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Contents
Purpose of study
Location and size of area
Previous subsurface geologic work
Methods of investigation
Acknowledgments
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
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
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Kansas Geological Survey, Geology
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