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Explore Northwest Kansas Select to follow link
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Basic Geology, Paleontology, and Fieldwork
Seismology
Drilling
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Geologic Time: A Metaphor
Geologic Periods in Kansas Select to follow link
Understanding How Geologists Talk About Time
Mass Extinctions Select to follow link

Rocks in Kansas Select to follow link
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Geologic Curiosities Select to follow link
Geoarchaeology
Stratigraphic Nomenclature

Water in Kansas Select to follow link
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Monitoring Earthquakes in Kansas
Seismic Activity in Kansas
Induced Seismicity
Measuring Earthquake Magnitude and Intensity

Wallace County Sinkholes
Cargill and Other Reno County Sinkholes
Crawford Sinkhole, Russell County
Big Basin and Little Basin, Clark County

Carbon Dioxide Sequestration
Cleanup from Mining in Kansas
Hutchinson Natural Gas Explosion
Radon

Arikaree Breaks
Castle Rock
Cedar Bluff State Park
Lake Scott State Park
Monument Rocks
Mount Sunflower
Little Jerusalem Badlands State Park and Smoky Valley Ranch

Big Basin and Little Basin
Clark State Fishing Lake
Meade State Park
Point of Rocks

Coronado Heights
Kanopolis State Park
Mushroom Rock State Park
Pawnee Indian Museum State Historic Site
Post Rock Country
Rock City

Cheyenne Bottoms
Fort Larned National Historic Site
Quivira National Wildlife Refuge
Red Hills Scenic Drives
Sand Hills State Park

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

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

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

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Cenozoic Era
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Precambrian, Proterozoic Eon, Archeon Eon, and Hadean

Mass Extinction at the End of the Cretaceous Period
Mass Extinction at the End of the Permian Period

Caliche
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Coal
Dolomite
Gypsum
Kimberlite
Limestone
Meteorite
Oolite
Quartzite
Rock Salt
Sand, Gravel, and Other Sediment
Sandstone
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Agate
Barite
Calcite
Dolomite (Mineral)
Galena
Gypsum (Mineral)
Halite (Salt)
Lead
Marcasite
Opal
Sphalerite
Zinc

Vertebrate Fossils in Kansas Select to follow link
Invertebrate Fossils in Kansas Select to follow link

Concretion
Cone-in-Cone
Geodes
Mud Cracks and Rain Prints
Ripple Marks

Surface Water and Groundwater: What's the Difference Select to follow link
Water Quality, Quantity, and Regulations
The Hydrologic (Water) Cycle

Coal Mining
Gypsum Mining
Lead and Zinc Mining
Salt Mining
Sand, Gravel, and Crushed Stone Operations

Oil and Gas Production in Kansas
Coalbed Methane
Oil and Gas Records
Drill Cores and Cuttings

Rocks and Minerals of the Arkansas River Lowlands

Rocks and Minerals of the Chautauqua Hills

Rocks and Minerals of the Cherokee Lowlands

Rocks and Minerals of the Flint Hills

Rocks and Minerals of the Glaciated Region

Rocks and Minerals of the High Plains

Rocks and Minerals of the Osage Cuestas

Rocks and Minerals of the Ozark Plateau

Rocks and Minerals of the Red Hills

Rocks and Minerals of the Smoky Hills

Rocks and Minerals of the Wellington-McPherson Lowlands

Bison
Claosaurus
Giant Camel (Gigantocamelus)
Hesperornis Regalis
Mammoth
Mastodon
Mosasaur
Niobrarasaurus
Plesiosaur
Pterosaur
Saber-Toothed Cat (Smilodon)
Shark
Silvisaurus
Short-Legged Rhinoceras (Teleoceras)

Ammonoids
Brachiopods
Bryozoans
Clams and Their Relatives
Corals
Crinoids
Fusulinids
Insects
Snails and Other Gastropods
Sponges
Trilobites

Aquifers
Kansas Lakes and Rivers
Watersheds and River Basins
Riparian Zones
Phreatophytes: Plants That Suck Up Groundwater
Wetlands
Playas
Springs

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Clark State Fishing Lake Gallery

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Clark State Fishing Lake

Boundary between light-colored Cretaceous rocks and red Permian rocks

Boundary Between Cretaceous and Permian Rocks Below Dam

Clark County is in southwest Kansas along the Oklahoma state line

Clark County

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