ebffdb7b-df6d-2cb2-e053-0937940a6db1 English nonGeographicDataset non geographic dataset British Geological Survey +44 115 936 3100 Environmental Science Centre,Keyworth NOTTINGHAM NOTTINGHAMSHIRE NG12 5GG United Kingdom enquiries@bgs.ac.uk pointOfContact 2026-03-17 UK GEMINI 2.3 http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13607989 Nanoindentation of shales from the Horn River Basin, North West Canada (NERC Grant NE/R018057/1, NE/R017840/1, NE/R017565/1) 2022-10-21 creation http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13607989 This dataset contains results from nanoindentation testing of five shale samples from the Horn River Basin (core from wells A100B/94 and D94A/94). The samples are from the following formations: A3 Fort Simpson, A6 Fort Simpson, D1 Muskwa, A16 Otter Park, and A20 Evie. The data is in two sets. Set 1 includes nanoindentation data from all samples, with grids conducted both parallel and perpendicular to the bedding plane. In Set 2, additional chemical analysis of select grids (on samples A3, A6 and A20) was undertaken using SEM/EDS. Both sets include the following tab-separated .txt files: grid_para.txt [Load-displacement-time data for each indent (parallel indentation)]; grid_para_summary.txt [Reduced elastic modulus, hardness and creep modulus for each indent (parallel indentation)]; grid_perp.txt [Load-displacement-time data for each indent (perpendicular indentation)]; grid_perp_summary.txt [Reduced elastic modulus, hardness and creep modulus data for each indent (parallel indentation)]. Set 2 also includes .tif files containing SEM images and EDS chemical analysis of the grids. The data has been filtered to remove indents which show 'pop-in' behaviour or time-displacement curves that do not conform to a logarithmic fit. ACKNOWLEDGMENT - The authors wish to thank the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) for funding this research through the SHAPE-UK project (grant numbers NE/R018057/1, NE/R017840/1, and NE/R017565/1), which forms Challenge 3 of the UKUH (Unconventional Hydrocarbons in the UK Energy System) programme. 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Available under the Open Government Licence subject to the following acknowledgement accompanying the reproduced NERC materials "Contains NERC materials ©NERC [year]" English geoscientificInformation 2018-08-31 2022-01-31 Image (TIFF) Text file (TXT) witheld Enquiries British Geological Survey United Kingdom not available distributor https://webapps.bgs.ac.uk/services/ngdc/accessions/index.html#item176519 WWW:DOWNLOAD-1.0-http--download Data download https://doi.org/10.5285/5c9eb939-ebc3-46f6-8690-ed1d9c46bca6 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--related Citation Information - Digital Object Identifier (DOI) Charlton, T., Rouainia, M., Aplin, A., Fisher, Q., Bowen, L. (2022). Nanoindentation of shales from the Horn River Basin, North West Canada. NERC EDS National Geoscience Data Centre. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/5c9eb939-ebc3-46f6-8690-ed1d9c46bca6 information https://doi.org/10.1029/2022JB025957 WWW:LINK-1.0-http--related Published Paper information nonGeographicDataset non geographic dataset INSPIRE Implementing rules laying down technical arrangements for the interoperability and harmonisation of Geology 2011 publication See the referenced specification false 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 2010-12-08 publication See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF false Nanoindentation grids were conducted on ion-beam polished (100 micron-thick) sections of the shale samples using a NanoTest Vantage system. Indentation was carried out both parallel and perpendicular to the bedding plane. The protocol for all nanoindentation testing was as follows: Diamond Berkovich tip; 15 x 15 grids with indents spaced 5 microns apart; 5 mN maximum force; 60s hold at maximum force; 0.5 mN/s load/unload rate. Set 2 includes .tif files containing SEM imaging and EDS chemical analysis of the grids.