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Organic matter composition (isotopic composition and biomarker characterisation) from Lake Paringa and soils from Westland, New Zealand (NERC Grant NE/P013538/1)

The dataset contains geochemical measurements which quantify the amount and source of carbon in organic matter of sediments from Lake Paringa, New Zealand. Measurements were made on a 6 m sediment...

Map based index (GeoIndex) urban geochemical reports

This layer displays the urban areas for which there is an "urban geochemical mapping" report. An integral part of the G-BASE (Geochemical Baseline Survey of the Environment) mapping programme is to...

Bacterial diversity (16S rRNA gene) in participant collected household vacuum dust from homes across two bioclimatic regions (UK and Greece), with associated participant questionnaire and trace element data. (NERC Grant NE/T004401/1)

The <250um fraction of 28 household vacuum dust samples were extracted using high throughput isolation of microbial genomic DNA (21 samples from a national campaign within the UK and 7 samples...

Elemental and stable isotope data measured in Eocene foraminiferal calcite from Ocean Drilling Program Site 865 and Tanzanian Drilling Project Site 18 (NERC grants NE/H016457/1, NE/I005870/1, NE/I005595/1)

Elemental and stable isotope data measured in Eocene foraminiferal calcite from Ocean Drilling Program Site 865 and Tanzanian Drilling Project Site 18 published in Edgar et al. (2015) "Assessing...

Major, volatile, and trace element composition, and sulfur isotope ratios of melt inclusions from volcanic arcs

This Excel spreadsheet provides the composition of volcanic glasses (melt inclusions, melt embayment and matrix glasses) analysed as part of NSF-NERC grant "Sulfur Cycling in Subduction Zones". In...

Bowland Shale dataset: field and sample photographs, sample descriptions, microphotographs, x-ray fluorescence, LECO elemental analysis, x-ray diffraction and RockEval pyrolysis from Hind Clough, MHD4 and Cominco S9 (NERC grant NE/L002493/1)

The data were produced by Joe Emmings, NERC-funded PhD student at the University of Leicester and British Geological Survey, between 2014 and 2017. Authors of these data: Joe Emmings a, b; Sarah...

Elevation-coloured relief map of multibeam echosounder (MBES) scans from the bed of the Solimoes River near Tefe, Brazil, 2022

This GeoTiff presents the results of multi-beam sonar scans of the bed of the Solimoes River (upper Amazon) collected in early October 2022 upstream of Tefe, Brazil. These scans were collected as...

Element ratios of seawater and of aragonite precipitated in vitro from seawater at 25°C over variable pH and seawater saturation state and in the presence and absence of amino acids (aspartic acid, glutamic acid and glycine)

Strontium/calcium, magnesium/calcium, lithium/calcium and boron/calcium ratios of 107 aragonite samples precipitated in vitro using a pH stat titrator using the constant composition technique...

WFD Cycle2 TraC seagrass classification

This dataset is a subset of "WFD Classification Status Cycle 2" and contains classification data for the seagrass sub-element of the angiosperms element in transitional and coastal water bodies....

Database of samples collected from carbonatite-hosted rare earth element (REE) deposits in Finland, China, and Angola (2023-2024)

Database of samples collected or utilised in the project SCREED: Supergene enrichment of carbonatite-hosted REE deposits. Samples were collected from Sokli (Finland), Miaoya (China), and Longonjo...

Leaf growth, nutrient, and stable isotope responses of seagrass exposed to nutrient enrichment, Laamu Atoll, Maldives, 2022-2023

The data consist of leaf extension rates of seagrass growth as the primary response variable; elemental and isotopic compositions of seagrass above- and below-ground biomass; seagrass morphological...

Biogeochemical and edaphic data from burned peat soil on the Stalybridge estate (UK), October 2018

This dataset contains biogeochemical and edaphic information from burned peat soil on the Stalybridge estate located near Manchester (UK), commonly referred to as Saddleworth moor. This study was...

Verifying the declared country of origin of timber using Stable Isotope and Trace Element (SITE) fingerprinting, to prevent illegal trade

Report contains data that can be used under Open Government Licence. This project aims to develop techniques and a reference data library that will enable verification of the declared origin of...

Mississippian Bowland Shale dataset: from Hind Clough, Marl Hill 4 (MHD4) and Cominco S9 (Craven Basin, UK). Iron Speciation, total organic carbon and selected major and trace element geochemical data (NERC grant NE/L002493/1)

This dataset was acquired as part of a NERC-funded Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) PhD Studentship at the University of Leicester and British Geological Survey between 2014-2018 [grant no....

River data: Calabria, Italy (NERC grant NE/L002515/1)

River elevation and catchment area data for major rivers in Calabria, Italy (one river profile in each file). Data were extracted from 1 arc second SRTM (Shuttle Radar Topography Mission) Digital...

Major and trace element composition of whole-rock samples from breccias around Mauze and Nkalonje (NERC Grant NE/R013403/1)

The breccia units at the Songwe Hill / Mauze complex are located at, or close to, the contact between nepheline syenite and the surrounding country rock. They are small, the largest comprising an...

Contour Dataset for the Jazira Region of Syria

This contour dataset complements 13 other datasets as part of a study that compared ancient settlement patterns with modern environmental conditions in the Jazira region of Syria. This study...

Plynlimon research catchments: spot heights

Spot heights (elevation values in metres) for areas within the Plynlimon catchments; digitised from scanned topographic maps of Plynlimon Catchment Areas.

Plynlimon research catchments: digital terrain model

Hydrologically corrected digital terrain model (DTM) of Plynlimon catchments. The DTM was derived from digitised elevation data from scanned topographic maps.

Alpine grassland soil microbial and biogeochemical data from a climate change and shrub expansion experiment in Tyrol, Austria, July 2019

Data comprise soil microbial and biogeochemical data collected during a climate and vegetation change experiment conducted across three valleys in Tyrol, in the Austrian Alps. Sites were located...