Whole-Rock Geochemical Dataset of Late Variscan Intrusive Rocks from the Serre Batholith (Calabria, Southern Italy)
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Dipartimento di Scienze Della Terra e Geoambientali, Università Degli Studi di Bari Aldo Moro, 70125 Bari, Italy
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Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università degli Studi di Torino, 10125 Torino, Italy
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Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Data 2026, 11(6), 130; https://doi.org/10.3390/data11060130
Submission received: 19 April 2026
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Revised: 21 May 2026
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Accepted: 26 May 2026
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Published: 1 June 2026
(This article belongs to the Section Spatial Data Science for Environment and Earth)
Abstract
We present a whole-rock geochemical dataset of late Variscan intrusive rocks and residual anatectic melts from the mid- and lower continental crust exposed in the Serre Massif of Calabria (southern Italy). A total of 74 samples were collected from the main plutonic units and from leucosomes of associated migmatitic metasediments. The composition of intrusive rocks varies from tonalites and quartz-diorites at deeper structural levels, to peraluminous granites at shallower levels. The dataset includes major, trace and rare earth element (REE) analyses obtained using X-ray fluorescence (XRF) and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The dataset integrates new and previously published geochemical data into a consistent and reusable format, including sample locations (WGS84), lithological classification and lithostratigraphic attribution. Sampling sites are also provided as a downloadable geospatial (.kmz) file for visualization in GIS platforms. The data are intended to support a wide range of applications, including studies on granitoid magmatism, water–rock interaction processes in crystalline aquifers and raw materials exploration. Therefore, the dataset represents a valuable resource for both fundamental and applied geoscientific research.
Dataset: supplement to this paper.
Dataset License: Creative Commons Attributions CC-BY-NC-ND license.
1. Summary
Whole-rock chemical data of plutonic rocks, including major, minor, and trace elements, are fundamental to constrain the origin of intrusive magmas and the geodynamic context of their generation and emplacement (e.g., [1]). The Carboniferous–early Permian composite batholith [2] exposed in the Serre Massif of central Calabria (southern Italy; Figure 1a) has attracted scientific interest around its structure and composition since the 1970s, as evidenced by the numerous research papers on the subject [3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24].
This study presents a publicly available chemical dataset (Supplementary .csv files at (https://www.mdpi.com/article/10.3390/data11060130/s1) consisting, for the most part, of intrusive rocks from the composite Serre batholith, and integrated with the composition of leucosomes from residual migmatites of the underlying Variscan continental lower crust. This dataset is intended for use in petrologic studies, such as fundamental research on intrusive magma evolution, as well as applied geological investigations, e.g., the interaction between plutonic rock bodies and their hosted groundwater systems (e.g., [25]). In addition, the exploration for critical raw materials (including rare earth elements—REEs), which are also known to be associated with plutonic rock bodies, is attracting renewed interest on the Italian territory.
Within the late Variscan continental crustal block exposed in the Serre Massif (e.g., [26,27]), the Serre batholith consists of nearly tabular granitoid bodies occupying the intermediate crustal level [28]. The emplacement and construction of this plutonic stack occurred between approximately 305 and 292 Ma (e.g., [21,29]) at depths ranging from roughly 20 to 7 km [28] (Figure 1b). The stratigraphy of the Serre batholith is geometrically characterized, from the bottom (in the northern area) upwards (in the southern portion), by tonalites and quartz-diorites (i.e., Squillace-Petrizzi and Cardinale units—5 in Figure 1a,b), coarse- to medium-grained granodiorites, granites, and monzogranites (i.e., Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre unit—4 in Figure 1a,b), granites and granodiorites with K-feldspar megacrysts (i.e., Isca sullo Ionio unit—3 in Figure 1a,b); and fine-grained, strongly peraluminous granites (i.e., Cittanova unit—2 in Figure 1a,b) (Figure 1a,b) [30,31]. The different plutonic bodies were subsequently intruded by porphyritic dikes during the late Permian [18].
Figure 1.
(a) A geological sketch-map of the Serre Massif; legend as in (b) (modified after [29,30,32,33,34,35,36]). (b) A schematic stratigraphic column of the late Variscan continental crust exposed in the Serre Massif; paleodepths are indicated on the left (modified after [26,36]).
