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X-ray tomography data and Electron Microprobe Analyses for natural mushy samples

Publisher
British Geological Survey (BGS)
Updated
13 August 2026
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Summary

This dataset comprises X-ray tomography image stacks, label files, and vector matrices containing 3D location coordinates of velocity distributions derived from permeability simulations for igneous mushy samples. The X-ray tomography images have spatial resolutions ranging from 3.5 to 56 µm, providing detailed 3D representations of the rock samples. The data were collected with samples from four distinct locations: Brandur (Iceland), Avellino (Italy), K?lauea Iki (Hawaii, USA), and Saint Kitts (St. Kitts and Nevis). Additionally, the dataset includes electron microprobe analyses of plagioclase and amphibole minerals from Saint Kitts. The primary purpose of this dataset is to support research into volcanic processes, rock sample analysis, and permeability simulations in igneous cumulate and plutonic rocks. It is particularly useful for geologists, volcanologists, and researchers in material science and structural geology. Each sample in the dataset is organised into a dedicated folder containing the following X-ray tomography image stacks (in a separate folder named as the sample), label files (.am files named using the sample name as a prefix), binary images of the connected plutonic matrices (.am files with the suffix “Axis-Connectivity”), vector matrices with 3D location coordinates (“PotentialZ” for the pressure field, “VelocityZ” for the velocity field), a DOCX file with the metadata for the sample such as voxel size and the number of layers for each label, and, where applicable, a subfolder with SEM images.

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Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
12 August 2026
Harvest GUID
31b82864-1a24-5a17-e063-3050940af990
Dataset reference date (creation)
2025-03-24
Frequency of update
notApplicable
Access constraints
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 party
University of Bristol (originator); British Geological Survey (distributor, pointOfContact)
ISO 19139 resource type
nonGeographicDataset
Metadata language
eng