Mineralogical data for carbonate-bearing fluorapatite from the Bukusu, Catalao II, Sokli, Kovdor, and Glenover carbonatite complexes. The dataset is associated with a 2021 research report published in Mineralium Deposita. It originates from a NERC-funded project and is hosted by the British Geological Survey.
Use Cases
- Modeling rare earth element distribution based on fluorapatite compositions mentioned in the description
- Comparing mineral chemistry across different carbonatite complexes like Kovdor and Sokli
- Training models to predict deposit formation conditions based on mineralogical data
Strengths
- Data is directly linked to a peer-reviewed publication in Mineralium Deposita (2021)
- Samples are sourced from five distinct, named geological complexes (Bukusu, Catalao II, Sokli, Kovdor, Glenover)
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
Provenance
- Source
- British Geological Survey (BGS)
- Collection Method
- Likely contains geochemical analyses of mineral samples, as described in the associated research article.
- Freshness
- Last updated 2026-05-28 14:05:23.307399; freshness should be verified
- Geography
- Samples from the Kovdor (Russia), Sokli (Finland), Bukusu (Uganda), Catalao II (Brazil), and Glenover (South Africa) complexes.