At the base of the batholith, a migmatitic border zone (unit 8 in Figure 1a,b) developed within granulite-facies metasedimentary host rocks—predominantly metapelites, metarenites, and metagreywakes [9]. The anatectic event that produced the migmatitic border zone (occurred with the growth of the batholith) could be from coeval to subsequent with respect to the Middle Carboniferous–early Permian multi-stage partial melting within the whole lower continental crust during long-lasting high temperature peak conditions [15]. The anatectic melts were largely removed from the source rocks, contributing to the growth of the Serre batholith, and the residual fractions remained trapped as leucosomes of residual migmatites. Therefore, these leucosomes do not represent in situ complements to the adjacent melanosomes [15,32]. At the roof of the batholith, magmas intruded phyllites and greenschist- to amphibolite-facies paragneisses; here, contact metamorphism produced a broad aureole characterized by the growth of biotite, andalusite, and cordierite (metamorphic units 6 and 7 in Figure 1a,b) (e.g., [33,34]).
It should be noted that the conditions of the outcrops of Variscan crystalline rocks in Calabria are quite complex due to many factors, such as extensive weathering caused by climatic conditions favored by brittle tectonics during the regional uplift, large areas with woodland and Mediterranean maquis vegetation, landslides, wide areas with covers of Tertiary sediments, eluvial–colluvial deposits and agricultural soil. All these factors make it challenging to carry out statistically uniform sampling across the entire batholith. Our data collection, aiming to compile selected geochemical data for the above petrologic, applied geological and exploration usefulness, followed a long and arduous field work to find preserved outcrops, and comes from a careful selection of samples unaffected by weathering processes.
2. Data Description
A total of 74 samples were collected from the various intrusive bodies of the exposed Serre batholith, as well as from leucosomes within the residual migmatites. The WGS84 geographic coordinates for each sample, along with their predominant lithotype and the related lithostratigraphic unit (as in Figure 1a,b), are provided in Table 1. Sampling locations can also be displayed in Google Earth opening the file as in Geographic Data S1, i.e., Samples_Serre.kmz (https://www.mdpi.com/article/10.3390/data11060130/s1).
The petrographic and textural characteristics of the granitoids are described below.
Concordant and discordant leucosomes are scattered within the residual migmatites of the lower crust. Their composition ranges from leuco-tonalite to granite, depending on the host rocks and the presence of xenocrysts such as sillimanite, biotite, garnet and/or orthopyroxene. The melt composition is reflected by quartz, plagioclase, K-feldspar, biotite, and muscovite [15,32].
Coarse-grained granodiorites are characterized by large biotite clusters. They contain quartz, plagioclase, K-feldspar, and biotite; the granodioritic varieties exhibit a higher proportion of plagioclase and resorbed actinolite–hornblende. Frequently, these rocks host microgranular mafic enclaves containing Mg-hornblende. They show a calc-alkaline and meta-aluminous character [14].
Medium-grained muscovite granitoids exhibit a calc-alkaline, peraluminous character, as indicated by the presence of muscovite alongside quartz, K-feldspar, plagioclase, and biotite [9,14]. Occasionally, they may contain xenoliths of medium- to high-grade metamorphic rocks [13,14].
K-feldspar megacryst granitoids are characterized by large orthoclase crystals, measuring up to 5–6 cm, which are occasionally mantled by oligoclase-plagioclase. Their composition varies from granodiorite to granites; locally, they are calc-alkaline and may contain muscovite and rare microgranular biotite-bearing enclaves [7,8].
Peraluminous fine-grained granites display a fine-grained texture with a pervasive presence of muscovite and metamorphic xenoliths. They frequently contain cordierite, andalusite, garnet, and fibrolite dispersed in a matrix consisting of quartz, K-feldspar, and plagioclase [4,13,14].
Permian dikes constitute hypabyssal rocks showing porphyritic textures, with phenocrysts of amphibole, biotite, quartz, plagioclase, and K-feldspar. Their composition ranges from andesite to dacite.
