Chemical analyses of coal from the Tongue River Member, Fort Union Formation, Decker coal deposit, Big Horn County, Montana
Links
- Document: Report (pdf)
- Download citation as: RIS | Dublin Core
Abstract
As part of a continuing cooperative program between the U. S. Geological Survey and the Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology to collect and chemically analyze representative samples of Montana coals, 50 coal and 2 carbonaceous shale samples were collected from the Anderson, Dietz 1 and Dietz 2 coal beds in the Paleocene Tongue River Member of the Fort Union Formation. These samples were collected at six locations in sections 9 and 15, T. 9 S., R. 40 E., section 26, T. 8 S., R. 39 E., and section 29, T. 9 S., R. 39 E., Big Horn County, Montana.
Suggested Citation
Affolter, R.H., Hatch, J.R., Matson, R.E., and Sauer, L., 1979, Chemical analyses of coal from the Tongue River Member, Fort Union Formation, Decker coal deposit, Big Horn County, Montana: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 79-772, 39 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/ofr79772.
ISSN: 2331-1258 (online)
Study Area
| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Chemical analyses of coal from the Tongue River Member, Fort Union Formation, Decker coal deposit, Big Horn County, Montana |
| Series title | Open-File Report |
| Series number | 79-772 |
| DOI | 10.3133/ofr79772 |
| Year Published | 1979 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Description | 39 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Big Horn County |