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3D-NEA: Three-dimensional lithospheric-scale structural model of the North East Atlantic

The Northeast Atlantic (NEA) region has long been a subject of interest due to its complex geological history, particularly regarding the interaction between the Iceland plume and the lithospheric plates. In this data publication, we present a comprehensive three-dimensional structural and density model of the NEA crust and uppermost mantle, consolidating and integrating a wide range of previously fragmented data sets. Our model highlights the influence of the Iceland plume on the region's geological evolution, shedding light on the mechanisms that facilitated the continental breakup between Europe and Laurentia during the earliest Eocene period. The whole workflow and methods are described in Gomez Dacal et al. (2023) and its Supplementary Information.

Crystallographic Information File (CIF) of the magnesium phosphate mineral struvite collected by single-crystal X-Ray diffraction

Crystallographic Information File (CIF) of the magnesium phosphate mineral struvite collected by single-crystal X-Ray diffraction. The magnesium phosphate mineral struvite (MgNH4PO4·6H2O) is of interest for the recovery of phosphorus from wastewaters and for use as a fertilizer in agriculture, yet its structure is still debated. The structure of synthetic single crystals of struvite was characterized through refinement of a single-crystal X-ray diffraction pattern acquired at 100 K. The crystal structure was processed into a crystallographic information file (CIF), which is an internationally used data format used by crystallographers, mineralogists and chemists, containing all relevant information about the structure of a specific crystalline phase (Hall et al.: International Tables for Crystallography (2006). Vol. G, ch. 2.2, pp. 20-36). Detailed description and experimental outline of the structural determination is found in Volkmann et al. (2024), DOI: https://doi.org/10.31223/X5KQ4F

3D-CEBS: Three-dimensional lithospheric-scale structural model of the Central European Basin System and adjacent areas

We provide a set of grid files that collectively allow recreating a 3D geological model which covers the Central European Basin System and adjacent areas. The data publication is a complement to the publication of Maystrenko and Scheck-Wenderoth (2013) with a higher spatial and stratigraphic resolution. The structural model consists of (i) 11 sedimentary units including sea water; (ii) five crystalline crust units composed of four upper crustal units and one lower crustal unit; (iii) one lithospheric mantle unit. The available files include information on the regional variation of these geological units in terms of their depth and thickness, both attributes being allocated to regularly spaced grid nodes with horizontal spacing of 4 km. In comparison, the horizontal spacing of data provided by Maystrenko and Scheck-Wenderoth (2013) was 16 km. Besides, the model provided here resolves Permian, Mesozoic and Cenozoic sediments and Permo-Carboniferous volcanics. The model has originally been developed to analyse the first-order structural features characterizing the crust and the lithospheric mantle below the Central European Basin System and adjacent areas and obtain a basis for numerical simulations of heat transport and to calculate the lithospheric-scale conductive thermal field. Such simulations require the subsurface variation of physical rock properties to be defined, the 3D model differentiates units of contrasting materials, i.e. rock types. On that account, a large number of geological and geophysical data have been analysed (see Related Works) and we shortly describe here how they have been integrated into a consistent 3D model (Methods). For further information on the data usage and the characteristics of the units (e.g., lithology, density, thermal properties), the reader is referred to Maystrenko and Scheck-Wenderoth (2013). The contents and structure of the grid files provided herewith are described in the Technical Information section and the associated data description file (pdf).

Ambient noise tomography model of the Ethiopian rift region

The Ethiopian rift is a unique natural environment to study the different stages of evolution from initial continental rifting to embryonic sea-floor spreading. We study the crust and uppermost mantle of the Afar, Main Ethiopian Rift and the adjoining plateaus using hierarchical Bayesian ambient seismic noise tomography. A shear wave velocity model of the crust is produced based on the point-wise linearized inversion of the dispersion curves extracted from the group velocity maps. This dataset provides 3-D shear velocity results from Eshetu et al. (2021). The file “3dmod.dat” contains the shear wave velocity model for the Ethiopian rift, sampled onto a regular grid. Poorly imaged cells are set to “nan”, see the main text for details. Note that the model primarly resolves S wave structure (Vs). P wave velocity (Vp) is not independently constrained but, during the inversion, calculated from Vs using empirical relations (Brocher, 2005).

Data of the Western Makran Seismic Transects (Iran)

In September 2017 three crustal-scale seismic profiles were acquired in southern Iran covering the subaerial accretionary wedge of the western part of the Makran Subduction zone. Each of the roughly north-south trending profiles was approximately 200 km long, and on each profile 9 to 10 artificial shots with charges between 400 and 800 kg of explosives were fired. The seismic signals were observed by 300 autonomous digital recorders with geophones on each profile. This dataset consists of the raw (continuous) data of the recorders (in proprietary cube format and MSEED-format) and the shot records in SEGY-format (standard exchange formats).

Data of the amphibious wide-angle seismic experiment in south Turkey, Cyprus and south of Cyprus (Eratosthenes Seamount) in the framework of the CyprusArc project (March 2010) - Datasets

Raw-, SEG-Y and other supplementary data of the amphibious wide-angle seismic experiment carried out in south Turkey, Cyprus and south of Cyprus are presented. The aim of this project was to reveal the crustal structure of the Anatolian plateau, Cyprus and the Eratosthenes Seamount (ESM), south of Cyprus. Simultaneous data acquisition offshore with ocean bottom seismometers and airguns and onshore with seismic land stations and two land shots in south Turkey lead to a 650 km long amphibian seismic profile.