3. Methods
Before proceeding with the chemical analysis, the following precautions were taken in the field during sampling. To obtain the most reliable geochemical results possible, representative samples weighing approximately 10–20 kg were collected depending on the grain size of the plutonic rocks, with larger and bulkier samples being required for coarser-grained lithologies. Moreover, in the case of migmatites, the leucosomes were carefully separated from the melanosomes using a drill and a diamond-tipped saw.
Chemical analyses of granitoid samples were performed using X-ray fluorescence (XRF), except for Fe2+ and LOI. The samples were first crushed and reduced to powder in a planetary grinder equipped with agate jars, and a sample of the powder, taken from the total quantity after quartering, was subsequently prepared as pressed pellets using polyvinyl alcohol as a binder.
Major and trace element concentrations in the whole-rock samples SCA, CCAR, LFC and KIS were determined using a Philips PW1480/10 WD-XRF (wave Dispersion X Ray Fluorescence) automatic spectrometer (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) at the University of Bari Aldo Moro. For major elements, a Cr anti-cathode tube operating at 50 kV and 30 mA was used. The trace elements Ni, Cr, V, Ce, La, and Ba were detected using a W anti-cathode tube powered at 60 kV and 45 mA, while Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, and Nb were analyzed with a Rh anti-cathode tube operating at 60 kW and 45 mA. Fluorescence intensities were converted into oxide weight percentages or trace element concentrations (ppm) using a computational program based on the matrix effect correction method proposed by [37,38]. Two reference standards (AGV-1 of USGS-U.S.A. and NIM-G of NIM-South Africa) were used; precision is better than 5% for all elements, except for Ce, La and, Ba, for which it is better than 10%.
Rare earth elements (REEs) of the samples LFC1A, LFC5, LFC7, KIS15, KIS8a, KIS11a, LFC8, LFC13l, LFC12, KIS18, LFC6, LFC10, SCA18, SCA53, SCA54, SCA42, SCA61, SCA9, SCA9a, SCA15, SCA49, SCA30, SCA95, SCA97, SCA98, SCA100, and SCA50 were measured at the CRPG laboratory in Nancy (France) using a Jobin YvonTM JY70 (HORIBA Jobin Yvon S.A.S. 14 Boulevard Thomas Gobert, Passage Jobin Yvon, 91120 Palaiseau, France) inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). For the BR standard, the laboratory reported a relative standard deviation (RDS) of less than 6% for all REEs excluding Lu, based on 25 repeated analyses; for Lu, an RSD of 16% was reported.
FeO contents (where available) were measured volumetrically by titration with N/10 KMnO4. Moreover, total iron was recalculated and reported as FeO*.
Loss of Ignition (LOI) was determined by calcination in a furnace at 900 °C; the obtained values were subsequently corrected to account for the oxidation of FeO to Fe2O3.
For a subset of samples corresponding to GO66, GO67, GO68, GO69, GO70, MFS9, MFS10, MFS11, MFS12, and MFS13, major and trace elements were determined by lithium metaborate/tetraborate fusion followed by ICP-MS at Actlabs laboratory (Canada).
For rapid dissemination, increased visibility and accessibility to the scientific community, this geochemical dataset was previously published online [39].
Supplementary Materials
The following supporting information can be downloaded at https://www.mdpi.com/article/10.3390/data11060130/s1, Geographic Data S1: file Samples_Serre.kmz for visualization in Google Earth of the sampling locations in the Serre Massif; Database S1: file Geochemistry_Samples_Serre_dykes.csv including whole-rock chemical analyses of porphyric intermediate to felsic hypabyssal rock samples in Permian dykes from the Serre Massif; Database S2: file Geochemistry_Samples_Serre_granodiorites.csv including whole-rock chemical analyses of Upper Pennsylvanian–early Cisuralian coarse-grained biotite ± amphibole granodiorites from the Serre Massif; Database S3: file Geochemistry_Samples_Serre_Kfeldspar-megacrysts-granitoids.csv including whole-rock chemical analyses of Upper Pennsylvanian–early Cisuralian K-feldspar megacrystal granitoid samples from the Serre Massif; Database S4: file Geochemistry_Samples_Serre_leucosomes.csv including whole-rock chemical analyses of Middle Carboniferous–early Permian concordant and discordant leucosomes in migmatite samples from the Serre Massif; Database S5: file Geochemistry_Samples_Serre_muscovite-granitoids.csv including whole-rock chemical analyses of Upper Pennsylvanian–early Cisuralian medium-grained muscovite granitoid samples from the Serre Massif; Database S6: file Geochemistry_Samples_Serre_peralluminous-granites.csv including whole-rock chemical analyses of Upper Pennsylvanian–early Cisuralian Peralluminous fine-grained granite samples from the Serre Massif.
