Scotland and northwest England slag bank samples from Warton, Derwent Howe, and Harrington were analyzed via Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) in 2022-2023. The raw data was collected by John MacDonald and Robin Hilderman of the University of Glasgow to identify volumes of carbon-bearing materials, specifically carbonate minerals. The dataset is associated with NERC Grant NE/X009718/1 and hosted by the British Geological Survey.
Use Cases
- Quantifying carbonate mineral content in slag samples based on TGA mass loss data.
- Comparing carbon-bearing material volumes across three distinct UK field sites.
- Supporting geological carbon capture research using data from specific slag bank locations.
Strengths
- Data collection is temporally bounded to the 2022-2023 period.
- Samples are explicitly sourced from three named field locations: Warton, Derwent Howe, and Harrington.
- The dataset is associated with a specific research grant (NERC NE/X009718/1).
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
- Data freshness should be verified despite a recent metadata update in 2026.
Provenance
- Source
- British Geological Survey (BGS), with original data from John MacDonald and Robin Hilderman (University of Glasgow).
- Collection Method
- Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) of field-collected samples.
- Time Range
- 2022-2023
- Freshness
- Metadata last updated 2026-05-28 14:05:18.671381; data collection ended in 2023.
- Geography
- Slag banks in Warton, Derwent Howe, and Harrington in Scotland and northwest England.