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Contents
Part I--Geology of Ellis County
Field work
Acknowledgments
Geography, location, and culture
Topography
Stratigraphy
Quaternary system
Tertiary system
Cretaceous system
Niobrara formation
Smoky Hill chalk member
Fort Hays limestone member
Carlile shale
Blue Hill shale member
Fairport chalky shale member
Greenhorn limestone
Pfeifer shale member
Jetmore chalk member
Hartland shale member
Lincoln limestone member
Comparison with Greenhorn exposed in other localities
Graneros shale
Dakota sandstone
Rocks not exposed
Beds useful for structural mapping
Structure
Attitude of the Greenhorn limestone
Structure of the pre-Cretaceous rocks
Faults
Economic products
Oil and gas prospecting
Building stone
Gravel
Cement
Ground water
Salt
Part II--Geology of Hamilton County
Field work
Acknowledgments
Location, topography, and culture
Stratigraphy
Quaternary system
Tertiary system
Ogalalla formation
Cretaceous system
Niobrara formation
Smoky Hill chalk member
Fort Hays limestone member
Carlile shale
Blue Hill shale member
Fairport chalky shale member
Greenhorn limestone
Bridge Creek limestone member
Hartland shale member
Lincoln limestone member
Fossils
Graneros shale
Dakota sandstone
Rocks penetrated by the Wood Oil Co.'s well
Brief geologic history, with special reference to structural mapping
Structure
Folding
Joints and faults
Economic products
Temperature readings in the Wood Oil Co.'s well
Part III--Geologic Structure of the Dakota Sandstone of Western Kansas
Part IV--Structure and Limits of the Kansas Salt Beds
Note on subsidence near Sharon Springs, Wallace County, Kansas
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Kansas Geological Survey, Geology
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