Identification

Data Identification:

citation:

Citation:

Title:

Terrestrial palaeo-environmental proxy data of the Upper Pliensbachian, Mochras Borehole sediments, deposited in the Cardigan Bay Basin, Wales (NERC Grant NE/N018508/1)

Date:

CI_Date:

Date Type:

creation

date:

2021-10-12

Identifier:

RS_Identifier:

code:

http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13607834

Abstract:

Terrestrial palaeo-environmental proxy data has been collected to examine orbital changes in wildfire activity in the Early Jurassic of the Mochras Borehole, Cardigan Bay Basin, Wales. To do this a high resolution charcoal abundance dataset was created and quantified in two size fractions, microscopic charcoal (10-125 µ) and macroscopic charcoal (>125 µ). To take potential changes in riverine influx and/or organic preservation in account on the charcoal abundance, palynofacies were analysed to document all terrestrial and marine organic particles present in the samples, and next to this, X-ray fluorescence data was gathered to assess detrital output. Mass spectrometry provided information on the carbonate and Total Organic Carbon content and bulk organic carbon isotopes. This information was used to look at changes in the lithology and the carbon cycle. Finally, clay mineralogical data was obtained to look at changes in the hydrological cycle in relation to wildfire activity. This dataset spans 951-934 mbs from the Mochras borehole, which is the time equivalent of ~350 kyr, in the Margaritatus Zone of the Upper Pliensbachian. The Mochras sediments have been deposited in the Cardigan Bay Basin, Wales. At the time of deposition, this location was positioned in the Laurasian Seaway at a paleolatitude of ~35°N. These datasets were obtained at a high resolution (10 cm) using X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence, mass spectrometry and palynological preparations. This high resolution was acquired to analyse the presence of precessional orbital forcing on wildfire and the other proxy datasets. This data was collected, interpreted and analysed by Teuntje Hollaar, Claire Belcher, Stephen Hesselbo, Micha Ruhl, Jean-Franҫois Deconinck, Sarah Jane Baker and Luke Mander. The complete dataset presented in the published article file ‘Wildfire activity enhanced during phases of maximum orbital eccentricity and precessional forcing in the Early Jurassic’ has been included in this data file.

Point of Contact:

Responsible Party:

Individual Name:

Stephen Hesselbo

Organisation Name:

University of Exeter

Position Name:

Camborne School of Mines

Contact Info:

CI_Contact:

Address:

Delivery Point:

Penryn Campus

city:

Penryn

administrative Area:

Cornwall

Postal Code:

TR10 9FE

e-mail:

not available

role:

principalInvestigator

Responsible Party:

Individual Name:

Teuntje Hollaar

Organisation Name:

University of Exeter

Position Name:

PhD student

Contact Info:

CI_Contact:

Address:

Delivery Point:

Laver Building, North Park Road

city:

Exeter

Postal Code:

EX4 4QE

e-mail:

not available

role:

originator

Responsible Party:

Individual Name:

Enquiries

Organisation Name:

British Geological Survey

Contact Info:

CI_Contact:

Address:

e-mail:

not available

role:

distributor

Responsible Party:

Individual Name:

Enquiries

Organisation Name:

British Geological Survey

Contact Info:

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e-mail:

not available

role:

pointOfContact

Resource Maintenance:

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maint. / update frequency:

notApplicable

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https://resources.bgs.ac.uk/images/geonetworkThumbs/cff3e1df-e00f-65a3-e054-002128a47908.png

Descriptive Keywords:

Keywords:

keyword:

http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept?cp=13&langcode=en&ns=5

keyword:

Geology

Thesaurus Name:

Citation:

Title:

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Date:

CI_Date:

date:

2008-06-01

Date Type:

publication

Keywords:

keyword:

Charcoal

keyword:

X ray diffraction

keyword:

Clay mineralogy

keyword:

TOC

keyword:

Mass spectroscopy

keyword:

X ray fluorescence spectroscopy

keyword:

