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The geology of Kansas encompasses the geologic history and the presently exposed rock and soil. Rock that crops out in the US state of Kansas was formed during the Phanerozoic eon, which consists of three geologic eras: the Paleozoic, Mesozoic and Cenozoic. Paleozoic rocks at the surface in Kansas are primarily from the Mississippian ...
Spring River, Kansas. Nearly 75 mi (121 km) of the state's northeastern boundary is defined by the Missouri River.The Kansas River (locally known as the Kaw), formed by the junction of the Smoky Hill and Republican rivers at appropriately-named Junction City, joins the Missouri River at Kansas City, after a course of 170 mi (270 km) across the northeastern part of the state.
Flint Hills. The Flint Hills, historically known as Bluestem Pastures or Blue Stem Hills, [1] are a region of hills and prairies that lie mostly in eastern Kansas. It is named for the abundant residual flint eroded from the bedrock that lies near or at the surface. It consists of a band of hills extending from Marshall and Washington Counties ...
University of Kansas. Website. kgs.ku.edu. The Kansas Geological Survey (KGS) is a research and service division of the University of Kansas, charged by statute [1] with studying and providing information on the geologic resources of Kansas. The KGS has no regulatory authority and does not take positions on natural resource issues.
The Niobrara Formation / ˌnaɪ.əˈbrærə /, also called the Niobrara Chalk, is a geologic formation in North America that was deposited between 87 and 82 million years ago during the Coniacian, Santonian, and Campanian stages of the Late Cretaceous. It is composed of two structural units, the Smoky Hill Chalk Member overlying the Fort Hays ...
Wellington Formation (Kansas) Show map of Kansas. The Wellington Formation is an Early Permian geologic formation in Kansas and Oklahoma. [2] The formation's Hutchinson Salt Member is more recognized by the community than the formation itself, and the salt is still mined in central Kansas. [3]
Pages in category "Geology of Kansas" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. ... Red Hills (Kansas) V. Vermillion meteorite; Y. Yocemento, Kansas
Greenhorn Limestone. The Jetmore Chalk Member of the Greenhorn Formation in Kansas. The Greenhorn Limestone or Greenhorn Formation is a geologic formation in the Great Plains Region of the United States, dating to the Cenomanian and Turonian ages of the Late Cretaceous period. The formation gives its name to the Greenhorn cycle of the Western ...