Soil Radioactivity and Mineralogy Data from Tanahun Nepal

Chaitanya Raj Naharki published raw FTIR, XRD, and gamma-ray spectrometry data for soil analysis on figshare in 2026. The 3.2 MB dataset includes instrument-generated text files, spectral images, and Excel files. It supports the manuscript "Assessments of natural radioactivity and associated radiological hazards and mineralogical correlation using FTIR and XRD in soil from Tanahun Nepal".

Use Cases

• Calculate radiological hazard indices based on gamma-ray spectrometry data
• Correlate mineralogical composition with radioactivity levels using FTIR and XRD data
• Validate soil characterization models with raw instrument data
• Compare spectral signatures from XRD supporting images with quantitative data

Strengths

• Includes three complementary analytical techniques (FTIR, XRD, gamma-ray spectrometry)
• Raw instrument data is provided in original text/notepad and Excel formats
• Dataset is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown
• Data is contained within a single 3.2 MB RAR archive, which may require extraction
• Geographic scope is limited to soil samples from Tanahun, Nepal

Provenance

Source

Chaitanya Raj Naharki via figshare

Collection Method

Instrument-generated data from FTIR, XRD, and gamma-ray spectrometry analysis

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-14 18:38:34

Geography

Tanahun, Nepal