Publication

1959 - Kansas Geological Survey, Lawrence, Kansas, Kansas

Language

English

Word Count

10,750 words, Guess

Page Count

43 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCQE113 .A2 no. 134, pt. 8

Description

The Plattsburg Limestone (Lansing Group, Upper Pennsylvanian) anomalously thickens in the area near Neodesha and Fredonia, southeastern Kansas, where it increases from an average of about 20 feet thick to a maximum of 115 feet. This study was undertaken to interpret the causes and the economic significance of this thickening. The Plattsburg Limestone was studied in outcrops in the eastern part of the Neodesha-Fredonia area and was traced by means of drillers logs in the western part of the area where it passes underground.

First Sentence

The Plattsburg Limestone is anomalously thick in the Neodesha-Fredonia area, increasing from an average of about 20 feet to a maximum thickness of 115 feet.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Bulletin 134, pt. 8. 1959 Reports of studies, pt. 8

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