Geochemical data from hydrothermal vents and distal areas near the North-Atlantic Igneous Province (NAIP) during the Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum (PETM)

The data include organic carbon and nitrogen abundances, carbon isotopes, nitrogen isotopes, major and trace element abundances, RockEval and mercury abundances from sedimentary strata across the Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum. The samples include areas with hydrothermal influence linked to the emplacement of the North-Atlantic Igneous Province and others distal to hydrothermal activity to evaluate the effect of hydrothermal circulation on geochemical cycles. The results are linked to Rochelle-Bates et al. (in prep.) "Hydrothermal ammonium from a Large Igneous Province mitigated early Eocene climate change". * Note: U1568A Rockeval : Red filled cells highlight unreliable data with Tmax less than 350°C or greater than 450°C, or oxygen indices greater than 200.

Date (Creation): 2025-09-05

Identifier: http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13608523

Originator

University of St Andrews - Eva Elisabeth Stueeken

Originator

University of St Andrews - Nathan Rochelle-Bates

School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Bute Building, Quen’s Terrace , St Andrews , KY16 9TS ,

Originator

University of St Andrews - Graeme MacGilchrist

School of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Bute Building, Quen’s Terrace , St Andrews , KY16 9TS ,

Originator

Umeå University - Morgan T. Jones

Originator

University of Oslo - Morgan T. Jones

Originator

University of Oxford - Joost Frieling

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University of Oslo - Henrik H. Svensen

Originator

GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel - Christian Berndt

Originator

University of Oslo - Sverre Planke

Originator

Volcanic Basin Energy Research AS - Sverre Planke

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Geology

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Eocene
Nitrogen
NGDC Deposited Data
Carbon
Paleocene

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NGDC Deposited Data

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NERC_DDC

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Begin date: 2023-06-01

End date: 2024-12-06

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OnLine resource: Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
Rochelle-Bates, N., Jones, M. T., Frieling, J., Svensen, H. H., MacGilchrist, G., Berndt, C., Planke, S., Stüeken, E. E. (2025). Geochemical data from hydrothermal vents and distal areas near the North-Atlantic Igneous Province (NAIP) during the Paleocene-Eocene thermal maximum (PETM). NERC EDS National Geoscience Data Centre. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/145fe44d-1456-4586-8e35-1f97f3003177

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Date (Publication): 2011

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Date (Publication): 2010-12-08

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Statement: Carbon and nitrogen data were collected by flash combustion linked to an isotoepe ratio mass spectrometer at the University of St Andrews and at the University of Hawai?i at M?noa. Mercury data were collected by atomic absorption spectroscopy at the University of Oxford. RockEval was determined with a a Vinci Technologies RockEval 6 device at the University of Oxford. Major and trace element analyses were done on bulk digests by ICP-MS and ICP-OES at ALS Global in Dublin, Ireland. For details, see Rochelle-Bates et al. (in prep.) "Hydrothermal ammonium from a Large Igneous Province mitigated early Eocene climate change".