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The GIVEPY Database (GIant quartz VEins of the PYrenees) is an interactive tool that incorporates information of the geometry, distribution, statistics, and host rock types of 741 giant quartz veins that crop out in the fold and thrust belt of the Pyrenees:

González-Esvertit, E., Canals, À., Bons, P. D., Casas, J. M., & Gomez-Rivas, E. (2022). Compiling regional structures in geological databases: The giant quartz veins of the Pyrenees as a case study. Journal of Structural Geology, 104705. [link]

The GIVEPY Database follows the FAIR principles of data management (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable) and is exclusively available at https://givepy.info/. Datasets are open access and distributed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license (CC BY 4.0). Datasets can be downloaded through the GIVEPY website at the Zenodo Data Repository (OpenAire – European Comission).

The giant quartz veins are mapped following polygon superposition rules. The full dataset is available in ESRI shapefile format (.shp) and can be operated in any Geographic Information System (GIS) environment. We recommend the use of the QGIS software since it is open access and continuously updated. Each polygon included in the full dataset has 18 related attributes, abreviatted as follows:

AbreviattionAttribute name Attribute description
UNIQUE_IDUnique identifyerThe unique identifyer allows finding any vein record included in the database
Vein_IDVein unique identifyerThe vein unique identifyer allows finding any vein included in the database. Some veins are included as superposed polygons with different attributes. These polygons have the same Vein_ID but a different UNIQUE_ID
Geol_SettVein geological settingThe main geological units/domains of the Pyrenees where giant quartz veins crop out
Vein_muniVein municipalityThe municipality (i.e., geographical setting) where the vein is located
Otcrp_areVein outcropping areaThe outcropping area [m2] of the vein
Vein_lengVein lengthThe length [m] of the vein, calculated from the vein centerline
Vein_azimVein azimuthThe azimuth [º] of the vein
Vein_widtAverage vein widthThe average width [m] of the vein, calculated from the vein width dataset
Width_StDAverage vein width standard deviationThe standard deviation [m] of the average vein width, calculated from the vein width dataset
Lat_centrLatitude of the vein centroidLatitude (CRS: WGS1984) of the vein centroid
Long_centLongitude of the vein centroidLongitude (CRS: WGS1984) of the vein centroid
X_centroiX (meters) of the vein centroidX (CRS: WGS1984 – UTM Z31N) of the vein centroid
Y_centroiY (meters) of the vein centroidY (CRS: WGS1984 – UTM Z31N) of the vein centroid
HR_IDHost rock unique identifyerThe unique identifyer allows finding any host rock record included in the database
HR_EraHost rock eraThe age (era) of the host rock (e.g., Mesozoic) according to the International Chronostratigraphic Chart (v2021/10)
HR_PeriodHost rock periodThe age (period) of the host rock (e.g., Cretaceous) according to the International Chronostratigraphic Chart (v2021/10)
HR_EpochHost rock epochThe age (epoch) of the host rock (e.g., Upper Cretaceous) according to the International Chronostratigraphic Chart (v2021/10)
HR_AgeHost rock ageThe age (age) of the host rock (e.g., Santonian) according to the International Chronostratigraphic Chart (v2021/10)
HR_Type1Host rock type (1)Basic classification of the host rock (e.g., plutonic)
HR_Type2Host rock type (2)Classification of the host rock according to the regional geology of the Pyrenees (e.g., Late-Variscan granitoid)
HR_DescriHost rock descriptionDescription of the host rock according to the regional geology of the Pyrenees (e.g., Leucogranite with biotite and muscovite)
SourceSource of the original datasetsSource of the original dataset from where the information has been mined (e.g., Catalan Geological Survey, Institut Cartografic i Geologic de Catalunya, ICGC – Mapa geoogic comarcal 1:50.000, available at https://icgc.cat)

The original CRS of the Full Dataset shapefile is: EPSG 32631 / WGS1984 – UTM Z31N

An alternative version of the full dataset is provided in MS Excel Spreadsheet format (.xlsx).

Do not hesitate to contact the GIVEPY Team if you have any questions.