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

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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.

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Identifiers

DOI
10.7278/S50d-08s4-3d7j

Dates

Created
2022-05-23
Created
2023-08-18

Additional information

Contact Email
lauren.birgenheier@utah.edu
Funding
Department of Energy, Project No: DE-FE0032046

Legacy

Date created
2022-05-23 to 2023-08-18
Creators' ORCID
0000-0001-6951-0939 , 0009-0002-9085-9048 , 0009-0005-7663-9809 , 0000-0001-6709-8354 , 0000-0001-8031-2204 , 0009-0002-6233-8747
Subject
critical minerals , Cretaceous period , Mesaverde Group , rare earth elements , energy transition , Ferron Sandstone , Blackhawk Formation , Uinta region , coal