Sumner Group

Sumner Group
Stratigraphic range: Lower Permian
TypeGroup
Sub-unitsStone Corral Formation,
Ninnescah Shale,
Wellington Formation
UnderliesNippewalla Group
OverliesChase Group
Lithology
PrimaryShale, dolomite
OtherSalt, anhydrite, mudstone
Location
RegionKansas
CountryUnited States
Type section
Named forSumner County, Kansas
Named byF.W. Cragin
Year defined1896

The Sumner Group is a sedimentary geologic group of Lower Permian age. It is defined in east-central Kansas and extends into Oklahoma and Nebraska as well as the Colorado subsurface where it is undivided.