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PRELI MI NARYSURFI CI AL GEOLOGYOF THE LI NCOLN COUNTYPORTI ON OF THE ADA QUADRANGLE , KANSAS 1 0 1 0.5 MILES 1000 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000 500 FEET UNI V ERSAL TRAN SV ERSE MERCATOR PROJ ECT I ON, ZON E 14 N ORTH AMER I CANDATUM OF 1 983 SCALE 1 : 2 4 0 1000 0 1000 2000 500 METERS 1 0 1 2 0.5 KILOMETERS Fun d e d i n pa rt by t h e USGS Na t i o na l Co pe ra t i v e Ge o lo g i c Ma ppi ng Pro g ra m Ope n- F i le Re po rt 20 17 - 1 1 97º52'30" 98º00' 39º07'30" 97º52'30" 39º07'30" 98º00' 39°15' 39°15' MITCHELL CO LINCOLN CO LINCOLN CO OTTAWA CO LINCOLN CO OTTAWA CO MITCHELL CO LINCOLN CO OTTAWA CO MITCHELL CO 22 7 28 30 23 32 35 33 4 30 19 6 4 29 33 12 21 31 23 1 36 26 5 29 9 6 5 20 33 20 36 34 16 2 24 17 15 24 16 33 21 28 27 27 2 28 4 25 19 21 34 4 14 28 32 31 25 21 35 8 26 3 22 13 3 11 18 9 10 1 R6 W R 5 W R 6 W R 5 W T 9 S T 10 S T 9 S T 10 S Ada Mi lo 1400 1600 1400 1500 1300 1500 1500 1300 1500 1500 1400 1500 1600 1300 1500 1400 1400 1400 1400 1300 1300 1400 1400 1400 1300 1500 1400 1400 1500 1500 1300 1400 1300 1500 1300 1300 1300 1400 1500 1500 1500 1500 1300 1400 1500 1400 1500 1500 1500 1500 1400 1300 1500 1600 1300 1400 1400 1400 1500 1500 1400 1400 1500 1300 1500 1400 1400 1400 1400 1500 1300 1500 1400 1500 1300 1500 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1400 1500 1300 1500 1300 1500 1300 1400 1400 1400 1400 1500 1300 1400 1500 1400 1300 1400 1500 1500 Kd Kgr Kgr Qal Qal Qal Kgh Kgh Kgh Kgh Kgh Kgr Kgr Kgr Kgr Kgr Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kgh Kgh Kgh Kgh Kgh Kd Kd Kgr Kgr Kgr Kgr Kgr Kgr Kgr Kgr Kgr Kgr Kgr Kgr Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kgr Kgh Kgh Kgh Kgh Kgh Kgh Kgh Kgr Kgr Kgr Kgr Kd Kd Kd Kd Kgh Kgh Kgh Kgh Kc Kc Kgr Kgr Kgr Kgr Kgr Kgr Kgr Kgr Kgr Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kgr Kgr Kgr Kgr Kgh Kgh Kgh Kgh Qal Qal Qal Qal Qal Qal Qal Qal Qal Qal Qal Qal Qal Qal Qal Qal Qal Qal Qal Qal Qal Qal Qal Qal Qal Qal Qal Qal Qal Qal Qal Qal Qal Qal Qal Qal Kgh Kgr Kgr Kgr Kgr Kgr Kgr Kgr Kgr Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Qal Qal Qal Qal Qal Qal Qal Qal Qal Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Qal Qal Qal Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kgr Kgr Kgr Kgr Kgr Kgr Kgh Kgh Kgh Kgh Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Kd Salt C re e k Fi r st C r e e k S al t C r e e k S p r i n g C r e e k S e c o n d C r e e k F i r s t C r e e k F i r s t C r e e k F i r s t C r e e k W e s t E l k h or n Cr C o w C r e e k Cow C r e e k S e c o nd C r e e k C o w C r e e k E a s t El kh o r n C r E a s t E l k h o r n C r e e k Sal t Cre ek S a l t C r e ek E B r a n c h T h i r d C r S e c o n d C r e e k E B r a n c h T h i r d Cr S e c o n d C r e e k S e c o n d C r e e k S a l t C r e e k F i r s t Cr Cow Creek 7 8 6 9 4 1 3 2 5 11 14 13 15 12 10 16 17 18 19 20 E leva t ion con t our s ar e p r es en t ed fo r gen er al r efer en ce. Us ed in t he U . S . Geo logica l Sur vey s cur r en t US Topo 1 : 24 , 0 - s cale t opogr aphic m ap s er ies , t hey wer e gen er at ed fr omhydr ogr aphica ly im p r oved 1 / 3 ar c- s econ d N at ion al E leva t ion Dat as et ( N ED) da t a an d s mo t hed dur ing p r o ces s in g fo r us e at 1 : 24 , 0 s ca le. I n s ome p la ces , t he con t our s m ay be mo r e gen er a lized t ha n t he bas e da t a us ed fo r comp ila t ion o f geo logic out cr op p at t er n s . Out cr op p at t er n s on t he m ap wil t yp ica ly r eflect t opogr aphic va r ia t ion mo r e a ccur at ely t ha n t he as s o cia t ed con t our lin es . Rep ea t ed fluct ua t ion o f an out cr op lin e a cr o s s a con t our lin e s hould be in t er p r et ed as an in dica t ion t ha t t he m ap ed r o ck un it is m ain t a in ing a r ela t ively con s t an t eleva t ion alon g a gen er a lized con t our . 