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Cheyenne Sandstone, Russell County

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Contents

Abstract

Introduction

Purpose of study

Location and size of area

Previous subsurface geologic work

Methods of investigation

Acknowledgments

Geology

Stratigraphy and criteria used for subsurface identification

Quaternary and Tertiary (?) rocks

Cretaceous rocks

Carlile shale

Greenhorn limestone

Graneros shale

Dakota formation

Kiowa shale

General features

Mineralogy

Mechanical composition of sands

Roundness evaluation of sands

The Dakota-Kiowa contact

Diagnostic criteria for identification

Cheyenne sandstone

General features

Mineralogy

Mechanical composition of sands

Roundness evaluation of sands

The Kiowa-Cheyenne contact

Diagnostic criteria for identification

Permian rocks

General features

Mineralogy

Mechanical composition of sands

Roundness evaluation of sands

The Permian-Cretaceous contact

Diagnostic criteria for identification

Lateral changes in thickness and character of the Kiowa and Cheyenne formations

Depositional environment of the Cheyenne sandstone

Conclusions

Quality of Ground Water

General character of waters

Dissolved solids

Hardness

Iron

Fluoride

Calcium

Magnesium

Sodium and potassium

Carbonate and bicarbonate

Sulphate

Chloride

Nitrate

Range in quantity of dissolved solids

Relative concentrations of constituents

Summary

Logs of Test Holes and Disposal Wells

References

Plate


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Kansas Geological Survey, Geology
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