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Rare Earth Element Content of Thermal Fluids from Surprise Valley, California

Published by University of California | Department of Energy | Metadata Last Checked: January 27, 2026 | Last Modified: 2019-01-31T20:46:51Z
Rare earth element measurements for thermal fluids from Surprise Valley, California. Samples were collected in acid washed HDPE bottles and acidified with concentrated trace element clean (Fisher Scientific) nitric acid. Samples were pre-concentrated by a factor of approximately 10 using chelating resin with and IDA functional group and measured on magnetic sector ICP-MS. Samples include Seyferth Hot Springs, Surprise Valley Resort Mineral Well, Leonard's Hot Spring, and Lake City Mud Volcano Boiling Spring.

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