County: Geary

Date: Jan-March-2007

Photographer: Robert S. Sawin/KGS

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Short description: Wreford (Schroyer limestone) Limestone exposed in road cuts on both sides of Kansas Highway 57 just south and east of a roadside park, with the top of Schroyer limestone at 350 m (1148 ft); one digital photo of exposure on northeast side of highway; just south and west of center of north line of NE1/4, NE1/4, Sec. 8, T.12S., R.6E., Geary Co., Kansas; location of Schroyer limestone recorded in G-14 and J-67. GE-222 and GE-221 are probably section 221 of Mazzullo et al. (1997) which they apparently mis-located in Sec. 9. Their location is described as Roadcut on Franks (sic) Hill, N/2, sec. 9, T. 12S., R.6E., Geary County, Texas (sic).

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