Stratigraphic Abbreviations

ABCK--Arbuckle Group (Cambrian-Ordovician)
BRGS--Burgess sand (basal Pennsylvanian sandstone)
BRN LM--brown lime--an informal term used to describe a limestone in the Douglas Group (Pennsylvanian, Virgilian); or in southeast Kansas, a limestone in the Marmaton Group (Pennsylvanian, Desmoinesian)
CG--conglomerate, used with either PENN, MSSP, etc.
CGRV--Council Grove Group (Permian, Gearyan)
CHER--Cherokee Group (Pennsylvanian, Desmoninesian)
CHSE--Chase Group (Permian, Gearyan)
DAK--Dakota Formation (Cretaceous)
DGLS--Douglas Group (Pennsylvanian, Virgilian)
GRHVN--Grandhaven Limestone Member (Pennsylvanian, Virgilian)
HASK--Haskell Limestone Member (Pennsylvanian, Virgilian)
HEEB--Heebner Shale Member (Pennsylvanian, Virgilian)
HERR--Herington Limestone Member (Permian, Gearyan)
HNTN--Hunton group (Silurian, Middle Devonian)
KC--Kansas City Group (Pennsylvanian, Missourian)
LANS--Lansing Group (Pennsylvanian, Missourian)
LECMP--Lecompton Limestone (Pennsylvanian, Virgilian)
LKC--Lansing-Kansas City groups (Pennsylvanian, Missourian)
MSNR--Misener sandstone member (Upper Devonian-Mississippian)
MQKT--Maquoketa formation (Upper Ordovician)
MSSP--Mississippian
NEVA--Neva Limestone Member (Permian, Gearyan)
OREAD--Oread Limestone (Pennsylvanian, Virgilian)
PENN--Pennsylvanian
PERM--Permian
PRECAM--Precambrian
REAG--Reagan Sandstone (Cambrian)
SEV--Severy Shale (Pennsylvanian, Virgilian)
SHAW--Shawnee Group (Pennsylvanian, Virgilian)
SMPS--Simpson Group (Middle Ordovician)
TOP--Topeka Limestone (Pennsylvanian, Virgilian)
TOR--Toronto Limestone Member (Pennsylvanian, Virgilian)
VIOL--Viola Limestone (Middle Ordovician)
WAB--Wabaunsee Group (Pennsylvanian, Virgilian)

Updated Oct. 30, 1995
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