Palynology, Rock-Eval and Thermal Maturity data for the Holywell Shale Formation from the Ellesmere Port 1 Borehole

Dataset title	Palynology, Rock-Eval and Thermal Maturity data for the Holywell Shale Formation from the Ellesmere Port 1 Borehole
Dataset creators	Jan Hennissen, British Geological Survey Christopher H. Vane, British Geological Survey Vicky Moss-Hayes, British Geological Survey Jack Lacey, British Geological Survey Melanie Leng, British Geological Survey
Dataset theme	Geoscientific Information
Dataset abstract	Four data tables are included: 1. Rock-Eval 6 pyrolysis and stable isotope data: includes sample number; Depth in meters; S1, S2, S3, present day hydrogen index, present day oxygen index in milligram hydrocarbons per grams of rock; Tmax in degrees Celsius; total organic carbon (TOC), pyrolyzed carbon (PC), remaining carbon (RC) in %; proportion of TOC that is pyrolyzed in %; δ13C in ‰. 2. Palynological counts: raw counts of the palynofacies analysis. Includes MPA (micropalaeontology sample number), SSK (subsample Keyworth) number provided by the National Geological Repository; Depth in meters; the raw counts grouped by Heterogeneous amorphous organic matter (AOM), Homogeneous AOM, Phytoclasts, Spores and Pollen, Fungal debris and Mineral Matter. 3. Thermal Maturity as random mean vitrinite reflectance data: includes SSK sample number, depth in meters; mean random vitrinite reflectance (%Rr), Standard Deviation (SD) and the number of measurements taken for each sample (n). 4. Spore counts: Includes MPA (micropalaeontology sample number), SSK (subsample Keyworth) number provided by the National Geological Repository; Depth in meters; raw counts of spores identified in selected samples. All the data are based on sample materials from the Holywell Shale Formation from the Ellesmere Port 1 Borehole. These data are in support of: Hennissen et al.'s The Holywell Shale Formation in the Blacon Basin: resource potential in the Geological Society of London Special Publications.
Dataset content dates	01/08/2018 - 05/07/2022
Dataset spatial coverage	Ellesmere Port, Cheshire, UK Latitude Longitude WGS84 53° 17' 43.36" N; 02° 54' 21.13" W
Dataset supply format	MS Excel
Dataset language	English-United Kingdom
Dataset discovery metadata record	Discovery Link to the dataset's BGS Discovery Metadata record
Dataset publisher	NERC EDS National Geoscience Data Centre
Dataset publication date	24/11/2022
Dataset digital object identifier (DOI)	10.5285/cdc7153f-f3ed-4c5e-b07a-7a9a1e1bb00c
Dataset citation text	Hennissen, J., Vane, C.H., Moss-Hayes, V., Lacey, J., Leng, M. (2022). Palynology, Rock-Eval and Thermal Maturity data for the Holywell Shale Formation from the Ellesmere Port 1 Borehole. NERC EDS National Geoscience Data Centre. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/cdc7153f-f3ed-4c5e-b07a-7a9a1e1bb00c
Constraints and terms of use	This data set is available under Open Government Licence, subject to the following acknowledgement accompanying any reproduced materials: "Contains data supplied by permission of the Natural Environment Research Council [YEAR]".
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Further information	These data are in support of: Hennissen et al.'s The Holywell Shale Formation in the Blacon Basin: resource potential in the Geological Society of London Special Publications.