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Drift

sand, silt, clay, and some gravel
StateKansas
NameDrift
Geologic agePhanerozoic | Cenozoic | Quaternary | Pleistocene
Original map labelQgd
Commentstill, lacustrine and fluvial deposits, approximate thickness 0-100 ft. in outcrop
Primary rock typesand
Secondary rock typesilt
Other rock typesclay or mud; gravel
Lithologic constituents
Major
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Silt (Glacial, till)
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Sand (Glacial, till)
Minor
Unconsolidated > Coarse-detrital > Gravel (Glacial, till)
Unconsolidated > Fine-detrital > Clay (Glacial, till)
Map references
Ross, J. A., 1991, Geologic Map of Kansas: Kansas Geological Survey, Univ. of Kansas Map M-23 Scale 1:500K.
Unit references
Ross, J. A., 1991, Geologic Map of Kansas: Kansas Geological Survey, Univ. of Kansas Map M-23 Scale 1:500K.
Zeller, D.E., ed., 1968, The Stratigraphic Succession in Kansas, State Geological Survey of Kansas Bull. 189.
Geographic coverageAtchison - Brown - Doniphan - Douglas - Jackson - Jefferson - Johnson - Leavenworth - Marshall - Nemaha - Pottawatomie - Riley - Shawnee - Wabaunsee - Washington - Wyandotte

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