1 - m et er L iDAR hils ha des and 1 - m et er 2010 an d 2012 U . S . Dep ar t m en t o f Agr icult ur e F ar mS er vices Agen cy ( USDA- FSA) N at ion al Agr icult ur e I m a ger y P r ogr am ( NAI P ) digit al im ager y wer e us ed as r efer en ces in t he digit al m ap in g. USGS 7 . 5 - m in ut e 1 : 24 , 0 - s cale t opogr aphic m ap s , USDA N at ur al Res our ces Con s er va t ion S er vice ( N RCS ) s o il s ur veys , and o t her geo logic m ap s an d b ulet in s wer e us ed t o s up lem en t t he m ap ing. Ro a ds an d highwa ys ar e s hown on t he bas e m ap as r ep r es en t ed by da t a fr om t he Kan s as Dep ar t m en t o f T r an s po r t at ion ( KDOT ) , U . S . Cen s us Bur ea u, an d o t her s our ces . U . S . Dep ar t m en t o f Agr icult ur e F ar mS er vices Agen cy ( USDA- FSA) N at ion al Agr icult ur e I m a ger y P r ogr a m( NAI P ) im ager y a ls o wa s us ed t o check r o ad lo ca t ion s . Shaded r elief is bas ed on 1 - m et er hydr o fla t t en ed bar e- ea r t h DEMs fr om t he S t at e o f Kan s as L iDAR Dat abas e. The DEM im ages , in ERDAS I MAGI NE fo r m at , wer e mo s a icked in t o a s in gle out put DEM, do wn s am p led t o 2 - m et er r es o lut ion , an d r ep r o ject ed t o decim a l degr ees . The out put DEM wa s t hen con ver t ed t o a hils ha de, a m ult idir ect ion al s ha ded- r elief im age us ing angles o f ilum in at ion fr om 0 ° , 25 ° , 27 0 ° , an d 315 ° azim ut hs , ea ch 45 ° above t he ho r izon , wit h a4x ver t ica l exa gger at ion . This geo logic m ap wa s funded in p ar t by t he USGS N at ion al Cop er at ive Geo logic Ma p ing P r ogr am , a wa r d n um ber G16AC0195 ( FY201 6 ) . This m ap wa s p r oduced us in g t he Ar cGI S s ys t emdevelop ed by Es r i ( En vir onmen t al Sys t em s Res ea r ch I n s t it ut e, I n c. ) . This m ap is a p r elim in ar y p r oduct an d ha s ha d les s s cien t ific an d ca r t ogr aphic r eview t ha n t he Kan s as Geo logica l Sur vey s M- s er ies geo logic m ap s . KGS do es n o t gua r an t ee t his m ap t o be fr ee fr omer r o r s o r in a ccur a cies an d dis claim s any r es pon s ib ilit y o r lia b ilit y fo r in t er p r et at ion s m a de fr omt he m ap o r decis io n s bas ed t her eon . SUGGESTED REFERENCE TO THE MAP S a win , R . S . , an d Dunham , J . W. , 2 017 , P r elim in ar y s ur ficia l geo logy o f t he L in co ln Coun t y po r t ion o f t he Ada quadr an gle, Kan s as : Kan s as Geo logica l Sur vey, Op en - F ile Repo r t 2017 - 1 , s cale 1 : 24 , 0 , un publis hed. LINCOLN COUNTY QUADRANGLES 1 Hunter 2 Ash Grove 3 Lincoln NW 4 Barnard 5 Ada 6 Sylvan Grove 7 Vesper 8 Lincoln 9 Shady Bend 10 Tescott 11 Wilson NW 12 Wilson NE 13 Westfall NW 14 Westfall 15 Juniata 16 Wilson 17 Black Wolf 18 Westfall SW 19 Westfall SE 20 Brookville SW APPROXIMATE MEAN DECLINATION, 2017 & 4° 3' TRUE NORTH MAGNETIC NORTH & Qal Kd Kc Kgh Kgr Thes e des cr ip t ion s ar e a comp ila t ion o f s ever al s o ur ces , in cluding field no t es and m eas ur ed s ect ion s , Kan s as Dep ar t m en t o f T r an s po r t at ion geo logica l r ep o r t s and p r o files , and lit ho logic des cr ip t ion s in Ber r y ( 1952 ) , Bayn e et a l. ( 19 71 ) , and Ar bogas t and J ohn s on ( 196 ) . GEOLOGI C UNI TS CENOZOI C Qua t e rn a ry Syst e m P le i st o c e ne - Ho lo c e