Site-by-site information on 876 natural occurrences of asbestos reported within the conterminous US. Includes location, mineralogy, geology, and relevant literature for each asbestos site. Data are provided in Microsoft Excel, shapefile, and CSV formats.

Regional grid files and 3D voxel models were used to study crustal architecture. Includes grid files consist of surface grids used in the inversions, and calculated geophysical data grids produced by the inversions. Data are provided in GOCAD voxel and GXF grid formats.

In this area of historical lead-zinc mining activity, studies such as this help to assess the possibility of human exposure to cadmium and lead through eating fish.

Results of mineral abundance estimates based on Rietveld refinement of X-ray diffraction (XRD) analyses of mill tailings and other ore processing materials from worldwide localities. Data are provided in CSV format.

Chemistry and geologic information for historic ore and ore-related rock samples from mineral deposits in the United States and from archetypal deposits from 27 other countries. Data are provide in Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, and CSV formats.

Elemental concentrations for bulk and size-fractionated mine waste from sampled historical waste piles from this area. Data are provided in CSV format.

Electron microprobe analyses of sphalerite and hemimorphite from sampled historical waste piles were conducted with a specific focus on germanium (Ge). Data are provided in CSV format.

Concentration, mineral hosts, and speciation of germanium in mine wastes from this site. Data are provided in CSV format.

Oxidation state and bonding environment of Ge in minerals within mine waste from sampled historical waste piles from this area. Data are provided in CSV format.

Mineral abundances within bulk and size-fractionated mine waste from sampled historical waste piles from this area. Data are provided in CSV format.

Includes all geochemical data generated by each project partnership funded through Earth MRI and will be updated periodically as additional geochemical data from these projects becomes available.

Digital flight line data for a high-resolution magnetic and radiometric survey over an area of northwest Arkansas. Data files in CSV format, with GeoTiff as well.

Airborne electromagnetic, magnetic, and radiometric data were acquired in 2018-2019 along 16,816 line-kilometers flown at a nominal sensor flight height of 30 m above terrain with 6- to 12-kilometer spaced east-west flight lines to understand subsurface geologic structure and inform hydrologic models. Data are provided in CSV and GXF grid formats. Flight lines are provided in shapefile format.

Magnetotelluric station data collected from 2016-2019 across parts of Missouri, Arkansas, Tennessee, Illinois, and Kentucky to support regional investigations into the geologic and tectonic framework of the area and mineral resource and geologic hazard investigations.

Airborne electromagnetic, magnetic, and radiometric data were acquired from 2019 to 2020 along 24,030 line-kilometers over the Mississippi Alluvial Plain. Survey was flown at a nominal height of 120 m above terrain with 6-kilometer spaced east-west flight lines. Data are provided in ASEG-GDF2 format.

Electrical resistivity results from two regional airborne electromagnetic surveys were combined to produce three-dimensional gridded models and derivative hydrogeologic products. This high-resolution information about hydrogeologic structure and properties to aid interpretations and hydrologic models. Data are provided in netCDF and GeoTiff formats.

Flight line data from airborne surveys conducted in 2017, provided in comma-separated values (csv format). Three areas were flown along a draped surface with a nominal survey height above ground of 120 meters. The flight line spacing for these areas was 200 to 400 m for Area 123, in southwestern Oklahoma; 1000 m for Area 4, in northwestern Oklahoma, and 800 m for Area 5, in north-central Oklahoma.

Audio-magnetotelluric sounding data collected in 2017 in this area to understand geologic structure and lithologic variations.

Digital flight line data for a high-resolution horizontal magnetic gradient and radiometric survey over an area of southeast Missouri and western Illinois. Data are provided in CSV and GeoTiff formats.

A compilation of new and previously published geochemical and modal analyses of Mesoproterozoic igneous rocks in this area. Includes major and trace element geochemistry and mineralogical composition as well as sample locations and characteristics. Data for 618 unaltered samples and 549 altered samples are provided as Microsoft Excel and as tab-delimited text.

Data for a geochronologic study of Mesoproterozoic rocks in this area. Zircon, plus one sample of titanite, from fifty samples of metaigneous rocks were dated by sensitive high resolution ion microprobe (SHRIMP). Data are provided in Microsoft Excel and CSV formats.

Sample description, location, and geochemical analysis of Mesoproterozoic igneous rocks and iron oxide-apatite-rare earth element and iron oxide-copper-cobalt-gold deposits in this area. Data are provided in Microsoft Access and tab-delimited text formats.

Geochemical analysis of samples from IOCG-REE type deposits in this area to facilitate petrologic studies, mineral resource assessments, and the definition and statistics of geochemical baseline values. Data are provided in Microsoft Access, Microsoft Excel, and tab-delimited text formats.

