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Compilation and recalculation of Cretaceous-Miocene intrusive igneous crystallization geochronology from the northern Rocky Mountains, Montana and Idaho, USA Compilation and recalculation of Cretaceous-Miocene intrusive igneous crystallization geochronology from the northern Rocky Mountains, Montana and Idaho, USA
This dataset presents a recalculated compilation of geochronology ages of Cretaceous-Miocene intrusive rocks and volcanic plugs in the northern Rocky Mountains USA, with a focus on Montana and Idaho. Mineral assessments and prospectivity mapping requires detailed spatiotemporal understanding of magma systems in the upper crust to predict when and where ore deposits may have formed...
Whole-Rock Geochemistry of Samples from the Bear Lodge Alkaline Complex, Wyoming: Data Supporting Petrogenetic and Mineral Resource Studies Whole-Rock Geochemistry of Samples from the Bear Lodge Alkaline Complex, Wyoming: Data Supporting Petrogenetic and Mineral Resource Studies
Geochemical data include major, minor and trace element results for alkaline silicate igneous rock samples from the Bear Lodge alkaline complex. Samples were collected during field work from natural exposures/outcrops and drill core. Samples were analyzed by the GeoAnalytical Lab at Washington State University and U.S. Geological Survey contract laboratories, AGAT Labs and SGS Labs...
Geochemical data for rock, sediment, soil, and mineral samples, United States and territories, 1962 to 2023 Geochemical data for rock, sediment, soil, and mineral samples, United States and territories, 1962 to 2023
The data set contains geochemical data for 1,524,014 rock, sediment, soil, and mineral samples collected by the U.S. Geological Survey within US state, territory or Economic Exclusive Zone (EEZ) boundaries, and analyzed from 1962 through 2023 either in the analytical laboratories of the Geologic Discipline of the USGS or by contract with commercial analytical laboratories. These data...
National Mine Waste Inventory National Mine Waste Inventory
This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data release is a collaborative geospatial database compiled by the USGS and participating State geological surveys, with support from the Earth Mapping Resources Initiative (Earth MRI) program. The database represents the first phase of cataloging above-ground mine waste features —such as tailings and waste rock piles— that are remnants of historical...
Geochronology and geochemistry of Paleoproterozoic metamorphic rocks in the Midcontinent Geochronology and geochemistry of Paleoproterozoic metamorphic rocks in the Midcontinent
We present isotopic and geochemical data for several Archean and Paleoproterozoic metamorphic rocks in the Penokean orogen, USA. These data include new U-Pb and trace element analyses of apatite, titanite, and monazite; bulk rock major and trace element compositions; and whole rock and garnet Lu-Hf and Sm-Nd isotope compositions.
U-Th-Pb Geochronology of the Mentor Anorthosite Intrusive Complex (MAIC) and Regional Plutonic Units U-Th-Pb Geochronology of the Mentor Anorthosite Intrusive Complex (MAIC) and Regional Plutonic Units
This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) data release accompanies planned publication 'Geophysical architecture and geochronology of the Neoarchean Mentor anorthosite intrusive complex, northwestern Minnesota: largest anorthosite complex of the Superior Province?'. The data release includes laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) U-Pb zircon geochronology data...
Argon data for samples from Sheep Creek and other mineral systems in central and western Montana, USA Argon data for samples from Sheep Creek and other mineral systems in central and western Montana, USA
This dataset includes 40Ar/39Ar data for 14 samples from the Sheep Creek carbonatite occurrence and other mineral systems in central and western Montana, USA. Samples were acquired from this area by Christopher Gammons and his students (Montana Technological University). Mineral separates of biotite and sericite from the samples were analyzed in the Denver Argon Geochronology Laboratory...
Geochemistry and mineralogy of mill tailings from the Ducktown mining district, Tennessee, USA Geochemistry and mineralogy of mill tailings from the Ducktown mining district, Tennessee, USA
These .csv files contain data on the bulk mineralogy and geochemistry of tailings samples from the Ducktown volcanogenic massive sulfide mining district in Tennessee, USA. The reported geochemistry was collected using inductively-coupled plasma optical emission spectroscopy/mass spectrometry (ICP-OES/MS), wavelength-dispersive X-ray fluorescence (WDXRF), lead fire assay-inductively...
Density and magnetic susceptibility measurements on Archean rocks, northwestern Minnesota, 2021 Density and magnetic susceptibility measurements on Archean rocks, northwestern Minnesota, 2021
Rock physical property measurements were collected on core samples to help understand the causative sources of gravity and magnetic survey anomalies in northwestern Minnesota. A total of 410 measurements of magnetic susceptibility and density on Archean core samples from 20 boreholes have been conducted. The measurements aid in interpretation of gravity and airborne magnetic data that...
Stable oxygen, hydrogen, sulfur, carbon, and nitrogen isotope analyses of mineral deposits and mineral occurrences Stable oxygen, hydrogen, sulfur, carbon, and nitrogen isotope analyses of mineral deposits and mineral occurrences
Stable isotope analyses are reported (the ratios deuterium/protium, carbon-13/carbon-12, oxygen-18/oxygen-16, sulfur-34/sulfur-32, nitrogen-15/nitrogen-14) for ores and related rocks, and mineral occurrences in sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks from Hicks Dome, Illinois; Clementine copper porphyry prospect, Boulder copper porphyry, and the Elkhorn Mining District, Montana; Pogo...
SHRIMP-RG U-Pb ages and trace element data of zircons, and whole-rock Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic data, from Sonoran and Sinaloan Neoproterozoic to Paleogene metaigneous and metasedimentary samples, northern Mexico SHRIMP-RG U-Pb ages and trace element data of zircons, and whole-rock Sr-Nd-Pb isotopic data, from Sonoran and Sinaloan Neoproterozoic to Paleogene metaigneous and metasedimentary samples, northern Mexico
This dataset accompanies two proposed publications, "Descriptions and age constraints for new Jurassic flora fossils in west-central Sonora, Mexico: Results from U-Pb zircon geochronology, Sr-Nd isotopes, and megafossil taxa" and "Summary of Paleozoic and Mesozoic Rocks in Sonora and northern Sinaloa, Mexico", which will both report zircon SHRIMP-RG U-Pb ages and whole-rock isotope...
U-Pb detrital zircon geochronology data for Jurassic terranes in the western Sierra Nevada, CA U-Pb detrital zircon geochronology data for Jurassic terranes in the western Sierra Nevada, CA
This dataset consists of three turbidite sandstone samples that were analyzed for U-Pb detrital zircon ages. The dataset accompanies the publication "An empirical test of Maximum Depositional Age through paired LA-ICP-MS and CA-ID-TIMS detrital zircon analysis: implications for the "Nevadan orogeny" in the Sierra Nevada foothills, California, U.S.A.", as well as planned future...