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UKGEOS bulk rock and dissolved organic carbon assessment

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British Geological Survey (BGS)
Updated
18 September 2026
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Summary

The data reported include, percent total organic carbon (%TOC), bulk rock, solvent extracted and water extracted Rock Eval Pyrolysis (Rock Eval) and Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (EA-irMS), optical analyses of kerogen concentrates of bulk rock samples (Kerogen microscopy), and Liquid Chromatography – Organic Carbon Detection (LC-OCD) of sample leachates. The samples were collected by UKGEOS (UK Geoenergy Observatories) Glasgow and provided for laboratory analyses to HWU Edinburgh. Samples from core well GGA01, GGA03r, GGA04, GGA05, GGA06r, GGA07, GGA08, GGA09r, GGB04, GGB05.

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Date added
17 September 2026
Harvest GUID
259a1367-c6a3-6e01-e063-0937940adfbd
Dataset reference date (creation)
2024-10-08
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Responsible party
Heriot-Watt University (originator); British Geological Survey (distributor, pointOfContact)
ISO 19139 resource type
nonGeographicDataset
Metadata language
eng

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