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8 Goebel, 1968 Watney, Guy and Byrnes, 2001 Thompson, 1986 PENN CHESTERIAN DES MOINESIAN CHEROKEE CHESTER INOLA LIME BARTLESVILLE MISSISSIPPIAN/PENNSYLVANIAN? CHAT (EROSIONAL RESIDIUM AT UNCONFORMITY) Fig 8 Kindeerhookian/Woodford Relationship MISSISSIPPIAN KINDERHOOKIAN OSAGEAN MERAMECIAN ONLAPPING MERAMEC UNDIFFERENTIATED PROGRADING MERAMEC UNDIFFERENTIATED COWLEY facies NORTHVIEW FM. COMPTON LIMESTONE KINDERHOOK SHALE WOODFORD SHALE Goebel, 1968 Reprinted by Permission of, AAPG. Watney, Guy and Byrnes, 2001 Reprinted by Permission of, AAPG Thompson, 1986 Reprinted by permission of, Division of Geology and Land Survey, Report of Investigations 70.

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17 Watney, Guy and Byrnes, 2001 Goebel, 1968 Thompson, 1986 PENN CHESTERIAN DES MOINESIAN CHEROKEE INOLA LIME BARTLESVILLE MISSISSIPPIAN/PENNSYLVANIAN? CHAT (EROSIONAL RESIDIUM AT UNCONFORMITY) CHESTER Fig 17 Correlation for Northview/Compton age Rocks MISSISSIPPIAN KINDERHOOKIAN OSAGEAN MERAMECIAN ONLAPPING MERAMEC UNDIFFERENTIATED PROGRADING MERAMEC UNDIFFERENTIATED COWLEY facies NORTHVIEW FM. COMPTON LIMESTONE KINDERHOOK SHALE WOODFORD SHALE Goebel, 1968 Reprinted by Permission of, AAPG. Watney, Guy and Byrnes, 2001 Reprinted by Permission of, AAPG. Thompson, 1986 Reprinted by permission of, Division of Geology and Land Survey, Report of Investigations 70.

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22 Goebel, 1968 Watney, Guy and Byrnes, 2001 Thompson, 1986 PENN CHESTERIAN DES MOINESIAN CHEROKEE INOLA LIME BARTLESVILLE MISSISSIPPIAN/PENNSYLVANIAN? CHAT (EROSIONAL RESIDIUM AT UNCONFORMITY) CHESTER Fig 22 Correlation for Pierson MISSISSIPPIAN KINDERHOOKIAN OSAGEAN MERAMECIAN ONLAPPING MERAMEC UNDIFFERENTIATED PROGRADING MERAMEC UNDIFFERENTIATED COWLEY facies NORTHVIEW FM. COMPTON LIMESTONE KINDERHOOK SHALE WOODFORD SHALE Goebel, 1968 Reprinted by Permission of, AAPG. Watney, Guy and Byrnes, 2001 Reprinted by Permission of, AAPG. Thompson, 1986 Reprinted by permission of, Division of Geology and Land Survey, Report of Investigations 70.

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33 Goebel, 1968 Watney, Guy and Byrnes, 2001 Thompson, 1986 PENN CHESTERIAN DES MOINESIAN CHEROKEE CHESTER INOLA LIME BARTLESVILLE MISSISSIPPIAN/PENNSYLVANIAN? CHAT (EROSIONAL RESIDIUM AT UNCONFORMITY) Fig 34 Correlation for Reeds Spring MISSISSIPPIAN KINDERHOOKIAN OSAGEAN MERAMECIAN ONLAPPING MERAMEC UNDIFFERENTIATED PROGRADING MERAMEC UNDIFFERENTIATED COWLEY facies NORTHVIEW FM. COMPTON LIMESTONE KINDERHOOK SHALE WOODFORD SHALE Goebel, 1968 Reprinted by Permission of, AAPG. Watney, Guy and Byrnes, 2001 Reprinted by Permission of, AAPG. Thompson, 1986 Reprinted by permission of, Division of Geology and Land Survey, Report of Investigations 70.