Author Contributions
Conceptualization, V.F.; methodology, A.F.; validation, A.F., F.M. and F.T.; data curation, A.F., F.M. and F.T.; writing—original draft preparation, review and editing, A.F., F.M., F.T. and V.F. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript.
Funding
This research received no external funding.
Data Availability Statement
The original contributions presented in this study are included in the Supplementary Materials of the article. Further inquiries can be directed to the corresponding author.
Acknowledgments
We would like to thank the Editor and three anonymous Reviewers for their valuable suggestions, which helped us to improve the paper.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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Table 1.
Granitoid samples from the Serre Massif.
| Sample | Main Lithological Features | Metamorphic (m.) or Plutonic (p.) Unit | Longitude | Latitude |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LFC1A | migmatite leucosome concordant with metapelite host | migmatitic paragneisses m. unit | 16°17′56.09″ E | 38°50′43.91″ N |
| LFC5 | migmatite leucosome concordant with metapelite host | migmatitic paragneisses m. unit | 16°18′20.83″ E | 38°48′15.56″ N |
| LFC7 | migmatite leucosome concordant with metapelite host | migmatitic paragneisses m. unit | 16°17′22.13″ E | 38°43′18.11″ N |
| KIS15 | migmatite leucosome concordant with metapelite host | migmatitic paragneisses m. unit | 16° 5′4.91″ E | 38°41′23.13″ N |
| Kis 8a | migmatite leucosome concordant with metapelite host | migmatitic paragneisses m. unit | 16°23′43″ E | 38°46′15″ N |
| Kis 11a | migmatite leucosome concordant with metapelite host | migmatitic paragneisses m. unit | 16°27′35.00″ E | 38°50′31.00″ N |
| Kis16 | migmatite leucosome concordant with metapelite host | migmatitic paragneisses m. unit | 16° 5′21.83″ E | 38°41′29.54″ N |
| LFC8 | migmatite leucosome concordant with metapelite host | migmatitic paragneisses m. unit | 16°27′35.00″ E | 38°50′31.00″ N |
| MFS9 | migmatite leucosome concordant with metapelite host | migmatitic paragneisses m. unit | 16°17′41.58″ E | 38°43′22.87″ N |
| MFS10 | migmatite leucosome concordant with metapelite host | migmatitic paragneisses m. unit | 16°17′30.85″ E | 38°42′53.88″ N |
| MFS11 | migmatite leucosome concordant with metapelite host | migmatitic paragneisses m. unit | 16°17′32.98″ E | 38°41′14.08″ N |
| MFS12 | migmatite leucosome concordant with metapelite host | migmatitic paragneisses m. unit | 16°17′32.98″ E | 38°41′14.08″ N |
| MFS13 | migmatite leucosome concordant with metapelite host | migmatitic paragneisses m. unit | 16°22′49.09″ E | 38°42′52.76″ N |
| LFC13I | migmatite leucosome concordant with metagreywake host | migmatitic paragneisses m. unit | 16°17′45.74″ E | 38°50′41.09″ N |
| LFC12 | migmatite leucosome concordant with metagreywake host | migmatitic paragneisses m. unit | 16°17′45.62″ E | 38°50′42.34″ N |
| KIS18 | migmatite leucosome discordant with metapelite host | migmatitic paragneisses m. unit | 16° 5′52.00″ E | 38°41′25.00″ N |
| Kis17 | migmatite leucosome discordant with metapelite host | migmatitic paragneisses m. unit | 16° 5′21.83″ E | 38°41′29.54″ N |
| LFC4 | migmatite leucosome discordant with metagreywake host | migmatitic paragneisses m. unit | 16°17′56.97″ E | 38°50′53.58″ N |
| LFC11B | migmatite leucosome discordant with metagreywake host | migmatitic paragneisses m. unit | 16°17′56.02″ E | 38°50′42.34″ N |
| LFC6 | migmatite leucosome discordant with metagreywake host | migmatitic paragneisses m. unit | 16°17′19.96″ E | 38°45′29.86″ N |
| LFC1O | migmatite leucosome discordant with metagreywake host | migmatitic paragneisses m. unit | 16°26′2.00″ E | 38°48′33.00″ N |
| SCA1 | biotite-amphibole bearing granitoids | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°31′0.09″ E | 38°33′12.38″ N |
