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BGS reference collection of mineral samples

Publisher
British Geological Survey (BGS)
Updated
25 September 2026
Topic
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Licence
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Summary

About 1500 mineral specimens derived from former Overseas Geological Survey and Atomic Energy Division collections, supplemented by additions e.g. c.400 worldwide asbestos mine samples. Many unusual species are represented. The collection is accessed via a card index and via the BGS Britrocks database.

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Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
25 September 2026
Harvest GUID
9df8df52-d766-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98
Dataset reference date (creation)
1967
Frequency of update
irregular
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 (distributor, originator, pointOfContact, custodian)
ISO 19139 resource type
nonGeographicDataset
Metadata language
eng

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