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British Geological Survey (BGS) Sampling Survey 1990/1: Drilling, west of Scotland

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

This sampling survey has been carried out by, British Geological Survey (BGS) in collaboration with a group of oil companies for Offshore Regional Mapping, the survey took place from June to July 1990 to the north and west of The Hebrides on board the M/V Bucentaur. The purpose was to collect data to enhance the geological knowledge in the area. Sample data (borehole) were collected using wireline drilling equipment. These data are archived by BGS. Technical details of the survey are contained in BGS report WB/90/26C.

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Source Metadata
XML, HTML
Date added
13 August 2026
Harvest GUID
abc9f747-5395-0f38-e044-0003ba9b0d98
Extent (Latitude)
59.5579° to 56.7556°
Extent (Longitude)
-11.1978° to -5.7460°
Spatial reference system
urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326
Dataset reference date (publication)
1990-06-12
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

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