NGDC Deposited Data

keyword:

Carbonates

keyword:

Jurassic

Thesaurus Name:

Citation:

Title:

BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences

Date:

CI_Date:

date:

2022

Date Type:

revision

Keywords:

keyword:

NGDC Deposited Data

keyword:

https://webapps.bgs.ac.uk/services/ngdc/accessions/index.html

Type:

dataCentre

Keywords:

keyword:

NERC_DDC

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licenceOGL

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Available under the Open Government Licence subject to the following acknowledgement accompanying the reproduced NERC materials "Contains NERC materials ©NERC [year]"

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http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/metadata-codelist/LimitationsOnPublicAccess/noLimitations

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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.

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Available under the Open Government Licence subject to the following acknowledgement accompanying the reproduced NERC materials "Contains NERC materials ©NERC [year]"

language:

eng

topicCategory:

geoscientificInformation

Extent:

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TemporalExtent:

extent:

begin / end:

begin:

2017-12-01

end:

2020-02-01

Distribution

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Format:

Format Name:

MS Excel

Distributor:

Distributor Contact:

Responsible Party:

Individual Name:

Enquiries

Organisation Name:

British Geological Survey

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Address:

e-mail:

not available

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distributor

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linkage:

https://doi.org/10.5285/d6b7c567-49f0-44c7-a94c-e82fa17ff98e

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Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

function:

information

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CI_OnlineResource:

linkage:

https://webapps.bgs.ac.uk/services/ngdc/accessions/index.html#item169090

name:

Data

function:

download

Data Quality

Data Quality:

Scope:

DQ_Scope:

level:

nonGeographicDataset

Level Description:

MD_ScopeDescription:

other:

non geographic dataset

Report:

Domain Consistency:

Result:

Conformance Result:

specification:

Citation:

Title:

INSPIRE Implementing rules laying down technical arrangements for the interoperability and harmonisation of Geology

Date:

CI_Date:

Date Type:

publication

date:

2011

explanation:

See the referenced specification

pass:

Domain Consistency:

Result:

Conformance Result:

specification:

Citation:

Title:

Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Date:

CI_Date:

Date Type:

publication

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2010-12-08

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LI_Lineage:

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XRD Powdered bulk rock samples were decarbonated with a 0.2 M HCl solution. The clay size fraction was extractedand analysed by X-ray diffraction. The clay phases were discriminated in three runs per sample: 1) air-drying at room temperature; 2) ethylene-glycol solvation during 24 hours; 3) heating at 490°C during 2 hours. XRF Elemental concentrations were obtained by automated X-ray XRF analyses were conducted with the ITRAX MC, with a 30-sec measurement window. Long-term drift in the measurement values was counteracted by regular internal calibration with a glass reference. Additionally, every 5 metre, a 30 cm interval was duplicated. Mass spectrometry Powdered bulk rock samples were decarbonized using 3.3% HCl and given a hot bath of 79°C for 1 h to remove siderite and dolomite. The neutralized samples were weighted in tin capsules for mass spectrometry.

Metadata

File Identifier:

cff3e1df-e00f-65a3-e054-002128a47908

language:

eng

Resource type:

nonGeographicDataset

Hierarchy Level Name:

non geographic dataset

Metadata Contact:

Responsible Party:

Organisation Name:

British Geological Survey

Contact Info:

CI_Contact:

phone:

CI_Telephone:

voice:

+44 115 936 3100

Address:

Delivery Point:

Environmental Science Centre,Keyworth

city:

NOTTINGHAM

administrative Area:

NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

Postal Code:

NG12 5GG

country:

United Kingdom

e-mail:

enquiries@bgs.ac.uk

role:

pointOfContact

Date Stamp:

2024-04-24

Metadata Standard Name:

http://vocab.nerc.ac.uk/collection/M25/current/GEMINI/

Metadata Standard Name:

UK GEMINI

Metadata Standard Version:

2.3

Dataset URI:

http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13607834