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Table 10--Generalized section of the geologic formations of Marshall County, Kansas.
System | Series | Group | Formation | Members | Thickness (feet) |
Physical character | Water supply |
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Quaternary | Pleistocene | Alluvium | 0-50 | Silt and clay with minor quantities of sand in the upper part. Lower part composed chiefly of sand and gravel. | Yields moderate to large quantities of water to wells. | ||
Sanborn formation | Peoria silt, Loveland silt | 0-20 | Massive, wind-deposited silts. | Lies above the water table, and does not yield water to wells in Marshall County. | |||
Meade formation | Sappa Grand Island | 0-55 | Upper member composed of silt and clay, and some fine sand. Locally contains a bed of volcanic ash. Lower member composed of sand and well-rounded granitic gravel. | Lower member yields moderate to large quantities of water to wells where it is bellow the water table. | |||
Kansas till (and associated deposits) | 0-325 | Unconsolidated clay and boulders, wiith incorporated deposits of sand and gravel. | Yields small to moderate supplies of water to wells in Marshall County. | ||||
Atchison formation | 0-115 | Silt and very fine sand in upper part. Lower few feet contains coarse sand and gravel. | Yields moderate quantities of water to wells. | ||||
Pre-Kansasn gravel | 0-22 | Medium to coarse chert and quartzite gravel. | Yields moderate to large quantities of water to wells. | ||||
Permian | Leonardian | Sumner | Wellington formation | 0-45 | Varicolored silty and sandy shale. | Does not yield water to wells in Marshall County. | |
Wolfcampian | Chase | Nolans limestone | Herington limestone, Paddock shale, Krider limestone | 18-21 | Composed of yellowish-gray, sandy to dolomitic limestone and gray shale. | Yields only small quantities of water to wells in Marshall County. | |
Odell shale | 23-27 | Chiefly gray shale; contains some red and green shale in the lower part. | Does not yield water to wells in Marshall County. | ||||
Winfield limestone | Cresswell limestone, Grant shale, Stovall limestone | 25-30 | Composed of massive upper limestone member, a gray and red silty shale member, and a thin cherty lower limestone member. | Yields only small quantities of water to wells in Marshall County. | |||
Doyle shale | Gage shale, Towanda limestone, Holmesville shale | 70-80 | Varicolored shale and impure limestone. | Yields only small quantities of water to wells in Marshall County. | |||
Barneston limestone | Fort Riley limestone, Oketo shale, Florence shale | 45-65 | Composed chiefly of massive limestone members seperated by a thin shale member. The florence limestone member is very cherty. | Yields moderate to large quantities of water to wells in Marshall County. | |||
Matfield shale | Blue Springs shale, Kinney limestone, Wymore shale | 55-65 | Consists of two varicolored shale members seperated by a thin lime-stone member. | Does not yield water to wells in Marshall County. | |||
Council Grove | Wreford limestone | Schroyer limestone, Havensville shale, Threemile limestone | 30-40 | Thick cherty limestone beds seperated by a bed of gray-green shale. | Yields small to moderate quantities of water to wells in Marshall County. | ||
Speiser shale | 15-20 | Varicolored shale and a thin but persistent limestone bed. | Does not yield water to wells in Marshall County. | ||||
Funston limestone | 5-7. | Massive gray limestone and light-colored shale. | Yields very small quantities of water to a few wells in Marshall County. | ||||
Blue Rapids shale | 14-20 | Blocky gray shale; contains some green, red, and black. | Does not yield water to wells in Marshall County. | ||||
Crouse limestone | 6-8. | Massive and platy limestone; contains some gray shale. | Yields very small quantities of water to a few wells in Marshall County. | ||||
Easly Creek shale | 15-20 | Varicolored shale; locally contains a massive bed of gypsum about 8 feet thick. | Does not yield water to wells in Marshall County. | ||||
Bader limestone | Middleburg limestone, Hooser shale, Eiss limestone | 17-22 | Massive limestone beds, alternating with shale. | Yields small to moderate quantities of water to wells in Marshall County. | |||
Stearns shale | 17-20 | Dark-gray, red, and green calcareous shale. | Does not yield water to wells in Marshall County. | ||||
Beattie limestone | Morill limestone, Florena shale, Cottonwood limestone | 11-19 | Soft limestone beds and dark-grey shale in the upper part. Massive limestone in the lower part. | Yields moderate to small quantities of water to wells in Marshall County. | |||
Eskridge shale | 24-28 | Varicolored shale and impure limestone. | Does not yield water to wells in Marshall County. | ||||
Grenola limestone | Neva limestone, Salem Point shale, Burr limestone, Legion shale, Sallyards limestone | 35-40 | Alternating beds of massive limestona and gray to black shale. | Yields moderate quantities of water to wells in Marshall County. | |||
Roca shale | 20-28 | Varicolored shale and thin impure limestone. | Does not yield water to wells in Marshall County. | ||||
Red Eagle limestone | Howe limestone, Bennett shale, Glenrock limestone | 9-16. | Massive and cavernous limestone and gray to black shale. | Yields small quantities of water to wells in Marshall County. | |||
Johnson shale | 15-20 | Consists chiefly of gray shale; contains several impure limestone beds. | Does not yield water to wells in Marshall County. | ||||
Foraker limestone | Long Creek limestone, Hughes Creek shale, Americus limestone | 40-50 | Impure limestone and limy shale in the upper part; hard, massive limestone in the lower part. | Yields small quantities of water to wells in Marshall County. | |||
Admire | Hamlin shale | Oaks shale, Houchen Creek limestone, Stine shale | 125-150 | Alternating beds of limestone and shale, not well exposed in Marshall County. | Yields little or no water to wells in Marshall County. | ||
Five Point limestone | |||||||
West Branch shale | |||||||
Falls City limestone | |||||||
Hawxby shale | |||||||
Aspinwall limestone | |||||||
Towle shale | |||||||
Pennsylvanian | Virgilian | Wabaunsee | Brownville limestone | 2 | Soft, impure limestone. | Does not yield water to wells in Marshall County. | |
Pony Creek shale | 12 | Varicolored shale in exposed part. | Does not yield water to wells in Marshall County. |
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