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    • Frisbie limestone member
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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. 92, 97. Frisbie limestone member of Wyandotte limestone of Lansing group. Underlies Quindaro shale of Wyandotte and overlies Lane shale (true) of Kansas City group. Age is Late Pennsylvanian (Missouri age). [See under Wyandotte limestone. Origin of name not stated.]

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 896, p. 783); GNC KS-NE Pennsylvanian Corr. Chart, sheet 2, Oct. 1936.


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    • Frisbie limestone member
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    • Principal reference
  • Dominant lithology:
    • Limestone
  • 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, 59. Frisbie limestone. Basal member of Wyandotte limestone of Kansas City group. Age is Late Pennsylvanian (Missouri age).
Named from Frisbie, Johnson Co., eastern KS; exposed at middle of north side of sec. 17, T. 12 S., R. 23 E. Is recognized farther into northwestern Missouri and farther south into Miami Co., KS, than any other member of Wyandotte limestone.

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 896, p. 783); GNC KS-NE Pennsylvanian Corr. Chart, sheet 2, Oct. 1936.


Map showing publication footprint
  • Usage in publication:
    • Frisbie limestone member
  • Modifications:
    • Overview
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Forest City basin
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:

Frisbie limestone member of Wyandotte limestone of Kansas City group. Thickness 1 to 3 feet. Age is Late Pennsylvanian (Missouri age). R.C. Moore stated that Newell is author of this name.

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 896, p. 783); GNC KS-NE Pennsylvanian Corr. Chart, sheet 2, Oct. 1936.


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  • Usage in publication:
    • Frisbie limestone member
  • Modifications:
    • Revised
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Forest City basin
Publication:

Clair, J.R., 1943, The oil and gas resources of Cass and Jackson Counties, Missouri: Missouri Division of Geology and Land Survey, 2nd series, v. 27, 208 p.


Summary:

Pl. 1. Frisbie limestone member of Iola formation of Kansas City group. Shown on columnar section of Jackson and Cass Counties, northwestern Missouri, as limestone member of Iola formation; underlies Quindaro shale member; overlies Liberty Memorial shale member (new) of Chanute shale. Age is Late Pennsylvanian (Missourian).

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 1434-1435).


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  • Usage in publication:
    • Frisbie limestone member*
  • Modifications:
    • Revised
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Forest City basin
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), 2032, 2033; 1949, Kansas Geol. Survey Bull., no. 83, p. 103. Frisbie limestone member of Wyandotte limestone. Settlement of the "Iola problem" has led to a number of changes in the Missouri Survey's classification of middle and upper Kansas City beds so as to bring interstate agreement in nomenclature. Frisbie limestone, Quindaro shale, and Argentine limestone, which were indicated as members of Iola limestone in western Missouri, are classified with overlying Island Creek shale and Farley limestone as members of the Wyandotte. Age is Late Pennsylvanian (Missourian).

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 1434-1435).


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  • Usage in publication:
    • Frisbie limestone member*
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    • Areal extent
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Forest City basin
Publication:

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. 35. Frisbie limestone member of Wyandotte limestone of Kansas City group. Thickness 1 to 3 feet in Kansas, 2/3 foot in Cass County, Nebraska, and a few inches on Middle River, southwest of Winterset, Iowa. Age is Late Pennsylvanian (Missourian).

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 1434-1435).


Map showing publication footprint
  • Usage in publication:
    • Frisbie limestone member
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    • Areal extent
  • AAPG geologic province:
    • Forest City basin
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. 25, fig. 5. Frisbie limestone member of Wyandotte limestone of Kansas City group. In Madison County, the Frisbie is a blue dense, locally fossiliferous limestone. Thickness 0.5 feet. Basal member of Wyandotte; underlies Quindaro shale member; overlies Lane shale. Age is Late Pennsylvanian (Missourian).

Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 1434-1435).


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