Funston Limestone

{{Short description|Geologic formation}}

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| name = Funston Limestone

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| type = Formation

| age = {{Geological range|Permian}}

| 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 = {{coord|39|05|46|N|96|43|35|W|display:inline}}

| unitof = Council Grove Group

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| underlies = Speiser Shale

| overlies = Blue Rapids Shale

| thickness = 7 to 9 feet (almost 3 meters)

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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..{{cite web | title = Geologic Unit: Funston| series = Geolex — Significant Publications | work = National Geologic Database | publisher = United States Geological Survey | url = https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Geolex/UnitRefs/FunstonRefs_8217.html | access-date = 2023-08-19 }} Adjoining the old camp, some of the oldest buildings in Ogden, Kansas, are built with near-white Funston Limestone.