Composition of the peninsular India rivers average clay (PIRAC): A reference sediment composition for the upper crust from peninsular India

We present a new dataset on the average composition of the clay fraction of sediments in 13 rivers draining the entire peninsular India, referred to here as Peninsular India Rivers Average Clay (PIRAC). PIRAC showed relatively low Si and high Fe, Mn and Mg compared to the other reference sediments. The total trace elements (∑TE) content of PIRAC was lower than that of Post-Archean average Australian Shale (PAAS), but close to that of Average...