ne Alluv i um and t e rra c e va lle y f i ll Aluviuma nd t er r a ce va ley fil ar e found along t he Salin e R iver and it s t r ib ut ar ies . F lodp la in dep o s it s con t a in mo s t ly s ilt and cla y wit h s ome s and. The t hickn es s o f t he a luviumr anges up t o 60 ft ( 18 m) in t he Salin e R iver va ley and 20 ft ( 6 m) in o t her m ajo r t r ib ut ar ies in t he coun t y ( Ber r y, 195 2 ) . MESOZOI C Cre t a c e ou s Syst e m Uppe r Cre t a c e ou s Se ri e s Ca rli le Sha le The Car lile Shale co n t a in s t hr ee m em ber s . I n as cending o r der , t hey ar e t he Fair po r t Chalk Mem b er , t he B lue Hil Shale Mem b er , and t he Codel Sands t on e Mem b er . On ly t he lower p ar t o f t he Fair po r t Chalk Mem b er is p r es en t in L in co ln Coun t y, wher e it is up t o 20 ft ( 6 m) t hick and ver y s im ila r t o t he up er b eds o f t he Gr eenho r n L im es t on e ( Ber r y, 1952 ) . I t con s is t s o f a lt er n at ing b eds o f t hin , con cr et io n ar y lim es t on e and cha lky m udr o ck, as wel as t hin b en t on it e la yer s . The Car lile Shale ca p s t he high hils in t he no r t her n and s o ut hwes t er n p ar t s o f t he coun t y. Gre e nho rn L i me st one The Gr eenho r n L im es t on e con t a in s t he fo lowing four m em ber s , in as cending o r der : t he L in co ln L im es t on e Mem b er , t he Har t land Shale Mem b er , t he J et mo r e Chalk Mem b er , and t he P feifer Shale Mem b er . Each m em ber is 15 t o 20 ft ( 5 t o 6 m) t hick. The con t a ct s b et ween t he m em ber s ar e gr a da t ion al and no t ea s ily r ecogn ized in t he field. I n gen er a l, t he Gr een ho r n is light gr ay t o yelowis h- gr ay cha lky lim es t on e, cha lky m udr o ck, and cha lk. Sever al lim es t on eb eds con t a in t hefo s s il cla m Inoceramus s p . t ha t is cha r a ct er is t ic o f t he fo r m at ion . The lower p ar t o f t he Gr eenho r n ( L in co ln Mem b er ) is in t er b edded la yer s o f cha lky m udr o ck, cha lky lim es t on es , and da r k gr ay cr ys t a lin e lim es t on e n ea r t he bas e t ha t ha s as t r ong p et r o lifer ous odo r when fr es hly br oken . The m iddle p ar t ( Har t land and J et mo r e Mem b er s ) is cha lky m udr o ck wit h in t er b edded la yer s o f nodular lim es t on e, cha lky lim es t o n e, an d b en t on it e. The up er p ar t o f t he fo r m at ion ( P feifer Mem b er ) is in t er b edded t hin cha lky lim es t on es and cha lky m udr o cks con t a in in g b en t on it e s eam s and is ca p ed by t he F en ce- po s t lim es t o n e b ed, a 0 . 7 ft ( 0 . 2 m) t hick lim es t on e t ha t wea t her s light t an wit h a r us t - co lo r ed lin e in t he m iddle. The Fen ce- po s t b ed ha s b een quar r ied ext en s ively in L in co ln Coun t y. The Gr eenho r n is 65 t o 9 0 ft ( 20 t o 27 m) t hick in L in co ln Coun t y ( Ber r y, 1952 ) and fo r ms t he p r omin en t es ca r pmen t s o f t he up land ar ea s in t he no r t her n , s out hwes t , and s out h- cen t r al p ar t s o f t he coun t y. Grane ro s Sha le The Gr an er o s Shale is a gr ay t o da r k gr a y, non ca lca r eous , fis s ile s ha le t ha t wea t her s t o light gr ay and yelow- br own . Sm al fla kes o f t he light gr ay fis s ile s ha le ar e cha r a ct er is t ic o f t he wea t her ed out cr o p . I n t er b edded la yer s o f fo s s ilifer o us ( p r edomin at ely Inoceramus s p . and Ostrea s p . ) s ands t on e and lim es t o n e ( up t o 2 ft [0 . 6 m] t hick) o ccur in t he m iddle t o lower p ar t o f t he fo r m at ion in L in co ln Coun t y, and t hin ( 0 . 3 ft [0 . 