Vadose zone nitrate contained within cave drip waters and speleothems

This data set contains a record of nitrate concentrations and isotopic composition present within the drip waters and speleothem carbonate deposits of Cueva-cubío del Llanío, northern Spain. Data were collected between 2018 to 2020, and specifically address the nitrate composition of the cave drip waters, pool waters, rocks, soil, vegetation and contemporary speleothem carbonate. Calculations are also undertaken to assess the partitioning of nitrate between cave drip water and speleothem carbonate deposits. Data pertaining to speleothem nitrate content also extend to other cave locations (Pooles cavern, UK; Brown's Folly Mine, UK, Ease Gill Caverns, UK; Rukiesa cave, Ethiopia; Cueva Perlas, N. Spain). Sample analysis was performed at Lancaster University and the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology under NERC facility access grant LSMSF\CEH\L\125\11\2018. The data presented represent the full underlying dataset to Wynn et al., 2021, Chemical Geology: DOI.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2021.120172.

Date (Creation): 2021-03-19

Citation identifier: http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13607723

Point of contact

Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
University of Lancaster	Dr Peter Wynn	not available	Originator
University of Lancaster	Scott Ambler	not available	Originator
University of Lancaster	Dr. Imke Grefe	not available	Originator
UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology	Dr. David Soto	not available	Originator
UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology	Dr. Helen Grant	not available	Originator
British Geological Survey	Enquiries	not available	Distributor
British Geological Survey	Enquiries	not available	Point of contact

Maintenance and update frequency: notApplicable

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Geology

BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences

Isotopes
Nitrates
Speleothems
NGDC Deposited Data

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NGDC Deposited Data

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Language: English

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Geoscientific information

Geographic identifier: ES
ISO 3166_1 alpha-2 2009 revision

Geographic identifier: ESP
ISO 3166_1 alpha-3 2009 revision

Geographic identifier: GB
ISO 3166_1 alpha-3 2009 revision

Geographic identifier: SPAIN [id=248000]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Geographical hierarchy from Geosaurus 1979 creation

Geographic identifier: UK [id=139300]
British Geological Survey Gazetteer: Geographical hierarchy from Geosaurus 1979 creation

Geographic identifier: UKM
ISO 3166_2 2009 revision

Begin date: 2018-01-20

End date: 2020-08-20

Unique resource identifier: WGS 84 (EPSG::4326)

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Organisation name	Individual name	Electronic mail address	Role
British Geological Survey	Enquiries	not available	Distributor

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	https://webapps.bgs.ac.uk/services/ngdc/accessions/index.html#item163485	Data

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chemgeo.2021.120172	Published Paper

OnLine resource

Protocol	Linkage	Name
	https://doi.org/10.5285/e41e9f83-b7ef-4a0e-b630-b73bdc881390	Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

Hierarchy level: Dataset

Other: dataset

Conformance result

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: Cave waters, vegetation, rocks and soils were collected through repeat sampling trips to the Cueva-cubío del Llanío cave site throughout 2018 to 2020. Modern calcite was grown on glass plates sited within the cave over time intervals of 6 to 18 months. Water samples were analysed for nitrate content using automated colourimetry. Nitrogen percentage and isotope composition of soils, sediments and vegetation were determined by elemental analyser linked to an isotope ratio mass spectrometer at Lancaster University. The nitrate isotope composition of cave waters and speleothem carbonate were determined using the microbial denitrification of sample nitrate to nitrous oxide gas with subsequent analysis by isotope ratio mass spectrometry within the National Environmental Isotope Facility hosted by the UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology.