Erin K Benson, PhD
Erin Benson is a Mendenhall Postdoctoral Fellow with the GMEG Science Center in Spokane, WA. Erin received an MSc in Earth Science from Indiana University Bloomington in 2018 and a PhD from Duke University in 2022. Since joining the USGS in 2022, she has used isotopes and mineral chemistry to study magmatic ore deposits.
Professional Experience
2022 - Present, Mendenhall Postdoctoral Fellow, Geology Minerals Energy and Geophysics Science Center, Spokane, WA.
Education and Certifications
Ph.D., Earth and Climate Science, Duke University, 2022
M.Sc., Earth and Atmospheric Science, Indiana University Bloomington, 2018
B.Sc., Geology, Western Washington University, 2016
Science and Products
Data Release for "Apatite and monazite geochemistry record magmatic and metasomatic processes in rare earth element mineralization at Mountain Pass, California"
The dataset includes .csv spreadsheets which provide whole rock geochemical data for the alkaline silicate and carbonatite samples from which apatite and monazite were analyzed, as well as geochemical data collected via electron microprobe and laser ablation ICP-MS for the apatite and monazite mineral grains. Whole rock geochemical data were collected by SGS Labs, except carbonatite samples 84-6-1
Apatite and monazite geochemistry record magmatic and metasomatic processes in rare earth element mineralization at Mountain Pass, California
The largest rare earth element (REE) deposit in the United States is a carbonatite intrusion at Mountain Pass in the Mojave Desert, California. Despite a clear spatiotemporal association of alkaline silicate and carbonatite intrusions at Mountain Pass, a genetic model of their mutual formation has not been resolved. The Mountain Pass carbonatite has long been upheld as an example of a primary magm
Authors
Erin Kay Benson, Kathryn E. Watts
Science and Products
Data Release for "Apatite and monazite geochemistry record magmatic and metasomatic processes in rare earth element mineralization at Mountain Pass, California"
The dataset includes .csv spreadsheets which provide whole rock geochemical data for the alkaline silicate and carbonatite samples from which apatite and monazite were analyzed, as well as geochemical data collected via electron microprobe and laser ablation ICP-MS for the apatite and monazite mineral grains. Whole rock geochemical data were collected by SGS Labs, except carbonatite samples 84-6-1
Apatite and monazite geochemistry record magmatic and metasomatic processes in rare earth element mineralization at Mountain Pass, California
The largest rare earth element (REE) deposit in the United States is a carbonatite intrusion at Mountain Pass in the Mojave Desert, California. Despite a clear spatiotemporal association of alkaline silicate and carbonatite intrusions at Mountain Pass, a genetic model of their mutual formation has not been resolved. The Mountain Pass carbonatite has long been upheld as an example of a primary magm
Authors
Erin Kay Benson, Kathryn E. Watts