1 m ]) b eds o f lim es t on e o ft en o ccur n ea r t he t op . A 1 ft ( 0 . 3 m) b en t on it e b ed m ay be p r es en t n ea r t he t op . Dis s em in at ed gyp s umand s elen it e cr ys t a ls a ls o o ccur in t he Gr an er o s . I n L in co ln Coun t y, t he t hickn es s o f t he Gr an er o s Shale r anges fr om 20 t o 45 ft ( 6 t o 14 m) . The Gr an er o s Shale fo r ms low hils above t he Dako t a Fo r m at ion a dja cen t t o t he va leys and gen t le s lop es b et ween t he Dako t a and t he Gr eenho r n L im es t o n e in t he up lands . Lands lides cha r a ct er ize t he Gr an er o s ho r izon . Cre t a c e ou s Syst e m Lo we r Cre t a c e ou s Se ri e s Dako t a Fo rm a t i on The Dako t aFo r m at ion is compo s ed o f t wo m em ber s : t he lower Ter r a Co t t a C lay Mem b er and t he up er J an s s en C lay Mem b er . The Dako t a is compo s ed o f va r ico lo r ed cla y, cla ys t on e, and s ha le wit h ir r egula r an d s omet im es m as s ive len s es o f s ilt s t on e an d s ands t on e. The m udr o cks ar e r ed- mo t t led p a le- gr a y, t an t o br own cla y and s ilt . The in t er b edded s ands t on e len s es ar e fin e t o m edium gr a in ed, ver y light gr ay t o o r ange- t an t o da r k r ed- br own , and common ly po r ly cem en t ed. Con cr et io n s an d t hick la yer s o f ha r d, gr a y, ca lcit e- cem en t ed s an ds t on e ( lo ca ly r efer r ed t o as L in co ln quar t z it e ) ar e found in L in co ln Coun t y in s m al, is o la t ed ar ea s , b ut ext en s ive depo s it s n ea r L in co ln , Kan s as , ar e m in ed fo r a ggr ega t e. The Dako t a o ft en con t a in s lign it e and ca r bon aceous fr a gm en t s , an d s m al con cr et ion s and t hin b eds o f limon it e, s ider it e, an d hem a t it e o ccur as s ca t t er ed fr a gm en t s on er oded m udr o ck s ur fa ces . The Dako t a Fo r m at io n r anges fr o m ab out 140 ft ( 4 3 m) t hick in ea s t er n L in co ln Coun t y t o ab out 20 ft ( 6 1 m) in t he wes t er n p ar t ( Ber r y, 1952 ) and is an impo r t an t s our ce o f wa t er in L in co ln Coun t y and els ewher e in Kan s as . I n L in co ln Co un t y, t he Dako t a is expo s ed in m uch o f cen t r al and s o ut hea s t er n p ar t s o f t he coun t y in ar ea s a dja cen t t o t he Salin e R iver and it s t r ib ut ar ies . REFERENCES Ar bogas t , A . F . , and J ohn s on , W. C . , 196 , Sur ficia l geo logy and s t r at igr aphy o f Rus s el Co un t y, Kan s as : Kan s as Geo logica l Sur vey, Techn ica l Ser ies 7 , 45 p . Bayn e, C . K . , F r anks , P . C . , and I ves , W. , J r . , 1 971 , Geo logy and gr ound- wa t er r es our ces o f E ls wo r t h Coun t y, cen t r al Kan s as : Kan s as Geo logica l Sur vey, Bulet in 201 , 84 p . Ber r y, D . W. , 1952 , Geo logy and gr ound- wa t er r es our ces o f L in co ln Co un t y, Kan s as : S t at e Geo lo gica l Sur vey o f Kan s as , Bulet in 9 5 , 9 6 p . EXPLANATI ON Ge o lo g i c Uni t Bo un da ri e s Co n cealed co n t a ct Obs er ved co n t a ct Re sourc e De v e lopme nt Op en gr a vel p it M Qua r r y Ç Tra n spo rt a t i on Lo ca l r o ad Un im p r oved r o ad Boun da ri e s and Lo c a t i ons Coun t y b oundar y Town s hip / r an ge lin e Sect io n lin e Hydro lo gy and Topog raphy E leva t ion con t our ( 2 0 - fo t in t er va l) Dep r es s io n co n t o ur ( 2 0 - fo t in t er va l) E leva t ion co n t our ( 1 0 - fo t in t er va l) 1500 Dep r es s ion con t o ur ( 1 0 - fo t in t er va l) 1500 W at er body I n t er m it t en t s t r ea m Per en ia l s t r ea m QUADRAN GLE LOCAT I ON KAN SAS by Robe rt S . Saw i n and J o hn W. Dunha m 2 0 1 7
