| # | Name | Short Name | Unit | Principal Investigator | Method | Comment |
| 1 | LATITUDE  | Latitude | | | | Geocode |
| 2 | LONGITUDE  | Longitude | | | | Geocode |
| 3 | DEPTH, sediment  | Depth | m | | | Geocode |
| 4 | Sample code/label  | Label | | Reimann, Clemens  | | |
| 5 | Aluminium  | Al | % | Reimann, Clemens  | X-ray fluorescence, Loss on Ignition corrected values (Reimann et al., 1998)  | fraction < 2mm, detection limit 300 ppm |
| 6 | Calcium  | Ca | % | Reimann, Clemens  | X-ray fluorescence, Loss on Ignition corrected values (Reimann et al., 1998)  | fraction < 2mm, detection limit 50 ppm |
| 7 | Iron  | Fe | % | Reimann, Clemens  | X-ray fluorescence, Loss on Ignition corrected values (Reimann et al., 1998)  | fraction < 2mm, detection limit 200 ppm |
| 8 | Potassium  | K | % | Reimann, Clemens  | X-ray fluorescence, Loss on Ignition corrected values (Reimann et al., 1998)  | fraction < 2mm, detection limit 40 ppm |
| 9 | Magnesium  | Mg | % | Reimann, Clemens  | X-ray fluorescence, Loss on Ignition corrected values (Reimann et al., 1998)  | fraction < 2mm, detection limit 200 ppm |
| 10 | Manganese  | Mn | % | Reimann, Clemens  | X-ray fluorescence, Loss on Ignition corrected values (Reimann et al., 1998)  | fraction < 2mm, detection limit 80 ppm |
| 11 | Sodium  | Na | mg/kg | Reimann, Clemens  | X-ray fluorescence, Loss on Ignition corrected values (Reimann et al., 1998)  | fraction < 2mm, detection limit 200 ppm |
| 12 | Phosphorus  | P | mg/kg | Reimann, Clemens  | X-ray fluorescence, Loss on Ignition corrected values (Reimann et al., 1998)  | fraction < 2mm, detection limit 40 ppm |
| 13 | Silicon  | Si | % | Reimann, Clemens  | X-ray fluorescence, Loss on Ignition corrected values (Reimann et al., 1998)  | fraction < 2mm, detection limit 0.23 % |
| 14 | Titanium  | Ti | % | Reimann, Clemens  | X-ray fluorescence, Loss on Ignition corrected values (Reimann et al., 1998)  | fraction < 2mm, detection limit 30 ppm |
| 15 | Sample elevation  | Elevation | m | Reimann, Clemens  | | |
| 16 | Country  | Country | | Reimann, Clemens  | | |
| 17 | Wind direction, prevailing  | ASP | | Reimann, Clemens  | | |
| 18 | Lithology/composition/facies  | Lithology | | Reimann, Clemens  | Visual description  | |