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Contents
Purpose of the study
Distribution
Field sampling
Acknowledgments
Thickness
Topographic expression
Means of recognition
Texture
Color
Bedding
Location of outcrops sampled
Sample preparation
Petrography
Insoluble residues
Mineralogy of insoluble residue
Thin sections
Geochemistry
Procedure
Determination of TiO2
Determination of sodium and potassium
Spectrographic analyses
Discussion of data
Correlation between petrographic and chemical analyses
Whiting
Specifications for chalk to be used in whiting
Other uses of chalk
Comparison with other chalks
Conclusions
Ellis County
Finney County
Hamilton County
Jewell County
Lane County
Ness County
Osborne County
Phillips County
Rooks County
Smith County
Trego County
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Kansas Geological Survey, Geology
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