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Rare Earth Element Data for Cretaceous Aged Coal-Bearing Rocks in Utah and Western Colorado

Description:

A comprehensive geochemical and stratigraphic study of Cretaceous coal-bearing strata in Utah and western Colorado was performed to evaluate geologic trends in REE-enrichment, as well as elucidate enrichment mechanisms. Preliminary portable X-ray fluorescence (pXRF) analyses (n = 5659) was combined with Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) analyses (n = 135) on particularly REE-enriched samples. Sampling and analyses from active and historic mines as well as nearby cores and outcrops were performed with an emphasis on sedimentary, stratigraphic, geographic, and mining context.

Keyword:

critical minerals, Cretaceous period, Mesaverde Group, rare earth elements, energy transition, Ferron Sandstone, Blackhawk Formation, Uinta region, and coal

Subject:

economic geology, core analysis, critical minerals , coal resources, nonmetallic mineral resources, sedimentology, and stratigraphy

Creator:

Birgenheier, Lauren, Fausett, Peyton, Gall, Ryan, Fernandez, Diego , Giebel, Andrew , Vanden Berg, Michael D., Morris, Emma , Wilcock, Laura , Coe, Haley , and Free, Michael

Contributor:

Hoskins, Brittney, Ashurst-McGee, Logan, and Bailey, Nick

Owner:

Based Near Label Tesim:

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, Uinta Basin, Utah, United States, and Piceance Creek Basin, Colorado, United States

Language:

English

Date Uploaded:

12/14/2023

Date Modified:

12/19/2023

Date Created:

2022-05-23 to 2023-08-18

License:

Public Domain – This data is free of copyright restrictions (e.g. government sponsored data).

Resource Type:

Dataset

Identifier:

https://www.doi.org/10.7278/S50d-08s4-3d7j
Rare Earth Element Data for Coal-Bearing Rocks in Utah and Western Colorado's Blackhawk Formation and Mesaverde Group

Description:

This study aims to quantify rare earth element enrichment within coal and coal-adjacent strata in the Uinta Region of Utah and western Colorado. Rare earth elements are a subset of critical minerals used for renewable energy technology in the transition toward carbon-neutral energy. This data contains samples from seven active mines and seven stratigraphically complete cores within the Uinta Region, geochemically evaluated via portable X-ray fluorescence (n=3,113) and inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (n=143) elemental abundance methods. Historical evaluations of geochemical data on Uinta Region coal and coal-adjacent data are sparse, emphasizing the statistical significance of this study’s analyses. These results support the utilization of active mines and coal processing waste piles for the future of domestic rare earth element extraction, offering economic and environmental solutions to pressing global demands.

Keyword:

Mesaverde Group, Cretaceous, coal, critical minerals, energy transition, Blackhawk Formation, Uinta Region, and rare earth elements

Subject:

stratigraphy, geochemistry, coal resources, sedimentology, and economic geology

Creator:

Birgenheier, Lauren, Coe, Haley, Gall, Ryan, Fernandez, Diego, Giebel, Andrew, Vanden Berg, Michael D., and Free, Michael

Contributor:

Hamidat, Amin and Starkie, Erin

Owner:

Based Near Label Tesim:

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, Uinta Basin, Utah, United States, and Piceance Creek Basin, Colorado, United States

Language:

English

Date Uploaded:

12/14/2023

Date Modified:

12/19/2023

Date Created:

2022-05-23 to 2023-03-01

License:

Public Domain – This data is free of copyright restrictions (e.g. government sponsored data).

Resource Type:

Dataset

Identifier:

www.doi.org/10.7278/S50d-5ny1-1wc1

Rare Earth Element Data for Cretaceous Aged Coal-Bearing Rocks in Utah and Western Colorado

Rare Earth Element Data for Coal-Bearing Rocks in Utah and Western Colorado's Blackhawk Formation and Mesaverde Group

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