Global whole-rock geochemical database compilation

Gard, Matthew; Hasterok, Derrick; Halpin, Jacqueline A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-11-1553-2019

Articles | Volume 11, issue 4

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-11-1553-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-11-1553-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 11, issue 4

Data description paper

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17 Oct 2019

Data description paper |

| 17 Oct 2019

Global whole-rock geochemical database compilation

Matthew Gard, Derrick Hasterok, and Jacqueline A. Halpin

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Final revised paper (published on 17 Oct 2019)
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Status: closed

AC: Author comment | RC: Referee comment | SC: Short comment | EC: Editor comment

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RC1: 'Reviewer comments', Kent Condie, 28 Apr 2019
RC2: 'Interactive comment on “Global whole-rock geochemical database compilation” by Matthew Gard et al.', Anonymous Referee #2, 26 May 2019
RC3: 'Review/comments of manuscript "Global whole-rock geochemical database compilation"', Juan Carlos Afonso, 29 May 2019
AC1: 'Final Response', Matthew Gard, 07 Jul 2019

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AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision

AR by Matthew Gard on behalf of the Authors (05 Aug 2019) Author's response Manuscript

ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (30 Aug 2019) by Attila Demény

ED: Publish as is (02 Sep 2019) by Attila Demény

AR by Matthew Gard on behalf of the Authors (09 Sep 2019)

Short summary

We compiled a database of more than 1 million chemical analyses of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks, derived from existing databases, governmental data and academic studies. Our database enhances temporal distributions, simplifies the structure, and adds geochemical indices, naming schema, and estimates of physical properties such as density. This database provides a source for the rapid production of crustal models and chemical evolution throughout 4 billion years of geologic history.