# Funston Limestone

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The **Funston Limestone** is a [Permian](/source/Permian) [geologic formation](/source/Formation_(geology)) in [Kansas](/source/Kansas) having various significant beds of [limestone](/source/Limestone) with some [shale](/source/Shale). This formation was named for [Camp Funston](/source/Camp_Funston), [Riley County, Kansas](/source/Riley_County,_Kansas), in 1931 by Condra, G.E., and Upp, J.E..[1] Adjoining the old camp, some of the oldest buildings in [Ogden, Kansas](/source/Ogden,_Kansas), are built with near-white Funston Limestone.

## See also

- [List of fossiliferous stratigraphic units in Kansas](/source/List_of_fossiliferous_stratigraphic_units_in_Kansas)
- [Paleontology in Kansas](/source/Paleontology_in_Kansas)

## References

1. ["Geologic Unit: Funston"](https://ngmdb.usgs.gov/Geolex/UnitRefs/FunstonRefs_8217.html). *National Geologic Database*. Geolex — Significant Publications. [United States Geological Survey](/source/United_States_Geological_Survey). Retrieved 2023-08-19.

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