- Usage in publication:
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- Highland shale member
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- Original reference
- Dominant lithology:
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- Shale
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Forest City basin
Summary:
Pg. 5-6. Highland shale member of Wellington formation. Consists of soft clay, predominately greenish, and a few thin beds of claystone. Red clays infrequent in north, more frequent to south. Approximately 45 feet thick. Underlies Slate Creek limestone member (new); overlies Carlton limestone member. Age is Permian.
Type locality: Highland Twp., in T. 22 S., R. 1 E., [Doniphan Co.], central KS.
Source: US geologic names lexicon (USGS Bull. 1200, p. 1758).
- Usage in publication:
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- Highland shale member
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- Areal extent
- AAPG geologic province:
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- Sedgwick basin
Summary:
Pg. 78, 81, pl. 4. Highland shale member of Wellington formation of Sumner group. In Marion County, central Kansas, consists of gray-green, maroon, and red thin-bedded clayey shale. Thickness about 40 feet. Underlies Slate Creek shale member and overlies Carlton limestone member, both of Wellington. Age is Permian.
Measured section in stream bank, in SE/4 SE/4 sec. 8, T. 17 S., R. 2 E., Marion Co., central KS; thickness 10 feet.
Source: Publication.
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