Table 2
Table 2--Ceramic data on shale samples from Elk County.
| Plastic and Dry Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample no. |
Location | Stratigraphic Position | Thickness sampled, feet |
Water of plasticity, percent |
Drying shrinkage, percent |
| EK-1 | SW SW 22-31-13E | Robbins | 22 | 25.25 | 5.87 |
| EK-2 | E Cen. SW 22-30-12E | Heumader-Jackson Park | 32.5 | 24.34 | 6.64 |
| EK-3 | SW SW 7-13-9E | French Creek (upper) | 17 | 23.72 | 4.55 |
| EK-4 | Cen. N 1/2 16-30-10E | White Cloud | 31 | 24.31 | 3.71 |
| EK-5 | SW NW 2-30-10E | Severy (lower) | 15 | 19.5 | 1.92 |
| Fired Properties | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample no. |
Fired to cone |
Fired color |
Linear shrinkage, percent |
Total linear shrinkage, percent |
Percent absorption | ||
| 24 hours cold water |
5 hours boiling water |
Saturation coefficient |
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| EK-1 | 06 | Red | 5.93 | 11.8 | 3.78 | 4.97 | 0.76 |
| 04 | Red | 7.2 | 13.07 | 0.68 | 2.81 | 0.24 | |
| EK-2 | 06 | Red | 2.69 | 9.33 | 9.36 | 10.58 | 0.88 |
| 04 | Red | 5.11 | 11.75 | 4.88 | 5.93 | 0.82 | |
| EK-3 | 06 | Red | 3.52 | 8.07 | 10.18 | 12.26 | 0.83 |
| 04 | Red | 4.39 | 8.94 | 8.27 | 10.73 | 0.77 | |
| EK-4 | 05 | Bright Red | 3.37 | 6.57 | 11.43 | 13.7 | 0.83 |
| 02 | Red | 5.98 | 9.18 | 5.63 | 8.12 | 0.69 | |
| 2 | Dark Red | 8.29 | 11.75 | 0.68 | 2.59 | 0.26 | |
| EK-5 | 06 | Red | 1.57 | 3.49 | 13.83 | 16.59 | 0.83 |
| 04 | Red | 2.89 | 4.81 | 11.05 | 13.82 | 0.8 | |
| 02 | Dark Red | 4.58 | 6.5 | 7.31 | 10 | 0.73 | |
| 2 | Dark Red | 8.2 | 10.12 | 1.05 | 3.56 | 0.29 | |
Kansas Geological Survey, Geology
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