Cadmium isotope and trace element data records from four European and Tethys margin sites covering the 56 Ma Palaeocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum event

This dataset contains age-calibrated stable cadmium isotope records covering the 56Ma Palaeocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) event, along with supporting molybdenum data and ANOVA (Analysis of Variance) statistics for each record. Samples analysed are mudrocks deposited during the PETM at four locations, Arctic Ocean, Svalbard, Central North Sea and Kheu River, southern Caucasus. Data was collected via bulk sediment digestion, ICP-MS/ICP-OES (concentration) and MC-ICP-MS (isotope) analytical techniques, with detrital correction and elemental enrichment calculations carried out using previously published upper crustal compositional data. These data were collected to independently trace changes in carbon burial trends across the event, using cadmium mass balance and cadmium-carbon relationships to model these changes. These data will be useful to those attempting palaeo-climate reconstructions, investigating climate change- related carbon cycle feedbacks, and developing metal isotope proxies for biogeochemical cycling in general. These data are published in Elms et al., 2026 (currently in review, AGU publications Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems).

Date (Creation): 2026-05-29

Citation identifier: http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13608714

Point of contact

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
University of Exeter	Sev Kender	not available	Originator
Royal Holloway University of London	Alexander Dickson	not available	Originator
Royal Holloway University of London	Hannah C. Elms	not available	Originator
Royal Holloway University of London	R Whiteford	not available	Originator
Royal Holloway University of London	J Brakeley	not available	Originator
Montclair State University	Y Cui	not available	Originator
British Geological Survey	Enquiries	not available	Distributor
British Geological Survey	Enquiries	not available	Point of contact

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Carbon
Organic sediments
Eocene
Climate change
Paleocene
Cadmium isotopes

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Language: English

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Begin date: 2024-03-04

End date: 2024-08-02

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Comma-Separated Values (CSV) file (.csv)

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British Geological Survey	Enquiries	not available	Distributor

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Title: INSPIRE Implementing rules laying down technical arrangements for the interoperability and harmonisation of Geology

Date (Publication): 2011

Explanation: See the referenced specification

Pass: No

Conformance result

Title: Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services

Date (Publication): 2010-12-08

Explanation: See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF

Pass: No

Statement: Data was generated via ICP-MS and ICP-OES techniques (concentration data) and via MC-ICP-MS (cadmium isotope data), with enrichment factors and detrital corrections carried out against published upper crustal compositional values (Rudnick and Gao, 2003; Schmitt et al., 2009).