34 Description of Reeds Spring Rocks (upper Fern Glen) Missouri - Cherty Limestone, some shaly limestone beds with chert both bedded and discontinuous, some burrows Pinches out north of Springfield Missouri (Boardman, Mazzullo, and Wilhite, Field Conference, GSA meeting 2010, Branson, Missouri Western Kansas - Semi granular and fine textured limestone with silica and sponge spicules common. (Goebel, 1968 ) Fig 36

35 Regional Map of the Reeds Spring Reeds Spring probably not deposited Deep Water Fig 37 Extent of Reeds Spring

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38 Goebel, 1968 Watney, Guy and Byrnes, 2001 Thompson, 1986 PENN CHESTERIAN DES MOINESIAN CHEROKEE CHESTER INOLA LIME BARTLESVILLE MISSISSIPPIAN/PENNSYLVANIAN? CHAT (EROSIONAL RESIDIUM AT UNCONFORMITY) Fig 39 Correlation for Burlington/Keokuk MISSISSIPPIAN KINDERHOOKIAN OSAGEAN MERAMECIAN ONLAPPING MERAMEC UNDIFFERENTIATED PROGRADING MERAMEC UNDIFFERENTIATED COWLEY facies NORTHVIEW FM. COMPTON LIMESTONE KINDERHOOK SHALE WOODFORD SHALE Goebel, 1968 Reprinted by Permission of, AAPG. Watney, Guy and Byrnes, 2001 Reprinted by Permission of, AAPG Thompson, 1986 Reprinted by permission of, Division of Geology and Land Survey, Report of Investigations 70.

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41 Goebel, 1968 Watney, Guy and Byrnes, 2001 Thompson, 1986 PENN CHESTERIAN DES MOINESIAN CHEROKEE CHESTER INOLA LIME BARTLESVILLE MISSISSIPPIAN/PENNSYLVANIAN? CHAT (EROSIONAL RESIDIUM AT UNCONFORMITY) Fig 44 Correlation of Cowley MISSISSIPPIAN KINDERHOOKIAN OSAGEAN MERAMECIAN ONLAPPING MERAMEC UNDIFFERENTIATED PROGRADING MERAMEC UNDIFFERENTIATED COWLEY facies NORTHVIEW FM. COMPTON LIMESTONE KINDERHOOK SHALE WOODFORD SHALE Goebel, 1968 Reprinted by Permission of, AAPG. Watney, Guy and Byrnes, 2001 Reprinted by Permission of, AAPG Thompson, 1986 Reprinted by permission of, Division of Geology and Land Survey, Report of Investigations 70.

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56 T21N R6W S1 C SW NW 1, MSSP 6100 Top of Onlapping Meremac Top Prograding Meramec Top Woodford ,046 66,655 8/23/1977 Fig 61 Type log to distinguish prograding from onlapping Meramecian beds

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68 Deposition of Osagean Section Kansas Oklahoma SEA LEVEL Deposition of Cowley Compton/Northview Kansas Oklahoma OSAGEAN Osagean/Meramecian Unconformity SKY SEA LEVEL SEA LEVEL Kansas Oklahoma SEA LEVEL OSAGEAN Deposition of Prograding Meramecian Aged Sediments Fig 74 Illustration of Kinderhookian to Maramecian Deposition

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70 Kansas Oklahoma Lime, Thin Shales, & Cherts Post-Mississippian/Pre-Pennsylvanian Unconformity Osagean Sediments CHESTERIAN STRATA ONLAPPING MERAMECIAN STRATA Prograding Meramecian Sediments Kansas Oklahoma Meramecian Tripolitic Chert Unaltered Meramecian Strata Sea Level Lime, Thin Shales, & Cherts CHESTERIAN STRATA ONLAPPING MERAMECIAN STRATA PRE-MISSISSIPPIAN SURFACE Kansas Oklahoma PENNSYLVANIAN AGE SEAS Lime Cap CHESTERIAN MERAMECIAN LIMESTONES & SHALES Fig 76 Illustration of chat strand line- between Meramecian Tripolitic Chert and Unaltered Meramecian Strata

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