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Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Geochemical data: Stansbury Mountains, Utah

June 21, 2024

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) collected a total of 63 samples of surficial sediment from abandoned mine wastepiles, ephemeral channels, nearby outcrops, and background areas representative of the undisturbed lithology within the Free Coinage and Third Term mining districts in the Stansbury Mountains (Krahulec, 2018). The samples were sieved to obtain the less than 177 micron fraction. Geochemical analyses were completed through a third-party contract by AGAT Laboratories. Samples were analyzed for 49 major, minor, and trace elements using Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectrometry (ICP-OES) and Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) methods (Ag, Al, As, Ba, Be, Bi, Ca, Cd, Ce, Co, Cr, Cs, Cu, Fe, Ga, Hf, In, K, La, Li, Lu, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, Nb, Ni, P, Pb, Rb, S, Sb, Sc, Se, Sn, Sr, Ta, Tb, Te, Th, Ti, Tl, U, V, W, Y, Yb, Zn, Zr).

References:
Krahulec, Ken (2018), Utah Mining Districts. Utah Geological Survey Open File Report 695, Utah Department of Natural Resources, 196 p.: 14.
 

Publication Year 2024
Title Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Geochemical data: Stansbury Mountains, Utah
DOI 10.5066/P13MGUSJ
Authors Destry N DiViesti, Michael D Hess, Scott A Hynek
Product Type Data Release
Record Source USGS Digital Object Identifier Catalog
USGS Organization Utah Water Science Center - Salt Lake City Main Office