Geochemical and isotopic data for the Mountain Pass Intrusive Suite, California
April 10, 2025
The dataset includes .csv spreadsheets which provide whole rock geochemical data for the alkaline silicate rock and carbonatite rock samples for the Mountain Pass Intrusive Suite that were analyzed as part of this study, as well as whole rock Rb-Sr and Sm-Nd isotopic data for whole rock alkaline silicate samples. The .csv files containing this data are associated with individual data dictionaries that define columns in each file.
Citation Information
| Publication Year | 2025 |
|---|---|
| Title | Geochemical and isotopic data for the Mountain Pass Intrusive Suite, California |
| DOI | 10.5066/P14LEGBH |
| Authors | Erin K Benson, Kathryn E Watts, Ian W Hillenbrand |
| Product Type | Data Release |
| Record Source | USGS Asset Identifier Service (AIS) |
| USGS Organization | Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center |
| Rights | This work is marked with CC0 1.0 Universal |
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