Funston Limestone | |
Type: | Formation |
Period: | Permian |
Prilithology: | Limestone |
Otherlithology: | Shale |
Namedfor: | Camp Funston at Fort Riley |
Namedby: | Condra, G.E., and Upp, J.E. |
Year Ts: | 1931 |
Region: | Kansas |
Country: | United States |
Coordinates: | 39.0961°N -96.7264°W |
Unitof: | Council Grove Group |
Underlies: | Speiser Shale |
Overlies: | Blue Rapids Shale |
Thickness: | 7 to 9 feet (almost 3 meters) |
The Funston Limestone is a Permian geologic formation in Kansas having various significant beds of limestone with some shale. This formation was named for Camp Funston, Riley County, Kansas, in 1931 by Condra, G.E., and Upp, J.E..[1] Adjoining the old camp, some of the oldest buildings in Ogden, Kansas, are built with near-white Funston Limestone.