Geochemical data for carbonatite samples from the Mountain Pass rare earth element deposit, southeast California
This data release contains whole-rock major, minor, and trace element geochemical data for carbonatite samples from the Mountain Pass rare earth element (REE) deposit located in southeastern California. The Mountain Pass deposit is the largest REE deposit in the United States and in 2021, produced 43,000 metric tons (expressed as rare-earth-oxide equivalent; U.S. Geological Survey, 2022). Samples include a suite of outcrop samples (2018) and a suite of composite samples (2019). Data are reported in comma-separated values (CSV) files. All column headings and abbreviations are explained in the metadata.
Reference
U.S. Geological Survey, 2022, Mineral commodity summaries 2022: U.S. Geological Survey, 202 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/mcs2022.
Complete Metadata
| accessLevel | public |
|---|---|
| bureauCode |
[
"010:12"
]
|
| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "Philip L. Verplanck",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:plv@usgs.gov"
}
|
| description | This data release contains whole-rock major, minor, and trace element geochemical data for carbonatite samples from the Mountain Pass rare earth element (REE) deposit located in southeastern California. The Mountain Pass deposit is the largest REE deposit in the United States and in 2021, produced 43,000 metric tons (expressed as rare-earth-oxide equivalent; U.S. Geological Survey, 2022). Samples include a suite of outcrop samples (2018) and a suite of composite samples (2019). Data are reported in comma-separated values (CSV) files. All column headings and abbreviations are explained in the metadata. Reference U.S. Geological Survey, 2022, Mineral commodity summaries 2022: U.S. Geological Survey, 202 p., https://doi.org/10.3133/mcs2022. |
| distribution |
[
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Digital Data",
"format": "XML",
"accessURL": "https://doi.org/10.5066/P91MBCYS",
"mediaType": "application/http",
"description": "Landing page for access to the data"
},
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Original Metadata",
"format": "XML",
"mediaType": "text/xml",
"description": "The metadata original format",
"downloadURL": "https://data.usgs.gov/datacatalog/metadata/USGS.630f80d2d34e36012efa0874.xml"
}
]
|
| identifier | http://datainventory.doi.gov/id/dataset/USGS_630f80d2d34e36012efa0874 |
| keyword |
[
"California",
"San Bernardino County",
"USGS:630f80d2d34e36012efa0874",
"carbonatite",
"critical minerals",
"geochemistry",
"mineral resources",
"rare earth elements"
]
|
| modified | 2022-12-15T00:00:00Z |
| publisher |
{
"name": "U.S. Geological Survey",
"@type": "org:Organization"
}
|
| spatial | -115.5363, 35.4767, -115.5294, 35.4891 |
| theme |
[
"Geospatial"
]
|
| title | Geochemical data for carbonatite samples from the Mountain Pass rare earth element deposit, southeast California |
