Bulk Rock Stable Isotopes Database Table  


Authors / CoAuthors

Edwards, D. | Buckler, T. | Cherukoori, R. | Grosjean, E. | Boreham, C. | Sedgmen, A.

Abstract

<div>The bulk rock stable isotopes database table contains publicly available results from Geoscience Australia's organic geochemistry (ORGCHEM) schema and supporting oracle databases for the stable isotopic composition of sedimentary rocks with an emphasis on calcareous rocks and minerals sampled from boreholes and field sites. The stable isotopes of carbon, oxygen, strontium, hydrogen, nitrogen, and sulfur are measured by various laboratories in service and exploration companies, Australian government institutions, and universities, using a range of instruments. Data includes the borehole or field site location, sample depth, stratigraphy, analytical methods, other relevant metadata, and the stable isotopes ratios. The carbon (<sup>13</sup>C/<sup>12</sup>C) and oxygen (<sup>18</sup>O/<sup>16</sup>O) isotope ratios of calcareous rocks are expressed in delta notation (i.e., &delta;<sup>13</sup>C and &delta;<sup>18</sup>O) in parts per mil (‰) relative to the Vienna Peedee Belemnite (VPDB) standard, with the &delta;<sup>18</sup>O values also reported relative to the Vienna Standard Mean Ocean Water (VSMOW) standard. Likewise, the stable isotope ratio of hydrogen (<sup> 2</sup>H/<sup> 1</sup>H) is presented in delta notation (&delta;<sup> 2</sup>H) in parts per mil (‰) relative to the VSMOW standard, the stable isotope ratio of nitrogen (<sup> 15</sup>N/<sup>14</sup>N) is presented in delta notation (&delta;<sup>15</sup>N) in parts per mil (‰) relative to the atmospheric air (AIR) standard, and the stable isotope ratio of sulfur (<sup> 34</sup>S/<sup> 32</sup>S) is presented in delta notation (&delta;<sup> 34</sup>S) relative to the Vienna Canyon Diablo Troilite (VCDT) standard. For carbonates, the strontium (<sup>87</sup>Sr/<sup>86</sup>Sr) isotope ratios are also provided.</div><div><br></div><div>These data are used to determine the isotopic compositions of sedimentary rock with emphasis on the carbonate within rocks, either as minerals, the mineral matrix or cements. The results for the carbonate rocks are used to determine paleotemperature, paleoenvironment and paleoclimate, and establish regional- and global-scale stratigraphic correlations. These data are collated from Geoscience Australia records, destructive analysis reports (DARs), well completion reports (WCRs), and literature. The stable isotope data for sedimentary rocks are delivered in the Stable Isotopes of Carbonates web services on the Geoscience Australia Data Discovery Portal at https://portal.ga.gov.au which will be periodically updated.</div>

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dataset

eCat Id

149386

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Commonwealth of Australia (Geoscience Australia)  
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https://dx.doi.org/10.26186/149386

Keywords

( Project )
  • EFTF – Exploring for the Future
( Project )
  • Energy Systems
( Project )
  • Onshore Energy Systems
  • stable isotopes
  • carbonates
  • isotope stratigraphy
  • Sedimentary rocks
  • calcareous rocks
  • carbon isotopes
  • oxygen isotopes
  • strontium isotopes
  • nitrogen isotopes
  • sulfur isotopes
  • laboratory analyses
  • ORGCHEM schema
theme.ANZRC Fields of Research.rdf
  • Isotope geochemistryStratigraphy (incl. biostratigraphyData Management And Data ScienceGeoscience data visualisation
  • Published_External

Publication Date

2024-08-12T01:24:47

Creation Date

2024-03-28T07:00:00

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Australian Government Security Classification System    

Classification - unclassified

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Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence    

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Status

completed

Purpose

Release of the bulk rock stable isotopes database table and web services in the Geoscience Australia portal at https://portal.ga.gov.au

Maintenance Information

asNeeded

Topic Category

geoscientificInformation

Series Information

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<div>The Bulk Rock Stable Isotopes Database Table was created in the ORGCHEM schema to release the stable isotopic composition of sedimentary rocks with an emphasis on calcareous rocks and minerals sampled from boreholes and field sites. Data are collated from Geoscience Australia records, destructive analysis reports (DARs), well completion reports (WCRs) and literature. These data are released in the Stable Isotopes of Carbonates and Sedimentary Rocks web services on the Geoscience Australia Data Discovery Portal at https://portal.ga.gov.au which will be periodically updated.</div>

Parent Information

Extents

[-44, -9, 112, 154]

Reference System

GDA94 / geographic 2D (EPSG: 4283)

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Associations

Association Type - largerWorkCitation

Organic Geochemistry (ORGCHEM) Schema. Australian Source Rock and Fluid Atlas    

eCat Identifier - 149422,

UUID - bf620624-861f-4717-96a0-77379b89b932

Association Type - isComposedOf

Exploring for the Future, Strontium, Oxygen and Carbon Isotopes from the Birrindudu Basin, Australia    

eCat Identifier - 148005,

UUID - 1675fc7a-2588-4d7e-ab19-4f50eb268b2f

Association Type - isComposedOf

Exploring for the Future, Strontium, Oxygen and Carbon Isotopes from NDI Carrara 1, South Nicholson Region, Australia    

eCat Identifier - 147988,

UUID - 38098b52-14d8-4ea5-bd53-1d76c6edda16

Downloads and Links

Link to Geoscience Australia Data Discovery Portal  

Link to Geoscience Australia Data Discovery Portal - Source Rock and Fluid Atlas  

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