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 |
_f |
Section No. 5 |
02N |
02W |
31 |
E2 |
Secondary road in Cottonwood Canyon |
45.88189471065 |
-111.8967412695 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
|
1 |
orthoquartzite, white to brown,thin bedded, weathers red/brown |
medium |
|
|
|
4 |
no |
_f |
Section No. 5 |
02N |
02W |
31 |
E2 |
Secondary road in Cottonwood Canyon |
45.88189471065 |
-111.8967412695 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
|
3 |
orthoquartzite like in 1 |
medium |
|
|
|
2 |
no |
_f |
Section No. 5 |
02N |
02W |
31 |
E2 |
Secondary road in Cottonwood Canyon |
45.88189471065 |
-111.8967412695 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
|
5 |
sandstone, white and yellow, thin bedded |
medium |
|
|
|
10 |
maybe |
_f |
Section No. 5 |
02N |
02W |
31 |
E2 |
Secondary road in Cottonwood Canyon |
45.88189471065 |
-111.8967412695 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
|
7 |
orthoquartzite and sandstone; alternating white and brown, thin bedded, 3' above base is a 1' conglomerate bed containing well rounded quartz pebbles |
medium |
|
|
|
36 |
maybe |
_f |
Section No. 5 |
02N |
02W |
31 |
E2 |
Secondary road in Cottonwood Canyon |
45.88189471065 |
-111.8967412695 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
|
9 |
orthoquartzite like in 1 |
medium |
|
|
|
11 |
no |
_f |
Section No. 5 |
02N |
02W |
31 |
E2 |
Secondary road in Cottonwood Canyon |
45.88189471065 |
-111.8967412695 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
|
11 |
like 1 above |
medium |
|
|
|
33 |
no |
_f |
Section No. 5 |
02N |
02W |
31 |
E2 |
Secondary road in Cottonwood Canyon |
45.88189471065 |
-111.8967412695 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
|
13 |
orthoquartzite, like in 1 but hanging to sandstone near top of unit |
medium |
|
|
|
36 |
maybe |
_f |
Section No. 5 |
02N |
02W |
32 |
W2 |
Secondary road in Cottonwood Canyon |
45.88187210685 |
-111.876276805 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
|
1 |
orthoquartzite, white to brown,thin bedded, weathers red/brown |
medium |
|
|
|
4 |
no |
_f |
Section No. 5 |
02N |
02W |
32 |
W2 |
Secondary road in Cottonwood Canyon |
45.88187210685 |
-111.876276805 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
|
3 |
orthoquartzite like in 1 |
medium |
|
|
|
2 |
no |
_f |
Section No. 5 |
02N |
02W |
32 |
W2 |
Secondary road in Cottonwood Canyon |
45.88187210685 |
-111.876276805 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
|
5 |
sandstone, white and yellow, thin bedded |
medium |
|
|
|
10 |
maybe |
_f |
Section No. 5 |
02N |
02W |
32 |
W2 |
Secondary road in Cottonwood Canyon |
45.88187210685 |
-111.876276805 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
|
7 |
orthoquartzite and sandstone; alternating white and brown, thin bedded, 3' above base is a 1' conglomerate bed containing well rounded quartz pebbles |
medium |
|
|
|
36 |
maybe |
_f |
Section No. 5 |
02N |
02W |
32 |
W2 |
Secondary road in Cottonwood Canyon |
45.88187210685 |
-111.876276805 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
|
9 |
orthoquartzite like in 1 |
medium |
|
|
|
11 |
no |
_f |
Section No. 5 |
02N |
02W |
32 |
W2 |
Secondary road in Cottonwood Canyon |
45.88187210685 |
-111.876276805 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
|
11 |
like 1 above |
medium |
|
|
|
33 |
no |
_f |
Section No. 5 |
02N |
02W |
32 |
W2 |
Secondary road in Cottonwood Canyon |
45.88187210685 |
-111.876276805 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
|
13 |
orthoquartzite, like in 1 but hanging to sandstone near top of unit |
medium |
|
|
|
36 |
maybe |