Coal resources of the Cretaceous system (Dakota formation ) in central Kansas
Series: State Geological Survey of Kansas. Bulletin 96, pt. 2
Publisher: University of Kansas
Published: 1952
Place of publication: [Lawrence]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 88
Subjects: Coal -- Kansas; Geology, Stratigraphic -- Cretaceous; Geology -- Kansas
First sentence: The Cretaceous lignite-bearing strata (in the Dakota formation) crop out in the north-central part of the State, chiefly in Clay, Cloud, Ellsworth, Hodgeman, Lincoln, Ottawa, Republic, Rice, Saline, and Washington counties.
Description: This report includes a description of the geographic distribution, stratigraphic position, thickness, contact rocks, and physical and chemical characters of the Dakota formation coals. It also contains information on the history of Cretaceous coal mining, mining methods, production, and coal reserve data.
Table of contents: title: Abstract, p. 73; title: Introduction, p. 73; title: Geography of the Cretaceous Lignite-bearing Area, p. 79; title: Stratigraphy of the Cretaceous Lignite-bearing Strata, p. 81; title: The Cretaceous Lignite, p. 86; title: Mining History and Mining Methods, p. 95; title: Production, p. 97; title: Reserves, p. 97; title: Cretaceous Lignite-bearing Counties, p. 101; title: References, p. 154