Matfield Shale

The Matfield Shale is a geologic formation in Kansas from the Permian period.^[1][2] The unit is recognizable in several road cuts in the Flint Hills, especially in the vicinity of the Kansas River, by 4 or 5 beds of red/maroon shale.

Matfield Formation Matfield Shale
Stratigraphic range: Permian
Matfield Shale (Massive limestone just above the pavement is the typical top bed of the older Wreford Formation ), Geary County, Kansas, 2023-24 fresh road cut, Highway K-177, 5 miles South of Interstate 70
Type	Formation
Unit of	Chase Group
Sub-units	Blue Springs Shale Kinney Limestone Wymore Shale
Underlies	Flinty Florence Limestone Member of the Barneston Formation
Overlies	Flinty Wreford Limestone
Lithology
Primary	Shale and mudstone
Other	Limestone
Location
Region	Kansas
Country	United States
Type section
Named for	Matfield Township, Chase County, Kansas
Named by	Prosser, C.S.
Year defined	1902

See also

• Earth sciences portal
• Kansas portal
• Paleontology portal

• List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Kansas
• Paleontology in Kansas