gray, flaky3.33
Sandstone, gray, micaceous, medium fine-grained2.0
Limestone, gray, finely crystalline; contains fossil fragments and abundant "Osagia"0.85
Bandera shale
Shale, not well exposedexposed 4.0

(195) SW sec. 6, T. 26 N., R. 17 E., Nowata County
Pawnee limestone (14.91 feet)
Anna shale member
Covered; contains small phosphatic concretions exposed 3.0±
Limestone, dark bluish-gray, granular; contains large bellerophontids, Neospirifer sp., and Composita sp.1.33
Shale, sandy, micaceous, and sandstone , nearly white in middle part2.25
Sandstone, calcareous1.33
Shale, gray, sandy 1.9
Sandstone, slightly cross-bedded 0.33-0.5
Shale, blocky, micaceous 2.5
Limestone, gray, granular, in four beds, thin shale partings along bedding places; contains crinoid stems and Composita sp.2.1
Labette shale (22 feet exposed)
Shale, gray, calcareous, fossiliferous0.75
Sandstone, thin-bedded1.25
Shale, gray and yellow, blocky, slightly micaceous; grades into sandstone aboveexposed 20.0

(196) SW sec. 29, T. 26 N., R. 17 E., Nowata County
Pawnee limestone (14.05 feet)
Myrick Station limestone member
Limestone, light gray, crystalline, and brecciated in upper part; brown, crystalline in lower part2.0-3.0
Anna shale member (11.05 feet)
Shale, yellow and gray; contains small limestone nodules3.0
Shale, black, fissile; contains small phosphatic concretions1.85
Limestone, slabby, crinoidal; contains brachiopods0.55
Limestone, medium dark gray, granular, semi-oölitic, nodular in lower part, irregular base; contains few brachiopods in upper part2.5
Shale, light bluish-gray, slightly carbonaceous, blocky; contains limestone nodules in upper part2.0
Limestone, brown, massive, sandy1.15
Labette shale (24.1 feet exposed)
Sandstone, limy1.05±
Sandstone, medium to fine-grained, cross-bedded in upper part11.25
Shale, medium dark gray in upper part, light gray in lower part, flaky, sandy in upper part, grades into unit aboveexposed 11.8

(197) Near cen. N line NE NW sec. 33, T. 26 N., R. 17 E., Nowata County
Pawnee limestone
Anna shale member
Limestone, bluish-gray, sandyexposed 1.0
Labette shale (91.77 feet)
Shale, light gray, blocky, flaky; contains sparse limestone nodules5.0
Limestone, brown, earthy0.66
Sandstone, gray and yellow, thin-bedded3.33
Shale, sandy, gray, darker and less sandy in lower part16.0
Shale, gray, limonitic 10.8
Covered interval5.4
Limestone, medium dark gray, somewhat crystalline, wavy-bedded 3.0
Shale and limestone 0.5
Limestone, gray, massive0.75
Shale, yellow and gray, sandy in lower part3.33
Sandstone and sandy shale43.0

(198) NE cor. sec. 36, T. 26 R. 18 E., Craig County
Marmaton group
Fort Scott limestone
Blackjack Creek limestone member
Limestone, brown, massive 
Cherokee shale
Shale, gray, partly covered4.0±
Coal1.0
Shale, gray, limonitic, silty in lower part10.8
Coal0.55
Shale, sandy, and coal; paper-thin beds0.66
Shale, gray, limonitic10.15
Sandstone, fine-grained2.0±
Shale, medium gray, silty in upper part4.9
Shale, dark gray, blocky5.4
Limestone (Breezy Hill?), gray to brown, granular to crystalline; contains flint nodules in upper part and fusulines4.33
Shale, black; contains phosphatic nodules2.2
Shale, gray to blue, siltyexposed 10.0

(199) Near cen. sec. 4, T. 27 N., R. 16 E., Nowata County
Lenapah limestone (12 feet exposed)
Perry Farm shale member
Limestone, nodular, calcareousexposed 4.0±
Norfleet limestone member
Limestone, yellowish-gray, sandy appearing, hard, dense 8.0
Nowata shale
Shale, yellow, clayey 14.0
Note: Limestone in the upper part of this section is assigned to the Perry Farm shale member because it is a limestone facies of the member, which in Kansas is chiefly calcareous shale.

(200) Slightly east of cen. W line E2 SE sec. 30, T. 28 N., R. 16 E., Nowata County
Lenapah limestone (18.01 feet exposed)
Idenbro limestone member (5.26 feet exposed)
Limestone, gray, weathers bluish-tan, slightly crystalline, somewhat porous, massive to thin wavy-beddedexposed 3.5±
Shale, gray0.1±
Limestone, light gray, dense to slightly granular, algal; contains few brachiopods1.66
Perry Farm shale member (12.75 feet exposed)
Shale, greenish-gray; contains nodules of limestone in upper part and abundant Marginifera sp.0.75
Limestone, dense, mottled, apparently nonfossiliferousexposed 12.0
Note: Limestone in the lower part of this section is assigned to the Perry Farm shale member because it is a limestone facies of the member, which in Kansas is chiefly calcareous shale.

(201) Slightly east of cen. N line NW sec. 24, T. 28 N., R. 17 E., Nowata County
Altamont limestone (25.9 feet)
Tina limestone member
Limestone, light gray; contains "Osagia" and Chaetetes, partly silicifiedexposed 2.0
Limestone, light gray, dense, thinner bedded in upper part; contains sparse dark steel-gray flint and Squamularia sp.22.0±
Limestone, dark bluish-gray, crystalline; contains horn corals, few Cryptozoon, and echinoid fragments1.9
Bandera shale (13.85 feet exposed)
Shale, carbonaceous, blocky and laminated0.2±
Shale, nearly black, silty3.15
Sandstone, gray, hard0.5
Sandstone, bluish-gray, fine5.0
Shale, gray and yellow, blockyexposed 5.0

(202) Near cen. W line sec. 36, T. 28 N., R. 19 E., Craig County
Marmaton group
Fort Scott limestone (17.45 feet)
Higginsville limestone member
Limestone, gray, crystalline, irregularly bedded5.5±
Little Osage shale member (8.8 feet)
Shale, nearly black 2.0±
Limestone (Houx?), dark brown, earthy0.75
Shale, black, platy; contains scattered limestone concretions6.05
Blackjack Creek limestone member
Limestone, brown, earthy, massive3.15
Cherokee shale
Shale, gray; contains limonitic concretions5.5
Limestone (Breezy Hill?), dark gray, crinoidal0.0-0.75
Covered interval0.5
Coal1.0
Shale, gray, limonitic0.66
Sandstone, brown, massive2.1
Shale, gray, limonitic5.0±
Coal0.5
Shale, gray, limonitic5.0±
Sandstone0.8±
Shale, gray, limoniticexposed 4.0

(203) SE sec. 27, T. 29 N., R. 18 E., Craig County
Pawnee limestone (14.18 feet)
Myrick Station limestone member
Limestone, massive, weathers brownexposed 4.0±
Anna shale member (10.18 feet)
Shale, gray0.5
Shale, mostly covered, silty limestone in upper part1.0±
Shale, black, platy; contains phosphatic nodules3.0±
Shale, black, fissile2.25
Coal (Lexington)0.1
Shale, dark gray1.5
Shale, gray1.5±
Limestone, dark gray, earthy, nodular0.25-0.33
Labette shale
Shale, grayexposed 2.0±

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