Identification

Title

Aurora Ni (nickel) Cu (copper) PGE (platinum-group elements) deposit data (NERC Grants NE/M010848/1, NE/M011615/1)

Abstract

Sample locations and geochemical data from the Aurora Ni-Cu-PGE magmatic sulphide deposit, Northern Bushveld Complex, South Africa. Samples were taken from two boreholes on the La Pucella farm, courtesy of Pan Palladium Limited. This data contains petrological photographs; scanning electron microscope element maps and identification of platinum group minerals and precious metal minerals; and trace element concentration of ore minerals. This data was collected as part of the TeaSe consortium NERC grant in order to determine the concentration and hosting of critical and precious metals in various types of ore deposits and barren rocks from different geological environments. This data was collected and interpreted by researchers at Cardiff University and is used in a paper, available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oregeorev.2019.02.008.

Resource type

nonGeographicDataset

Resource locator

https://www.bgs.ac.uk/services/ngdc/accessions/index.html?#item135929

name: Data

function: download

Unique resource identifier

code

http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13607630

codeSpace

Dataset language

eng

Spatial reference system

code identifying the spatial reference system

Classification of spatial data and services

Topic category

geoscientificInformation

Keywords

Keyword set

keyword value

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2008-06-01

Keyword set

keyword value

Mineralogy

Mass spectroscopy

Sulphides

Mineral deposits

ICP spectroscopy

Platinum group elements

originating controlled vocabulary

title

reference date

date type

revision

effective date

2011

Keyword set

keyword value

NERC_DDC

Geographic location

West bounding longitude

East bounding longitude

North bounding latitude

South bounding latitude

Temporal reference

Temporal extent

Begin position

2017-01-09

End position

2020-02-28

Dataset reference date

date type

creation

effective date

2020-04-30

Frequency of update

notApplicable

Quality and validity

Lineage

Dataset A1 contains sample locations, A3 are element maps from scanning electron microscope (SEM) energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDS) mapping, A4 is data from SEM-EDS analysis, A5 is a compilation of SEM back-scatter electron (BSE) pictures of platinum group minerals (PGM) from the deposit, A6 is a compilation of SEM-BSE images of other minerals of interest from the deposit, dataset A7 are photos of location for laser-ablation inductively-coupled mass-spectroscopy (LA-ICP-MS) analysis of sulphides and A8 is data from LA-ICP-MS analysis of sulphide minerals.

Conformity

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2011

degree

false

explanation

See the referenced specification

Conformity report

specification

title

reference date

date type

publication

effective date

2010-12-08

degree

false

explanation

See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF

Data format

name of format

Spreadsheet (XLSX)

version of format

Constraints related to access and use

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

Constraint set

Limitations on public access

The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.

Responsible organisations

Responsible party

contact position

School of Earth and Ocean Science

organisation name

University of Cardiff

full postal address

Main Building, Park Place

Cardiff

CF10 3AT

email address

not available

responsible party role

originator

Responsible party

contact position

School of Earth and Ocean Sciences

organisation name

University of Cardiff

full postal address

Main Building, Park Place

Cardiff

CF10 3AT

email address

not available

responsible party role

principalInvestigator

Responsible party

organisation name

British Geological Survey

email address

not available

responsible party role

distributor

Responsible party

organisation name

British Geological Survey

email address

not available

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata on metadata

Metadata point of contact

organisation name

British Geological Survey

full postal address

Environmental Science Centre,Keyworth

NOTTINGHAM

NG12 5GG

United Kingdom

telephone number

+44 115 936 3100

email address

enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

responsible party role

pointOfContact

Metadata date

2023-06-07

Metadata language