| SCA2 | biotite-amphibole bearing granitoids | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°31′15.86″ E | 38°33′11.38″ N |
| SCA3 | biotite-amphibole bearing granitoids | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°30′49.4″ E | 38°33′19″ N |
| SCA4 | biotite-amphibole bearing granitoids | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°32′29.28″ E | 38°34′29.91″ N |
| SCA5 | biotite-amphibole bearing granitoids | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°30′45.47″ E | 38°33′14.70″ N |
| SCA6 | biotite-amphibole bearing granitoids | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°29′41.19″ E | 38°32′2.52″ N |
| SCA7 | biotite-amphibole bearing granitoids | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°30′54.11″ E | 38°32′57.24″ N |
| SCA8 | biotite-amphibole bearing granitoids | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°30′53.51″ E | 38°32′6.77″ N |
| SCA9 | biotite-amphibole bearing granitoids | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°28′51.80″ E | 38°32′17.86″ N |
| SCA10 | biotite-amphibole bearing granitoids | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°30′47.60″ E | 38°32′15.80″ N |
| SCA11 | biotite-amphibole bearing granitoids | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°30′22.4″ E | 38°32′36″ N |
| SCA12 | biotite-amphibole bearing granitoids | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°30′29.83″ E | 38°32′29.16″ N |
| SCA13 | biotite-amphibole bearing granitoids | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°32′15.86″ E | 38°34′15.87″ N |
| SCA14 | biotite-amphibole bearing granitoids | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°31′12.27″ E | 38°33′38.24″ N |
| SCA15 | biotite-amphibole bearing granitoids | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°30′38.85″ E | 38°32′36.72″ N |
| SCA9 | biotite-muscovite bearing granitoids | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°31′34.4″ E | 38°34′32″ N |
| SCA9a | biotite-muscovite bearing granitoids | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°31′34.4″ E | 38°34′32″ N |
| SCA15 | biotite-muscovite bearing granitoids | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°32′34.13″ E | 38°37′6.55″ N |
| SCA24 | biotite-muscovite bearing granitoids | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°32′34.11″ E | 38°36′20.64″ N |
| SCA46 | biotite-muscovite bearing granitoids | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°30′44.10″ E | 38°33′14.98″ N |
| SCA47 | biotite-muscovite bearing granitoids | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°30′13.57″ E | 38°33′9.19″ N |
| SCA49 | biotite-muscovite bearing granitoids | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°30′3.89″ E | 38°32′55.70″ N |
| SCA51 | biotite-muscovite bearing granitoids | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°30′5.73″ E | 38°33′1.49″ N |
| SCA56 | biotite-muscovite bearing granitoids | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°31′0.54″ E | 38°34′02″ N |
| ccar67 | biotite-muscovite bearing granitoids | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°32′19.39″ E | 38°37′20.10″ N |
| SCA27 | K-feldspar megacrysts granitoids | Isca sullo Ionio p. unit | 16°29′25.74″ E | 38°40′24.11″ N |
| SCA28 | K-feldspar megacrysts granitoids | Isca sullo Ionio p. unit | 16°29′25.74″ E | 38°40′24.11″ N |
| SCA30 | K-feldspar megacrysts granitoids | Isca sullo Ionio p. unit | 16°29′25.74″ E | 38°40′24.11″ N |
| SCA31 | K-feldspar megacrysts granitoids | Isca sullo Ionio p. unit | 16°29′25.74″ E | 38°40′24.11″ N |
| SCA94 | K-feldspar megacrysts granitoids | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°32′51.89″ E | 38°35′28.72″ N |
| SCA95 | K-feldspar megacrysts granitoids | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°32′41.4″ E | 38°35′21″ N |
