Table 3.--Mechanical analyses of 12 volcanic ash samples showing distribution coarser than one micron.
| County | Location | Ceramic lab no. | Bed | Particle size distribution, percent by weight | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ø <2 | 2-2.5 | 2.5-3 | 3-3.5 | 3.5-4 | 4-4.5 | 4.5-5 | 5-6 | 6-7 | 7-8 | 8-9 | 9-10 | >10 | Md | Md | ||||
| µ >250 | 250-177 | 177-125 | 125-88 | 88-62 | 62-44 | 44-31.2 | 31.2-15.6 | 15.6-7.8 | 7.8-3.9 | 3.9-1.95 | 1.95-1 | <1 | ø | µ | ||||
| Gove | NE SW 21-13-26W | GV-1B | Pearlette | 0.4 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 5.5 | 9.1 | 15.1 | 14.4 | 33.9 | 14.1 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 5.06 | 30 |
| Grant | SE NE 1-30-36W | GTV-1 | Pearlette | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 7.5 | 14.3 | 16.9 | 39.6 | 12.9 | 2.3 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 5.15 | 28 |
| Jewell | NW NE 16-1-6W | JV-6 | Pearlette | 0.1 | 0.3 | 2.4 | 10.8 | 14.0 | 24.7 | 22.0 | 20.1 | 4.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 4.45 | 46 |
| Lincoln | SE SW 27-13-10W | LV-1 | Pearlette | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 4.1 | 10.6 | 21.1 | 21.3 | 28.1 | 10.9 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 4.78 | 36 |
| McPherson | NW SE NW 20-18-3W | MPV-1 | Pearlette | 0.1 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 7.6 | 13.2 | 22.1 | 17.7 | 18.7 | 8.7 | 3.8 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 4.57 | 42 |
| Meade | SW 2-31-28W | MEV-5A | Pearlette | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 9.1 | 14.6 | 18.3 | 35.7 | 10.6 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 4.98 | 31 |
| Norton | NW SW 25-2-22W | NNV-1 | Calvert | 1.3 | 2.1 | 6.3 | 8.3 | 8.9 | 15.6 | 25.3 | 27.3 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 4.64 | 40 |
| Norton | SE SE 25-3-25W | NNV-3 | Calvert | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 7.0 | 14.3 | 28.6 | 36.1 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 4.87 | 34 |
| Norton | SW SE 2-3-25W | NNV-4 | Reager | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 6.2 | 12.5 | 18.7 | 39.4 | 10.2 | 3.3 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 5.20 | 27 |
| Pratt | S1/2 SW 21-27-12W | PRV-1B | Pearlette | 0.3 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 5.6 | 13.3 | 24.5 | 19.2 | 21.1 | 9.0 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 4.56 | 42 |
| Pratt | NW SE 34-27-12W | PRV-4 | Pearlette | 0.6 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 6.6 | 12.4 | 15.0 | 31.6 | 15.4 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 5.1 | 28 |
| Rawlins | NE NW 14-3-35W | RWV-1 | Pearlette | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 13.0 | 13.5 | 34.4 | 16.4 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 5.25 | 26 |
Kansas Geological Survey, Kansas Volcanic Ash Resources
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