Tabular Description of Outcropping Rocks in Kansas

Abstract

This paper summarizes knowledge of the outcropping rocks of Kansas, indicating in tabular form their present classification and nomenclature. Range in thickness and average thickness of each described unit, based on observation of outcrops but not on subsurface data, are indicated. It is the purpose of the contribution to make available a compact outline of the stratigraphy of the Kansas region, as represented by exposed formations. References to important publications that offer detailed treatment of various rock divisions in Kansas are arranged by main parts of the geologic column.