Major and trace elements in sediments and soils of the Zerafshon area, north - west Tajikistan

The data set contains 8816 numerical values regarding the content of 9 major elements as oxides: SiO2, TiO2, Al2O3, FeO, MnO2, MgO, CaO, K2O, and Na2O (in %) and 29 trace elements: Sc, V, Cr, Co, Ni, Zn, As, Br, Rb, Sr, Zr, Sb, Cs, Ba, La, Ce, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Tm, Yb, Hf, Ta, W, Hg, Th, and U (in mg/kg) as determined by Epithermal Neutron Activation Analysis in 116 samples of sediments and soils, corresponding to 116 different sampling points at an altitude between 883 and 3629 m, all along the Tajik cectoer of Zarafshon river and its tributaries.