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Cherokee Rocks, Southeastern Kansas

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Contents

Abstract

Introduction

Purpose and scope of investigation

Area and method of study

Acknowledgments

Previous Work

Classification

Major divisions

Subdivisions of formations

Dark shale and dark, irregular limestone

Gray shale

Underlimestones and sandstones

Underclay

Coal

The Croweburg-Verdigris relationship

Stratigraphy

Desmoinesian Series--Cherokee group

Venteran substage--Krebs subgroup

Riverton formation

Definition and subdivisions

Basal shale

Underclay

Riverton coal

Warner formation

Definition and subdivision

Shale between the Riverton coal and Warner Sandstone

Warner sandstone

Dark shale above the Warner sandstone

Underclay

Neutral coal

Rowe formation

Definition and subdivisions

Lowermost limestone

Beds between the limestone and Rowe coal

Rowe coal

Dry Wood formation

Definition and subdivisions

Dark shale

Silty limestone and clay-ironstone

Underclay

Dry Wood coal

Bluejacket formation

Definition and subdivisions

Lower shale and sandy shale

Bluejacket sandstone

Bluejacket coal

Seville formation

Cygnian substage--Cabaniss subgroup

Weir formation

Definition and subdivisions

Underclay

Weir-Pittsburg coal

Tebo formation

Definition and subdivisions

Shale

Underlimestone

Underclay

Tebo coal

Scammon formation

Definition and subdivisions

Lower dark shale and limestone

Sandstone above the lower shale and limestone

Shale above unnamed coal horizon and below Chelsea sandstone

Chelsea sandstone

Underclay

Scammon coal

Mineral formation

Definition and subdivisions

Lower limestone bed

Dark shale

Underlimestone and sandstone

Underclay

Mineral coal

Robinson Branch and Fleming formations

Definition and subdivisions

Robinson Branch formation

Lower limestone and calcareous shale

Dark shale

Sandstone and underlimestone

Underclay

Robinson Branch coal

Fleming formation

Calcareous shale and limestone

Dark shale

Sandstone

Underclay

Fleming coal

Croweburg formation

Definition and subdivisions

Lower limestone and calcareous shale

Dark-gray to black shale

Underlimestone and sandstone

Underclay

Croweburg coal

Verdigris formation

Definition and subdivisions

Gray shale

Black fissile shale

Verdigris limestone

Upper shale and sandstone

Bevier formation

Definition and subdivisions

Underclay

Bevier coal

Lagonda formation

Definition and subdivisions

Lower limestone and dark shale

Light-gray shale

Sandstone

Underclay

Iron Post coal

Mulky formation

Definition and subdivisions

Kinnison shale

Breezy Hill limestone

Underclay

Mulky coal

Excello formation

Definition and subdivisions

Summary

References

Appendix--Stratigraphic sections 1-98

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