| SCA96 | K-feldspar megacrysts granitoids | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°32′51.89″ E | 38°35′28.72″ N |
| SCA97 | K-feldspar megacrysts granitoids | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°32′44.4″ E | 38°35′22″ N |
| SCA98 | K-feldspar megacrysts granitoids | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°32′49.4″ E | 38°35′23″ N |
| SCA99 | K-feldspar megacrysts granitoids | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°32′51.89″ E | 38°35′28.72″ N |
| SCA100 | K-feldspar megacrysts granitoids | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°32′51.89″ E | 38°35′28.72″ N |
| SCA101 | K-feldspar megacrysts granitoids | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°32′51.89″ E | 38°35′28.72″ N |
| SCA102 | K-feldspar megacrysts granitoids | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°32′51.89″ E | 38°35′28.72″ N |
| SCA104 | K-feldspar megacrysts granitoids | Isca sullo Ionio p. unit | 16°29′28.4″ E | 38°40′24″ N |
| SCA105 | K-feldspar megacrysts granitoids | Isca sullo Ionio p. unit | 16°29′28.4″ E | 38°40′24″ N |
| GO66 | peraluminous microgranites | Cittanova p. unit | 16° 7′11.60″ E | 38°20′19.79″ N |
| GO67 | peraluminous microgranites | Cittanova p. unit | 16° 7′18.47″ E | 38°20′27.23″ N |
| GO68 | peraluminous microgranites | Cittanova p. unit | 16° 5′21.03″ E | 38°20′46.61″ N |
| GO69 | peraluminous microgranites | Cittanova p. unit | 16° 5′28.94″ E | 38°20′43.56″ N |
| GO70 | peraluminous microgranites | Cittanova p. unit | 16° 5′28.94″ E | 38°20′43.56″ N |
| SCA50 | peraluminous microgranites | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°30′4.61″ E | 38°32′58.77″ N |
| SCA71 | peraluminous microgranites | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°28′53.64″ E | 38°32′15.77″ N |
| SCA73 | peraluminous microgranites | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°28′52.98″ E | 38°32′20.76″ N |
| SCA62 | peraluminous microgranites | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°30′56.93″ E | 38°32′4.70″ N |
| SCA5a | hypabyssal rocks | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°30′37.76″ E | 38°32′35.52″ N |
| SCA6 | hypabyssal rocks | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°30′40.43″ E | 38°32′35.81″ N |
| SCA60 | hypabyssal rocks | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°30′30.45″ E | 38°32′30.72″ N |
| SCA63 | hypabyssal rocks | Sant’Andrea Apostolo dello Ionio/Serre p. unit | 16°29′48.21″ E | 38°32′6.25″ N |
Whole-rock chemical analyses, which constitute the dataset of the present paper, is available in Databases S1–S6 as .csv files, i.e., Geochemistry_Samples_Serre_dykes.csv, Geochemistry_Samples_Serre_granodiorites.csv, Geochemistry_Samples_Serre_Kfeldspar-megacrysts-granitoids.csv, Geochemistry_Samples_Serre_leucosomes.csv, Geochemistry_Samples_Serre_muscovite-granitoids.csv and Geochemistry_Samples_Serre_peralluminous-granites.csv, respectively (https://www.mdpi.com/article/10.3390/data11060130/s1).
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Fornelli A, Micheletti F, Tursi F, Festa V. Whole-Rock Geochemical Dataset of Late Variscan Intrusive Rocks from the Serre Batholith (Calabria, Southern Italy). Data. 2026; 11(6):130. https://doi.org/10.3390/data11060130
Chicago/Turabian StyleFornelli, Annamaria, Francesca Micheletti, Fabrizio Tursi, and Vincenzo Festa. 2026. "Whole-Rock Geochemical Dataset of Late Variscan Intrusive Rocks from the Serre Batholith (Calabria, Southern Italy)" Data 11, no. 6: 130. https://doi.org/10.3390/data11060130
APA StyleFornelli, A., Micheletti, F., Tursi, F., & Festa, V. (2026). Whole-Rock Geochemical Dataset of Late Variscan Intrusive Rocks from the Serre Batholith (Calabria, Southern Italy). Data, 11(6), 130. https://doi.org/10.3390/data11060130
