The data displayed below were collected during a joint project
between the following departments at Montana Tech of The University of Montana: Geophysical Engineering
and the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology. The samples represent sandstones collected and analyzed for their potential
use as proppant material.
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 |
*q |
Section A |
06S |
05W |
21 |
BB |
|
45.30350260415 |
-112.2284362865 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
134 |
20 |
quartz, very pale orange, well cemented |
very fine grained |
calcareous, well |
|
|
12 |
no |
*q |
Section A |
06S |
05W |
21 |
BB |
|
45.30350260415 |
-112.2284362865 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
135 |
15 |
quartz, oderate orange - pink, breccia or tectonic origin |
fine |
calcareous |
|
|
5 |
no |
Mk |
Section B |
06S |
05W |
7 |
AAS2 |
|
45.33252681875 |
-112.254263961 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
137 |
3 |
quartz, pale-reddish brown, thick bedded but finely laminated, |
fine to medium |
|
|
|
0.5 |
no |
Mk |
Section B |
06S |
05W |
7 |
AAS2 |
|
45.33252681875 |
-112.254263961 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
136 |
12 |
quartz,moderate orange - pink, medium bedded and contains pink chert grains |
medium |
|
|
|
2 |
no |
Mk |
Section B |
06S |
05W |
7 |
AAS2 |
|
45.33252681875 |
-112.254263961 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
136 |
13 |
quartz, pale reddish-brown, thick bedded |
fine - medium |
|
|
|
2.5 |
probably not |
Mk |
Section B |
06S |
05W |
7 |
AAS2 |
|
45.33252681875 |
-112.254263961 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
136 |
15 |
same as unit 12 |
|
|
|
|
1 |
probably not |
Mk |
Section B |
06S |
05W |
7 |
AAS2 |
|
45.33252681875 |
-112.254263961 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
136 |
17 |
quartz, pale reddish-brown, medium bedded |
fine - medium |
|
|
|
2 |
probably not |
Mk |
Section B |
06S |
05W |
7 |
AAS2 |
|
45.33252681875 |
-112.254263961 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
136 |
20 |
same as unit 17 |
|
|
|
|
3 |
probably not |
Mk |
Section B |
06S |
05W |
7 |
AAS2 |
|
45.33252681875 |
-112.254263961 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
136 |
21 |
same as unit 12 |
|
|
|
|
0.5 |
no |
Mk |
Section B |
06S |
05W |
7 |
AAS2 |
|
45.33252681875 |
-112.254263961 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
136 |
23 |
same as unit 12 |
|
|
|
|
2.5 |
probably not |
_f |
Section L |
06S |
05W |
24 |
CD |
|
45.29257432505 |
-112.16150696 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
179 |
1 |
quartz, dusky yellow-brown to brownish black and dark yellowish orange. Mn and limonite staining |
medium and coarse |
|
subangular to subroundedquartz |
|
0.5 |
no |
_f |
Section L |
06S |
05W |
24 |
CD |
|
45.29257432505 |
-112.16150696 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
179 |
2 |
quartz, conglometatic, clasts are quartz, same colors are unit 1 |
pebbles and cobbles |
|
subangular to subrounded |
|
0.5 |
no |
_f |
Section L |
06S |
05W |
24 |
CD |
|
45.29257432505 |
-112.16150696 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
179 |
3 |
quartz, light brown, thick bedded |
very fine to fine |
|
well cemented |
|
4.5 |
no |
_f |
Section L |
06S |
05W |
24 |
CD |
|
45.29257432505 |
-112.16150696 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
179 |
4 |
quartz, moderate orangish-pink, mottled moderate reddish-brown, |
fine with some quartz pebbles |
|
subrounded to rounded |
|
1 |
probably not |
_f |
Section L |
06S |
05W |
24 |
CD |
|
45.29257432505 |
-112.16150696 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
179 |
5 |
same as unit 3 |
|
|
|
|
3.5 |
no |
_f |
Section L |
06S |
05W |
24 |
CD |
|
45.29257432505 |
-112.16150696 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
179 |
6 |
dark yellowish orange, thick bedded, limonite and hematite spots throughout |
fine |
|
rounded |
|
5 |
yes |
_f |
Section L |
06S |
05W |
24 |
CD |
|
45.29257432505 |
-112.16150696 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
178 |
8 |
same as unit 6 but medium and thick bedded |
|
|
|
|
5.7999999999999998 |
yes |
_f |
Section L |
06S |
05W |
24 |
CD |
|
45.29257432505 |
-112.16150696 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
178 |
9 |
quartz, very pale orange, Upper 3 " contains angular quartz clasts, medium bedded |
fine |
friable |
subrounded |
|
1 |
too thin |
_f |
Section L |
06S |
05W |
24 |
CD |
|
45.29257432505 |
-112.16150696 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
178 |
10 |
quartz, light brown, thick bedded |
very fine |
|
|
|
8 |
probably not |
_f |
Section L |
06S |
05W |
24 |
CD |
|
45.29257432505 |
-112.16150696 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
178 |
12 |
quartz, medium bedded, light brown |
fine |
friable, slightly calcareous |
subangular to subrounded |
|
7 |
yes |
_f |
Section L |
06S |
05W |
24 |
CD |
|
45.29257432505 |
-112.16150696 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
178 |
14 |
same as unit 12 |
|
|
|
|
1.5 |
yes |
_f |
Section L |
06S |
05W |
24 |
CD |
|
45.29257432505 |
-112.16150696 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
178 |
16 |
quartz, light brown. |
fine |
well cemented |
|
|
4 |
no |
_f |
Section L |
06S |
05W |
24 |
CD |
|
45.29257432505 |
-112.16150696 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
178 |
17 |
quartz, pinkish-gray, medium bedded, |
fine to medium |
|
subrounded |
|
3 |
probably not |