This BIRGENHEIER_readme20231214.txt file was updated on 20231218 by Kaylee Alexander ------------------- GENERAL INFORMATION ------------------- 1. Title of Dataset Rare Earth Element Data for Coal-Bearing Rocks, Utah and Western Colorado's Blackhawk Formation and Mesaverde Group 2. Author Information Principal Investigator Contact Information Name: Lauren Birgenheier Institution: Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah Address: 115 S 1460 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Email: lauren.birgenheier@utah.edu ORCID: 0000-0001-6951-0939 Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information Name: Haley Coe Institution: Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah Address: 115 S 1460 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Email: haley.coe@utah.edu ORCID: 0009-0002-6233-8747 Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information Name: Ryan Gall Institution: Utah Geological Survey Address: Salt Lake City, UT 84116 ORCID: Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information Name: Diego Fernandez Institution: Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah Address: 115 S 1460 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Email: u0555660@utah.edu ORCID: 0009-0005-7663-9809 Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information Name: Andrew Giebel Institution: Colorado Geological Survey ORCID: Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information Name: Michael D. Vanden Berg Institution: Utah Geological Survey Address: Salt Lake City, UT 84116 ORCID: Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information Name: Michael Free Institution: Dept. of Geology and Geophysics, University of Utah Address: 115 S 1460 E, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Email: u0031808@utah.edu ORCID: 3. Date of data collection (single date, range, approximate date): 2022-05-23 to 2023-03-01 4. Geographic location of data collection (where was data collected?): Salt Lake City, UT; Uinta Basin, UT; Piceance Creek Basin, CO 5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: Department of Energy, Project No: DE-FE0032046 -------------------------- SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION -------------------------- 1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: Public Domain - This data is free of copyright restrictions (e.g., government sponsored data). 2. Links to publications that cite or use the data: NA 3. Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data: NA 4. Links/relationships to ancillary data sets: NA 5. Was data derived from another source? No 6. Recommended citation for the data: Birgenheier, Lauren, Haley Coe, Ryan Gall, Diego Fernandez, Andrew Giebel, and Michael D. Vanden Berg. 2023. "Rare Earth Element Data for Coal-Bearing Rocks, Utah and Western Colorado's Blackhawk Formation and Mesaverde Group." The Hive: University of Utah Research Data Repository. www.doi.org/10.7278/S50d-5ny1-1wc1. --------------------- DATA & FILE OVERVIEW --------------------- 1. File List A. Filename: 20231215_Blackhawk-Mesaverde-pXRF_Coe.csv Short description: This file contains pXRF data from core, mine, and waste pile localities within Utah and Colorado. B. Filename: 20231215_Blackhawk-Mesaverde-ICP-MS_Coe.csv Short description: This file contains ICP-MS data from cores, mine, and waste pile localities within Utah and Colorado. 2. Relationship between files: NA 3. Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package: NA 4. Are there multiple versions of the dataset? No -------------------------- METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION -------------------------- 1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: Olympus Vanta portable X-ray fluorescence used in ~0.5ft intervals throughout core and mine samples to quantify elemental abundances throughout coal-bearing sedimentary sequences. Additional data collection done at the University of Utah's ICP-MS lab to determine rare earth element and critical mineral data. 2. Methods for processing the data: The submitted data are raw. 3. Instrument- or software-specific information needed to interpret the data: No specific software required to interpret data. The file format is not proprietary. 4. Standards and calibration information, if appropriate: Blank glass pellet and standard reference material NIST 2711a Montana II soil. 5. Environmental/experimental conditions: Data collected inside without environmental or experimental conditions. 6. Describe any quality-assurance procedures performed on the data: Data organized and formatted for proper presentation. 7. People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission: Haley Coe, Ryan Gall, Diego Fernandez, Michael D. Vanden Berg, Andrew Giebel, Amin Hamidat, Erin Starkie ----------------------------------------- DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: 20231215_Blackhawk-Mesaverde-pXRF_Coe.csv ----------------------------------------- 1. Number of variables: 105 2. Number of cases/rows: 3119 3. Variable List A. Name: Instrument Description: pXRF serial number B. Name: Model Description: Instrument model C. Name: Tube Anode Description: Target used in X-ray tube of instrument D. Name: Repeated Description: Whether samples have been rerun and the number of analyses E. Name: Depth (ft)/Label Description: Sample name, often depth (ft) F. Name: Core/Mine Description: Mine or core name G. Name: Sample Type Description: Type of sample, often core H. Name: Operator Description: Initials of instrument operator I. Name: Lithology (expanded) Description: Lithology of sample J. Name: Lithology (collapsed) Description: Lithology of sample binned into simpler terms K. Name: Reading # Description: Analysis number of instrument per day L. Name: Method Name Description: Instrument geochemical setting M. Name: Test Label Description: Analysis number of instrument per day N. Name: Collimation Status Description: Collimation status, often No O. Name: Date Description: Date of analysis P. Name: Time Description: Time of analysis Q. Name: Units Description: Unit of data measured, often PPM R-CV R–CV. Name: [##] Concentration Description: Concentration for a given element S-CW. Name: [##] Error1s Description: Error margin for a given elemental concentration CX. Name: Real Time 1 Description: Time spent in seconds running the instrument's Beam 1 CY. Name: Real Time 2 Description: Time spent in seconds running the instrument's Beam 2 CZ. Name: Real Time 3 Description: Time spent in seconds running the instrument's Beam 3 DA. Name: REEs Description: Sum of Y, Sc, La, Ce, Pr, and Nd concentrations per sample ----------------------------------------- DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: 20231215_Blackhawk-Mesaverde-ICP-MS_Coe.csv ----------------------------------------- 1. Number of variables: 54 2. Number of cases/rows: 146 3. Variable List A. Name: Lab ID Description: ID given to each sample by the ICP-MS Lab B. Name: Core/Mine Description: Name of core or mine sample originated from C. Name: Depth (ft)/Label Description: Depth or ID given to each sample D. Name: Ash % Description: Percentage of mineral material leftover from incineration E. Name: Lithology (expanded) Description: Lithology binned into complex terms F. Name: Lithology (collapsed) Description: Lithology binned into simpler terms G-V. Name: Sc - Lu Description: Elemental concentrations for a given element within each sample (in units PPM) W. Name: Total REE Description: Sum of the elemental concentrations Sc, Y, La, Ce, Pr, Nd X-BB. Name: Li - U Description: Elemental concentrations for a given element within each sample (in units PPM) 4. Missing data codes: NA 5. Specialized formats of other abbreviations used: NA 4. Missing data codes: NA 5. Specialized formats of other abbreviations used: NA