| State | Kansas |
|---|---|
| Name | Council Grove Group |
| Geologic age | Early Permian Gearyan |
| Lithologic constituents | Major
Sedimentary > Clastic > Mudstone > Shale (Bed)
Sedimentary > Carbonate > Limestone (Bed)
|
| Comments | Group comprises about 330 ft of gray limestones interbedded with gray red and green shales. Generally the limestones are less massive and thinner than the overlying Chase Group |
| References | Ross, Jorgina A., 1991, Geologic Map of Kansas: Kansas Geological Survey, Univ. of Kansas, Map M-23, scale 1:500,000.Zeller, D.E., ed., 1968, The Stratigraphic Succession in Kansas, State Geological Survey of Kansas Bull. 189. |
| NGMDB product | |
| Counties | Brown - Butler - Chase - Chautauqua - Cowley - Elk - Geary - Greenwood - Jackson - Lyon - Marshall - Morris - Nemaha - Pottawatomie - Riley - Wabaunsee |