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Geologic Unit: Bonner Springs
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    • Bonner Springs shale
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    • Overview
Publication:

Moore, R.C., 1931, Correlation chart of post-Devonian rocks in part of the Midcontinent region, IN Wichita, Arbuckle, and the Ouachita Mountains of Oklahoma and the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas, with geologic cross section of the central United States: Kansas Geological Society Guidebook for the Annual Field Conference, August 30-September 5, 1931, no. 5., See also "Modern classifications of the Pennsylvanian rocks of eastern Kansas and southeastern Nebraska," compiled by M.G. Wilmarth, Secretary of Committee on Geologic Names, USGS unpub. corr. chart, Oct. 1936, sheet 1


Summary:

Correlation chart. Bonner Springs shale of Lansing group. New name [see Newell, 1935]; underlies Plattsburg limestone and overlies Farley limestone. Age is Late Pennsylvanian (Missouri age).

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 896, p. 235); GNC KS-NE Pennsylvanian Corr. Chart, sheet 1, Oct. 1936.


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    • Bonner Springs shale
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  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Forest City basin
Publication:

Moore, R.C., 1932, A reclassification of the Pennsylvanian system in the northern Midcontinent region, IN Carboniferous rocks of eastern Kansas, eastern Nebraska, and western Missouri: Kansas Geological Society Guidebook for the Annual Field Conference, August 28-September 3, 1932, no. 6, p. 79-98., See also "Modern classifications of the Pennsylvanian rocks of eastern Kansas and southeastern Nebraska," compiled by M.G. Wilmarth, Secretary of Committee on Geologic Names, USGS unpub. corr. chart, Oct. 1936, sheet 2


Summary:

Pg. 85, 93, 97. Bonner Springs shale of Lansing group. Includes the strata between top of Wyandotte limestone and base of Plattsburg limestone. Age is Late Pennsylvanian (Missouri age). [Origin of name not stated. On p. 46 Bonner Springs shale is described as consisting of 20.2 feet of gray arenaceous shale with plant fossils.]

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 896, p. 235); GNC KS-NE Pennsylvanian Corr. Chart, sheet 2, Oct. 1936.


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  • Dominant lithology:
    • Shale
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Forest City basin
Publication:

Newell, N.D., 1935, The geology of Johnson and Miami Counties, Kansas: Kansas Geological Survey Bulletin, no. 21, pt. 1, p. 7-150., Issued May 15, 1935. See also "Modern classifications of the Pennsylvanian rocks of eastern Kansas and southeastern Nebraska," compiled by M.G. Wilmarth, Secretary of Committee on Geologic Names, USGS unpub. corr. chart, Oct. 1936, sheet 2


Summary:

Pg. 18, 65, 67-69. The term Bonner Springs is here applied to shale between underlying Plattsburg limestone and overlying Farley limestone, and generally erroneously referred to as "upper Lane shale." It is much younger than true Lane shale. Consists of shale (olive-green, argillaceous, maroon layer near top) underlain by soft greenish-buff micaceous sandstone or arenaceous shale. In places includes at top a 5-foot bed of limestone and shell breccia, as 0.5 mile west of Bonner Springs. One-half mile east of De Soto the breccia bed of the Bonner Springs lies on Farley limestone, through absence of shale of the Bonner. Thickness of formation 0 to 35+/- feet.
Named for town in Wyandotte Co. Type exposure at cement plant northeast of the town.

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 896, p. 235); GNC KS-NE Pennsylvanian Corr. Chart, sheet 2, Oct. 1936.


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Publication:

Moore, R.C., 1936, Stratigraphic classification of the Pennsylvanian rocks of Kansas: Kansas Geological Survey Bulletin, no. 22, 256 p., See also "Modern classifications of the Pennsylvanian rocks of eastern Kansas and southeastern Nebraska," compiled by M.G. Wilmarth, Secretary of Committee on Geologic Names, USGS unpub. corr. chart, Oct. 1936, sheet 2


Summary:

Bonner Springs shale of Kansas City group. Stated that Newell is author of this name. Thickness 10 to 45 feet. Age is Late Pennsylvanian (Missouri age).

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 896, p. 235); GNC KS-NE Pennsylvanian Corr. Chart, sheet 2, Oct. 1936.


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Publication:

Moore, R.C., 1948, Classification of Pennsylvanian rocks in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and northern Oklahoma: American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin, v. 32, no. 11, p. 2011-2040. [Available online, with subscription, from AAPG archives: http://www.aapg.org/datasystems or http://search.datapages.com]


Summary:

Pg. 2031 (fig. 4); 1949, Kansas Geol. Survey Bull., no. 83, p. 111. Bonner Springs shale. In Kansas City group. Underlies Merriam limestone member of Plattsburg formation; overlies Farley limestone member of Wyandotte formation. This is classification agreed upon by state geological surveys of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma. [Age is Late Pennsylvanian (Missourian).]

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 427).


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Condra, G.E., 1949, The nomenclature, type localities, and correlation of the Pennsylvanian subdivisions in eastern Nebraska and adjacent states: Nebraska Geological Survey Bulletin, no. 16, 67 p.


Summary:

Pg. 34. Bonner Springs shale. Thickness in Nebraska 8 to 10 feet. [Age is Late Pennsylvanian (Missourian).]

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 427).


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    • Bonner Springs shale*
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    • Areal extent
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Iowa shelf
Publication:

Welp, T.L., Thomas, L.A., and Dixon, H.R., 1957, A correlation and structural interpretation of the Missourian and Virgilian rocks exposed along the Middle River traverse of Iowa: Iowa Academy of Science Proceedings, v. 64, p. 416-428.


Summary:

Pg. 418 (fig. 1), 420. Bonner Springs shale. In Schildberg quarry, in NE/4 SE/4 sec. 5, T. 75 N., R. 29 W., Madison County, Iowa, consists of 4 feet of olive to dark-gray shale with a thin coal-like layer near top; lower 3 feet contains numerous limestone nodules. [Age is Late Pennsylvanian (Missourian).]

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 427).


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    • Bonner Springs formation*
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    • Areal extent
Publication:

Hershey, H.G., Brown, C.N., Northup, R.C., and Van Eck, Orville, 1960, Highway construction materials from the consolidated rocks of southwestern Iowa: Iowa Highway Research Bulletin, no. 15, 151 p.


Summary:

Pg. 24-25, fig. 5. Bonner Springs formation of Kansas City group. Uppermost formation in Kansas City group. Consists of gray to black shale overlain by maroon shale that commonly contains limestone nodules. Thickness commonly 10 feet. Overlies Wyandotte limestone; underlies Plattsburg limestone. Age is Late Pennsylvanian (Missourian).

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 427).


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