Kansas Geological Survey--Photo Library

Kinney Limestone Outcrop on Madison Road

County: Chase

Date: June 22, 2016

Place Name: Madison Road, Chase County

Short description: Kinney limestone crops out along Madison Road between Matfield Green and Madison. Kinney and other Permian-age limestones in Kansas formed from sediment deposited in shallow seas between 299 million and 252 million years ago.

Key Words

Flint Hills

Back Roads

Permian

Limestone

Kinney Limestone Member

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