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 |
Belt Creek |
15N |
07E |
14 |
A |
5.25 miles S 35 degrees E of Monarch. NE. 1/4 sec. 14, the SW. 1/4 sec. 13, the N. 1/2 sec. 24, and |
47.0635279527 |
-110.7983839735 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
1271 |
|
quartzitic , micaceous, thin bedded but massive, tan-buff and red. Quartz pebbles in lenses |
|
|
|
poorly |
108 |
maybe |
_f |
Belt Creek |
15N |
07E |
14 |
A |
|
47.0635279527 |
-110.7983839735 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
1271 |
|
brown, tan-red, massive quartz sandstone, pure, vitreous |
coarse grained - pebbles |
|
rounded |
|
88 |
maybe |
_f |
Belt Creek |
15N |
07E |
14 |
A |
|
47.0635279527 |
-110.7983839735 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
1271 |
|
red- tan, massive, lithic sandstone (hematitic), quartz pebbles in upper 5 ft |
coarse |
|
|
|
10 |
probably not |
_f |
Belt Creek |
15N |
07E |
13 |
C |
5.25 miles S 35 degrees E of Monarch. NE. 1/4 sec. 14, the SW. 1/4 sec. 13, the N. 1/2 sec. 24, and |
47.0562162725 |
-110.7879600825 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
1271 |
|
quartzitic , micaceous, thin bedded but massive, tan-buff and red. Quartz pebbles in lenses |
|
|
|
poorly |
108 |
maybe |
_f |
Belt Creek |
15N |
07E |
13 |
C |
|
47.0562162725 |
-110.7879600825 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
1271 |
|
brown, tan-red, massive quartz sandstone, pure, vitreous |
coarse grained - pebbles |
|
rounded |
|
88 |
maybe |
_f |
Belt Creek |
15N |
07E |
13 |
C |
|
47.0562162725 |
-110.7879600825 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
1271 |
|
red- tan, massive, lithic sandstone (hematitic), quartz pebbles in upper 5 ft |
coarse |
|
|
|
10 |
probably not |
_f |
Belt Creek |
15N |
07E |
24 |
|
5.25 miles S 35 degrees E of Monarch. NE. 1/4 sec. 14, the SW. 1/4 sec. 13, the N. 1/2 sec. 24, and |
47.0454017351 |
-110.782701838 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
1271 |
|
quartzitic , micaceous, thin bedded but massive, tan-buff and red. Quartz pebbles in lenses |
|
|
|
poorly |
108 |
maybe |
_f |
Belt Creek |
15N |
07E |
24 |
|
|
47.0454017351 |
-110.782701838 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
1271 |
|
brown, tan-red, massive quartz sandstone, pure, vitreous |
coarse grained - pebbles |
|
rounded |
|
88 |
maybe |
_f |
Belt Creek |
15N |
07E |
24 |
|
|
47.0454017351 |
-110.782701838 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
1271 |
|
red- tan, massive, lithic sandstone (hematitic), quartz pebbles in upper 5 ft |
coarse |
|
|
|
10 |
probably not |
_f |
Belt Creek |
15N |
07E |
25 |
D |
5.25 miles S 35 degrees E of Monarch. NE. 1/4 sec. 14, the SW. 1/4 sec. 13, the N. 1/2 sec. 24, and |
47.0271989496 |
-110.777186295 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
1271 |
|
quartzitic , micaceous, thin bedded but massive, tan-buff and red. Quartz pebbles in lenses |
|
|
|
poorly |
108 |
maybe |
_f |
Belt Creek |
15N |
07E |
25 |
D |
|
47.0271989496 |
-110.777186295 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
1271 |
|
brown, tan-red, massive quartz sandstone, pure, vitreous |
coarse grained - pebbles |
|
rounded |
|
88 |
maybe |
_f |
Belt Creek |
15N |
07E |
25 |
D |
|
47.0271989496 |
-110.777186295 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
1271 |
|
red- tan, massive, lithic sandstone (hematitic), quartz pebbles in upper 5 ft |
coarse |
|
|
|
10 |
probably not |