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USGS Thesaurus Keywords

praseodymium, lanthanum, volcanic rocks, aluminum, lead, zinc, samarium, ruthenium, niobium, titanium, gadolinium, tellurium, chromium, lanthanide series elements, germanium, rhodium, metal elements, silicon, rare earth elements, atomic emission spectroscopy, atomic absorption analysis, osmium, antimony, x-ray fluorescence, platinum-group elements, europium, rhenium, geochemistry, cesium, cadmium, beryllium, thallium, vanadium, metallic mineral resources, hafnium, sulfur, mineral deposits, nickel, mineral resources, terbium, neutron activation analysis, magnesium, scandium, sodium, gallium, metamorphic rocks, manganese, arsenic, lithium, iron, tin, chlorine, silver, neodymium, palladium, cerium, boron, carbon, strontium, uranium, cobalt, zirconium, igneous rocks, chemical analysis, holmium, thorium, molybdenum, mass spectroscopy, platinum, tantalum, erbium, indium, dysprosium, alkali metal elements, potassium, critical minerals, halogen elements, thulium, ytterbium, nonmetal elements, phosphorus, fluorine, bromine, selenium, yttrium, tungsten, iridium, bismuth, mercury, plutonic rocks, nonmetallic mineral resources, oxygen, rubidium, copper, gold, calcium, barium, economic geology, alkaline earth elements, lutetium, sedimentary rocks

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geoscientificInformation

Other Subject Keywords

mineral system type, rock geochemistry, historic ores, National Geochemical Database, NGDB, mineral deposit type, geochemical data

Place Keywords

Arizona, Maine, Texas, Wyoming, Montana, Colorado, Alaska, Washington, Missouri, New Mexico, Oregon, Illinois, Utah, New York, Nevada, Kentucky, United States, California, Idaho

National Geochemical Database on Ore Deposits: Legacy data

There is a growing demand for commodities (elements, compounds, minerals) used in today's advanced technologies. Critical minerals are usually found in ore deposits that are deemed vital to economic and national security. The National Geochemical Database on Ore Deposits: Legacy data (NGDOD) contains chemistry and geologic information for nearly 30,000 historic ore and ore-related rock samples from mineral deposits and mining districts in the United States. Geochemical data sets from various mineral deposits were submitted by geologists of the "Systems Approach to Critical Minerals Inventory, Research, and Assessment" (SACM) within the U.S. Geological Survey Mineral Resource Program (MRP). The data sets represent 15 mineral system types and 42 mineral deposit types.

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Author(s) Matthew Granitto orcid, Albert H Hofstra orcid, Daniel E. Schmidt orcid, Regina M Khoury orcid
Publication Date 2021-11-03
Beginning Date of Data 1965-12-02
Ending Date of Data 2019-01-01
Data Contact
Matthew Granitto
DOI https://doi.org/10.5066/P944U7S5
Citation Granitto, M., Hofstra, A.H., Schmidt, D.E., and Khoury, R.M., 2021, National Geochemical Database on Ore Deposits: Legacy data: U.S. Geological Survey data release, https://doi.org/10.5066/P944U7S5.
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Matthew Granitto
Metadata Date 2021-11-03
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