154 University Geological Survey of Kansas. 
Manufactured cement plaster from Gypsum City, 1892; Acme 
Company :*’ 
Four feet | Quick 
2 2 2 below setting 
surface. dirt. 
Silica and insoluble residue.......... IL Dy 4b 5.52 9.73 19.43 
Tron and aluminum oxides........... 0.67 WOS 0.40 0.62 0.53 
Maonesitimecarbonatepeenne ene ceeee 0.73 0.95 1.74 0.65 9.59 
@alciumicarbonateneemen nae ene Jomal Hh MOO 1 C0) |) TL 20 so 
Opvkenwnin SMO soon sicabovcoooovdde TAL 4 1) COIL | 74t 4B 72.42 64.42 
Wia terete ie on eee cee een ees 6.98 6.41 6.99 5.49 6.21 
TRO Cail aaah See ek RS cP ae Aa 99.89 | 100.06 | 100.38 | 100.21 100.18 
GYPSITE FROM BURNS, BUTLER COUNTY. 
A sample, recently obtained, has the following composition :* 
Subi@a, aavel aa Sollw OS) WEENCIMOS coco dscaccccccccds beaondosce Ball 
[boray Havel Sy libwomrA ETON ORAS) 656 Coddos descbo coos oceooscuen 0.37 
Cal Cian OXIA He eh ENS Oa atm aah Tr Eas Oa Le ee BAB? 
Mao me siimny ox erties reir tgne eieeine ie oe ae ee Pane 0.25 
SiulphurcraninyciriGeseeeeeeeeee see NAD Nee Date ty Ma, Nha as 39.95 
Carbonvdioxidex(calculated)) herrea oe nn amr Le 
Water ee ee ene FET PO Wes 
MO Galles Ruts eee E eee ESE Geen a ae Rian ta 100.54 
If the above constituents are combined as they probably ex- 
ist in the material, the results would be expresséd thus : 
Silicayandpinsolublesresidileineeee eerie ee Boul 
rongandea lumaimuiTMkOsxd Gl Sane nr enn a een ae 0.37 
Maenesiumecarbonavesenci iit aaa era 0.52 
GWaleiumcarbomad Cem pei eis oe Aeon on Oat = par eet a ML, iL 
Calenim: sulphates 2s Bie econ Remen seeeh rc nnd ime ae a gai 67.91 
Waters iieycc ys vied) ae Ca Foie aoe annie ann em msc mun aE Ne UY 0 
Mo tales ee nbs EG ape RerNCr one Nal sia eplgl AR vin aye M/A Mania 100.54 
The sample appears to be of fine texture, and lighter in color 
than some. If it is an average sample, it contains less insoluble 
material than most of the beds, but considerable calcium car- 
bonate. 
GYPSITE FROM MULVANE. 
Large deposits of gypsite have been discovered near Mulvane, 
and a mill of the most improved construction has been recently 
87. Analysis by Paul Wilkinson. 
88. Analysis by Bailey and McFarland. 
