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British Geological Survey (BGS) Sampling Survey 1984/8: Regional Mapping: North of Scotland; Minches; Central & Southern North Sea (01/Aug/1984 to 20/Nov/1984)

Publisher
British Geological Survey (BGS)
Updated
6 August 2026
Topic
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Summary

This British Geological Survey (BGS) regional sampling survey took place from August to November 1984 around North of Scotland, the Minches, Central and Southern North Sea on board the British Enterprise Four. Seabed samples and cores were collected using Shipek grab, Gravity corer, Vibrocorer and rockdrill. Geochemical subsamples were obtained at selected sites. These data are archived by BGS. Technical details of the survey are contained in BGS Marine Geology Internal reports 84/11, 13, 16, 19, 20,22, 23.

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Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
06 August 2026
Harvest GUID
abc9f747-53a6-0f38-e044-0003ba9b0d98
Extent (Latitude)
61.1312° to 50.9862°
Extent (Longitude)
-7.8044° to 2.7137°
Spatial reference system
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
Dataset reference date (publication)
1984-11-20
Frequency of update
notPlanned
Access constraints
The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.
Responsible party
British Geological Survey (BGS) (custodian, originator)
ISO 19139 resource type
dataset
Metadata language
eng