Digital flight line data for a high resolution horizontal magnetic gradient and radiometric survey over this area. Flight line spacing was 300 m, mean terrain clearance was 140 m. Includes flight line data for the magnetic gradient survey, flight line data for the radiometric survey and a report describing the survey parameters, field operations, quality control and data reduction procedures. Data are provided in CSV format, flight lines are provided in shapefile format.

High-spatial resolution geochemical analyses of Mesoproterozoic apatite crystals in igneous rocks from this area to elucidate the petrogenetic histories of the samples and help evaluate ore deposit models. Data are provided in CSV format.

New major and trace element geochemical analyses of alkaline igneous rocks in this area. of historic gold mining in order to characterize the tellurium and other trace element constituents of predominantly unaltered rocks genetically associated with mineralization, to help understand the mechanism of enrichment in these deposits. 75 samples were analyzed by a variety of modern techniques and instruments.

Electron microprobe geochemical data that is used to showcase differences in phosphates when derived from magmatic-hydrothermal systems compared to metamorphic-hydrothermal systems to improve understanding of the mechanisms by which some mineral deposits were formed. Data are provide in CSV format.

Geochemical analyses of solid mill tailings and other ore processing materials from worldwide localities, and leachates from those samples. Data are provided in CSV format.

Digital flight-line and gridded data for a high-resolution airborne magnetic and radiometric survey of this area. A total of 17,032 kilometers were flown along the lines, covering a 2,200 square-kilometer irregular area.

Data from 261 measurements of gravity measured in this area to compliment newly collected airborne magnetic data for surface and subsurface geologic mapping and to aid the subsurface interpretation of mapped and concealed Ediacaran-Ordovician alkaline intrusions related to rare earth element (REE) mineralization. Data are provided in CSV format.

Rock magnetic susceptibility measurements collected to understand the sources of airborne magnetic survey anomalies in this area. A total of 808 measurements were collected over 50 locations to identify concealed Ediacaran-Ordovician alkaline igneous features and potential rare earth element deposits. Data are provided in CSV format.

Imaging spectrometer radiance data were acquired at this open-pit mine. Resulting images are provided in a binary format with associated .hdr files.

Tabular and geospatial data digitized from a U.S. Bureau of Mines that presented results of a mineral resource potential survey in this area. Georeferenced scanned plates are provided in JPEG format, other data are provided in Esri file geodatabase, CSV, and shapefile formats.

Data from 102 magnetotelluric (MT) stations collected from 2012 through 2014 in this area to improve regional conductivity models of the western United States.

Based on detailed information on the location of the Tertiary intrusions and mineral deposits, and on the control provided by the Proterozoic structures, all superimposed using GIS, a new outline of the Colorado Mineral Belt is proposed. Older representations are included for comparison. Data are provided in shapefile format.

Whole-rock major and trace element analyses of 51 samples of breccias, veins and thin dikes, and a variety of carbonatite, felsic, mafic, and ultramafic intrusions across the area to understand the mineralization of rare earth elements and thorium in this area. Data are provided in Microsoft Excel and CSV formats.

Detailed descriptions of mineral deposits containing this commodity, including history, production, resource estimates, and geographic features. Data are provided in CSV, shapefile, Microsoft Excel, and Esri file geodatabase formats.

Data from a helicopter magnetic survey in this area to understand the nature of aquifers, the potential for geothermal energy resources, the likelihood of seismic hazards, and the geology of the northern Rio Grande rift. Data are provided in GXF grid and CSV formats.

Raw analytical data, metadata and sample information for 20 zircon U-Pb age analyses from laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Data are provided in CSV format.

Full raw argon isotopic data for samples presented in a geologic map of the area. Data are provided in CSV format.

Locations, extent, and detailed characteristics and history of mineral deposits containing this commodity, including history of production, resource estimates, and extent of surface workings. Data are provided in Esri file geodatabase, shapefile, and CSV formats.

Sample locations, location descriptions, lithology, mineralogy, and geochronological relationships of drill holes that penetrated the buried Precambrian basement in this area. Detailed well log and cutting descriptions are included if available. Data are provided in Microsoft Access and tab-delimited text formats.

Airborne electromagnetic, magnetic, and radiometric data were acquired along 27,204 line-kilometers over this area. Data are provided in netCDF format.

Detailed descriptions of mineral deposits containing this commodity, including history, production, resource estimates, and geographic features. Data are provided in CSV, shapefile, Microsoft Excel, and Esri file geodatabase formats.

Major and trace element analytical results of samples of aluminum ore and nearby rocks in order to understand the prevalence of critical minerals there and in similar deposits. Data are provided in Microsoft Excel, CSV, and shapefile formats.

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. Data are provided in Microsoft Access and CSV formats.

Detailed descriptions of mineral deposits containing this commodity, including history, production, resource estimates, and geographic features. Data are provided in CSV, shapefile, Microsoft Excel, and Esri file geodatabase formats.

Radiometric ages from zircons in this area are used to investigate changes in provenance in this region as a result of a changing hydroclimate and tectonics. Data are provided in CSV format.