Geolex — Topeka publications

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Geologic Unit: Topeka

Usage in publication:
- Topeka limestone member
Modifications:
- Revised
AAPG geologic province:
- Forest City basin

Publication:

Condra, G.E., 1927, The stratigraphy of the Pennsylvanian system in Nebraska: Nebraska Geological Survey Bulletin, 2nd series, no. 1, 291 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 1

Summary:

Topeka limestone member of Shawnee formation. Present in eastern Kansas, northwestern Missouri, southeastern Nebraska, and southwestern Iowa. Includes (ascending) Curzen [Curzon] limestone, Turner Creek shale, Du Bois limestone, and Holt shale beds. Thickness 18 to 19 feet. Overlies Calhoun shale member and underlies Severy shale member, all included in Shawnee formation. Age is Pennsylvanian (Missouri age). Report includes cross sections, measured sections, geologic maps, stratigraphic tables.

Source: GNC KS-NE Pennsylvanian Corr. Chart, sheet 1, Oct. 1936; supplemental information from GNU records (USGS DDS-6; Denver GNULEX).

For more information, please contact Nancy Stamm, Geologic Names Committee Secretary.

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