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 |
Mk |
Section 29. Nelson Ranch |
12N |
20E |
8 |
|
S1/2, Sec. 8, T.12N.,R.20E. |
46.8163182666 |
-109.232710061 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
188 |
30 |
White sandstone |
medium |
friable |
|
poorly |
1 |
maybe |
Mk |
Section 29. Nelson Ranch |
12N |
20E |
8 |
|
|
46.8163182666 |
-109.232710061 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
188 |
34 |
Sandstone white and cross bedded |
medium |
poorly indurated |
|
poorly |
9 |
yes |
Mk |
Section 30. Menard Ridge |
13N |
19E |
36 |
|
S1/4, Sec. 36, T.13N.,R.19E. |
46.8445190618 |
-109.2585651085 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
191 |
40 |
White, tan-weathering, clean |
fine |
poorly indurated |
|
|
6 |
yes |
Mk |
Section 30. Menard Ridge |
13N |
19E |
36 |
|
|
46.8445190618 |
-109.2585651085 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
191 |
44 |
Sugary sandstone, very light tan with white weathering, thin bedded and red brown speckled |
fine |
|
|
|
7 |
yes |
Mk |
Section 30. Menard Ridge |
13N |
19E |
36 |
|
|
46.8445190618 |
-109.2585651085 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
191 |
48 |
White with reddish weathering, thin bedded and fissile, downward gradation to silt |
|
|
|
moderate |
5.5 |
yes |
Mk |
Section 54. Stonehouse Canyon |
11N |
20E |
15 |
A |
NE1/4, Sec. 15 and 36, T.11N.,R.20E. |
46.7189415033 |
-109.184670401 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
243 |
54 |
Tan sandstone with light gray weathering |
medium -fine |
well indurated, calcite cemented |
|
|
5 |
maybe |
Mk |
Section 54. Stonehouse Canyon |
11N |
20E |
36 |
|
NE1/4, Sec. 15 and 36, T.11N.,R.20E. |
46.67160375755 |
-109.1477665665 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
243 |
54 |
Tan sandstone with light gray weathering |
medium -fine |
well indurated, calcite cemented |
|
|
5 |
maybe |
Mk |
Section 56. Durfee Creek Dome |
12N |
22E |
13 |
D |
SE1/4, Sec. 13, T.12N.,R.22E. |
46.7970983109 |
-108.8877771845 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
247 |
40 |
Tan |
fine |
poorly indurated |
|
|
8 |
yes |
Mk |
Section 56. Durfee Creek Dome |
12N |
22E |
13 |
D |
|
46.7970983109 |
-108.8877771845 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
247 |
42 |
Tan, thin bedded, cross bedded |
|
|
|
moderate |
4 |
maybe |
Mk |
Section 56. Durfee Creek Dome |
12N |
22E |
13 |
D |
|
46.7970983109 |
-108.8877771845 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
247 |
44 |
Sandstone, topped with porous dolomite |
fine |
Calcareous |
|
|
4 |
maybe |
Mk |
Section 56. Durfee Creek Dome |
12N |
22E |
13 |
D |
|
46.7970983109 |
-108.8877771845 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
247 |
47 |
sandstone |
medium |
calcareous |
|
|
4 |
maybe |
Mk |
Section 56. Durfee Creek Dome |
12N |
22E |
13 |
D |
|
46.7970983109 |
-108.8877771845 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
247 |
49 |
Quartzitic sandstone, maroon and white |
|
poorly indurated |
|
poorly |
7 |
maybe |
Mk |
Section 56. Durfee Creek Dome |
12N |
22E |
13 |
D |
|
46.7970983109 |
-108.8877771845 |
TRS-SEC |
NAD83 |
247 |
51 |
Sandstone pink with tan weathering, |
medium |
calcareous cemented, moderately indurated |
|
moderate to poor |
12 |
maybe |