Subject area	Earth Sciences
More specific subject area	Soil geochemistry
Type of data	Table, figure
How data was acquired	Survey, grid sampling, portable x-ray fluorescence (Delta Premium, Rh Tube Anode Instrument Serial Number: 510890, USA); Fieldmaster®soil sampling sieve set
Data format	Raw, analyzed
Experimental factors	Soil samples were collected at a 30 cm depth to avoid contamination by surficial anthropogenic deposits and organic matter.
Experimental features	Determine the concentration levels of trace elements including Mn, Fe, Ti, Rb, Sr, Th, V, and Zr.
Data source location	Maibele Airstrip North, Central Botswana.
Data accessibility	Data is with this article