Geostatistical analysis of trace elements PXRF dataset of near-surface semi-arid soils from Central Botswana

Other

Authors / Editors

Eze, Peter

Research Areas

No matching items found.

Publication Details

Author list: Eze PN, Mosokomani VS, Udeigwe TK, Oyedele OF, Fagbamigbe AF

Publisher: Elsevier: Creative Commons Licenses / Elsevier

Place: AMSTERDAM

Publication year: 2016

Journal: Data in Brief (2352-3409)

Journal acronym: DATA BRIEF

Volume number: 9

Start page: 764

End page: 770

Number of pages: 7

ISSN: 2352-3409

Languages: English-Great Britain (EN-GB)

View in Web of Science | View on publisher site | View citing articles in Web of Science

Abstract

Geospatial dataset of trace elements including manganese (Mn), iron (Fe), titanium (Ti), rubidium (Rb), strontium (Sr), thorium (Th), Vanadium (V) and Zirconium (Zr) of near-surface soils in a Cu-Ni prospecting field at Airstrip North, Central Botswana were statistically analysed. Grid sampling method was used in the field data collection. The relatively new portable X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (Delta Premium, 510890, USA) technology in a "soil" mode was used to measure the concentrations of trace elements in the soils. The data presented was obtained from the average reading of two soil samples collected from same point but passed through sieves. Sequel to DOI: 10.10164.dib.2016.08.026 (P.N. Eze, V.S. Mokosomani, T.K. Udeigwe, O.F. Oyedele, 2016) [1]. (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Inc.

Keywords

Botswana, geochemistry, Grid sampling, Minor elements, Portable X-ray fluorescence, Semi-arid soils

Documents