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Earthquakes, Sinkholes, Landslides, and Environmental Issues
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Earthquakes
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Monitoring Earthquakes in Kansas
Seismic Activity in Kansas
Induced Seismicity
Measuring Earthquake Magnitude and Intensity
Sinkholes
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Wallace County Sinkholes
Cargill and Other Reno County Sinkholes
Crawford Sinkhole, Russell County
Big Basin and Little Basin, Clark County
Landslides
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Carbon Dioxide Sequestration
Cleanup from Mining in Kansas
Hutchinson Natural Gas Explosion
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Arikaree Breaks
Castle Rock
Cedar Bluff State Park
Lake Scott State Park
Monument Rocks
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Big Basin and Little Basin
Clark State Fishing Lake
Meade State Park
Point of Rocks
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Coronado Heights
Kanopolis State Park
Mushroom Rock State Park
Pawnee Indian Museum State Historic Site
Post Rock Country
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Cheyenne Bottoms
Fort Larned National Historic Site
Quivira National Wildlife Refuge
Red Hills Scenic Drives
Sand Hills State Park
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Chase County Courthouse and Cottonwood Falls
Konza Prairie Biological Station
Pillsbury Crossing Wildlife Area
Scenic Drives in the Flint Hills
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve
U.S. 56 Roadcut East of Council Grove
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Alcove Spring
Clinton Spillway
Echo Cliff
Glacial Hills Scenic Byway
Kaw Point Park
Kaw River State Park
Mount Mitchell Heritage Prairie
Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens
Quartzite Boulders
Riverfront Park, Atchison
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Butcher Falls
Cross Timbers State Park and Toronto Lake
Elk Falls
Mined Land Wildlife Area
Schermerhorn Park and Cave
Spring River Wildlife Area
U.S. Highway 160 from Longton to Elk City
Physiographic Regions
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Arkansas River Lowlands
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Rocks and Minerals of the Arkansas River Lowlands
Chautauqua Hills
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Rocks and Minerals of the Chautauqua Hills
Cherokee Lowlands
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Rocks and Minerals of the Cherokee Lowlands
Flint Hills
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Rocks and Minerals of the Flint Hills
Glaciated Region
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Rocks and Minerals of the Glaciated Region
High Plains
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Rocks and Minerals of the High Plains
Osage Cuestas
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Rocks and Minerals of the Osage Cuestas
Ozark Plateau
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Rocks and Minerals of the Ozark Plateau
Red Hills
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Rocks and Minerals of the Red Hills
Smoky Hills
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Rocks and Minerals of the Smoky Hills
Wellington-McPherson Lowlands
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Rocks and Minerals of the Wellington-McPherson Lowlands
Geologic Exploration: Tools and Techniques
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Basic Geology, Paleontology, and Fieldwork
Seismology
Drilling
Maps and Mapping
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Geologic Maps
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Color Elevation Map of Kansas
Public Land Survey System
Kansas High Plains Aquifer Atlas
Interactive Kansas Oil and Gas Well and Field Map
Geologic Time
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Geologic Time: A Metaphor
Geologic Periods in Kansas
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Cenozoic Era
Mesozoic Era
Paleozoic Era
Precambrian, Proterozoic Eon, Archeon Eon, and Hadean
Understanding How Geologists Talk About Time
Mass Extinctions
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Mass Extinction at the End of the Cretaceous Period
Mass Extinction at the End of the Permian Period
Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils
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Rocks in Kansas
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Dolomite
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Minerals in Kansas
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Agate
Barite
Calcite
Dolomite (Mineral)
Galena
Gypsum (Mineral)
Halite (Salt)
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Marcasite
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Fossils in Kansas
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Vertebrate Fossils in Kansas
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Bison
Claosaurus
Giant Camel (Gigantocamelus)
Hesperornis Regalis
Mammoth
Mastodon
Mosasaur
Niobrarasaurus
Plesiosaur
Pterosaur
Saber-Toothed Cat (Smilodon)
Shark
Silvisaurus
Short-Legged Rhinoceras (Teleoceras)
Invertebrate Fossils in Kansas
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Ammonoids
Brachiopods
Bryozoans
Clams and Their Relatives
Corals
Crinoids
Fusulinids
Insects
Snails and Other Gastropods
Sponges
Trilobites
Geologic Curiosities
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Concretion
Cone-in-Cone
Geodes
Mud Cracks and Rain Prints
Ripple Marks
Geoarchaeology
Stratigraphic Nomenclature
Water, Oil, and Natural Resources
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Water in Kansas
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Surface Water and Groundwater: What's the Difference
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Aquifers
Kansas Lakes and Rivers
Watersheds and River Basins
Riparian Zones
Phreatophytes: Plants That Suck Up Groundwater
Wetlands
Playas
Springs
Water Quality, Quantity, and Regulations
The Hydrologic (Water) Cycle
Mining and Quarrying
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Coal Mining
Gypsum Mining
Lead and Zinc Mining
Salt Mining
Sand, Gravel, and Crushed Stone Operations
Oil and Natural Gas in Kansas
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Oil and Gas Production in Kansas
Coalbed Methane
Oil and Gas Records
Drill Cores and Cuttings
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