Measured Section Details
Unit Symbol |
Name |
Township |
Range |
Section |
1/4 Section |
Location |
Latitude |
Longitude |
Geomethod |
Datum |
Page Number |
Sub Unit Id |
Sandstone Description |
Grain Size |
Cementation |
Roundness |
Sorting |
Thickness (ft) |
Suitability |
*Ma |
Amsden Formation in canyon near Kane, Wyo., Dry Head, Mont., road. |
09S |
28E |
35 |
|
W1/2 sec. 35, T. 9 S., R. 28 E. |
45.00825870845 |
-108.260570101 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
28 |
|
Sandstone, light gray, cross bedded, ledge forming |
fine |
calcareous |
|
|
4 |
maybe |
*t |
Amsden Formation about 3 miles south of Bighorn River canyon mouth |
06S |
31E |
33 |
A |
NE1/4 sec. 33, T. 6 S., R. 31 E. |
45.2716295282 |
-107.913818682 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
29 |
|
sandstone, white, weathering gray - yellowish gray, massive cross-bedded |
|
friable |
|
|
22 |
yes |
*Ma |
Amsden Formation about 3 miles south of Bighorn River canyon mouth |
06S |
31E |
33 |
A |
|
45.2716295282 |
-107.913818682 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
29 |
|
Sandstone, purplish-brown and white, locally cherty |
|
quartzitic |
|
|
10 |
no |
*Ma |
Amsden Formation about 3 miles south of Bighorn River canyon mouth |
06S |
31E |
33 |
A |
|
45.2716295282 |
-107.913818682 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
29 |
|
sandstone, white to gray, weathers brown, massive |
|
calcareous |
|
|
3 |
no |
*Ma |
Amsden Formation about 3 miles south of Bighorn River canyon mouth |
06S |
31E |
33 |
A |
|
45.2716295282 |
-107.913818682 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
29 |
|
sandstone, dark red, massive, nonresitant, some gray streaks |
fine |
well-cemented to friable |
|
|
6 |
no |
*Ma |
Amsden Formation about 3 miles south of Bighorn River canyon mouth |
06S |
31E |
33 |
A |
|
45.2716295282 |
-107.913818682 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
29 |
|
sandstone, light reddish brown, massive |
medium to fine |
friable, very calcareous |
|
|
11 |
probably not |
*Ma |
Amsden Formation about 3 miles south of Bighorn River canyon mouth |
06S |
31E |
33 |
A |
|
45.2716295282 |
-107.913818682 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
29 |
|
sandstone, red, |
medium to coarse |
poorly cemented quartz and sand grains |
sub angular |
poorly |
23 |
no |
*t |
Section of Tensleep sandstone |
09S |
28E |
34 |
|
S1/2 sec. 34, t. 9 S., R. 28 E. |
45.00827704815 |
-108.280945999 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
31 |
|
yellowish brown, weathers brown, thin bedded, ledge forming, thin lenses of calcite in upper part |
|
calcareous |
|
|
14 |
no |
*t |
Section of Tensleep sandstone |
09S |
28E |
34 |
|
|
45.00827704815 |
-108.280945999 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
31 |
|
white, cross-bedded, clean, weathers light gray and nodular |
fine |
porous, friable, |
well rounded |
|
13 |
yes |
*t |
Section of Tensleep sandstone |
09S |
28E |
34 |
|
|
45.00827704815 |
-108.280945999 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
31 |
|
brown, eroded significantly to the north. |
medium |
calcareous, porous, slabby, |
|
|
8 |
yes |
*t |
Section of Tensleep sandstone |
09S |
28E |
34 |
|
|
45.00827704815 |
-108.280945999 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
32 |
|
white, weathered light gray, |
fine |
friable |
|
|
4 |
yes |
*t |
Section of Tensleep sandstone |
09S |
28E |
34 |
|
|
45.00827704815 |
-108.280945999 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
32 |
|
brown |
fine |
calcareous |
|
|
2 |
yes |
*t |
Section of Tensleep sandstone |
09S |
28E |
34 |
|
|
45.00827704815 |
-108.280945999 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
32 |
|
white to light gray, medium bedded and cross bedded, nodular, ledge forming |
|
|
|
|
6 |
no |
*t |
Section of Tensleep sandstone |
09S |
28E |
34 |
|
|
45.00827704815 |
-108.280945999 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
32 |
|
light-greenish gray, mostly covered |
|
calcareous, soft, platy |
|
|
1 |
no |
*t |
Section of Tensleep sandstone |
09S |
28E |
34 |
|
|
45.00827704815 |
-108.280945999 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
32 |
|
white, weathers gray, cross bedded |
medium |
porous |
|
|
3 |
yes |
*t |
Section of Tensleep sandstone |
09S |
28E |
34 |
|
|
45.00827704815 |
-108.280945999 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
32 |
|
light-brown gray, upper part forms ledge while lower is covered |
fine |
|
|
|
6 |
maybe |
*t |
Section of Tensleep sandstone |
09S |
28E |
34 |
|
|
45.00827704815 |
-108.280945999 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
32 |
|
light gray, weathers brown, ledge forming |
medium |
variable calcareous locally quartzitic |
|
|
4 |
yes |
*t |
Section of Tensleep sandstone |
09S |
28E |
34 |
|
|
45.00827704815 |
-108.280945999 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
32 |
|
light gray, thick bedded, nodular |
fine- medium |
calcareous |
|
|
11 |
maybe |
*t |
Section of Tensleep sandstone |
09S |
28E |
34 |
|
|
45.00827704815 |
-108.280945999 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
32 |
|
white, weathers gray |
fine |
slightly calcareous, porous |
|
|
5 |
yes |
*t |
Section of Tensleep sandstone |
09S |
28E |
34 |
|
|
45.00827704815 |
-108.280945999 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
32 |
|
white to light gray, weathers brown, ledge forming, cross bedded |
medium |
calcareous at top, friable |
|
|
5 |
yes |
*t |
Section of Tensleep sandstone |
09S |
28E |
34 |
|
|
45.00827704815 |
-108.280945999 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
32 |
|
greenish gray, weathers light brown, crossbedded and nodular in upper half |
medium |
slightly calcareous |
|
|
3 |
no |