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BGS Thematic Mapping

The collection of map series held by BGS which correspond to the outputs of discrete projects. The maps often focus on a specific theme, and / or may have limited spatial coverage. The thematic...

Staffordshire Active Quarries and Mines

The location of active quarries and mines in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent which have an extant planning permission for the working of minerals. Sites include Sand and Gravel, Silica Sand,...

Landform Point

Feature which has a point geometry and represents an area of the Earth's surface with a distinct physical morphology that is too small to capture as a Landform feature but is considered to be of...

Major and trace element data for glasses and melt inclusions from Midfell, Snaefellsjokull and Oraefajokull, Iceland (NERC Grant NE/P002331/1)

Major and trace element data for olivine- and plagioclase-hosted silicate melt inclusions, their host minerals, and associated matrix glasses, from Midfell, Snaefellsjokull and Oraefajokull,...

Accretion of the lower oceanic crust: Reconciling evidence of hydrothermal fluid fluxes with mineral cooling rates from ODP Hole 1256D, IODP Exp335 (NERC grant NE/L000059/1)

Data produced from NERC Grant NE/L000059/1 - IODP Exp 335 report which is open access and includes all the observations and other data generated on the Expedition....

Overseas Geophysical Surveys

BGS has carried out geophysical surveys in many countries for different agencies. The surveys range from regional gravity and airborne magnetic mapping to targetted surveys for mineral and water....

Spatial Prioritisation of Below Ground Carbon Storage 2023 (England)

Spatial datasets consider the lands contribution to preventing and mitigating climate change, through storage of carbon in the Soils (below ground). This below Ground Carbon spatial datasets...

Experimental work on Ivrea ultramafic pipe material (NERC Grants NE/M010848/1, NE/M011615/1)

Results of piston cylinder experiments on lower-crustal material from the Ivrea Zone, Italian Alps. Natural sulfides and sulfide-silicate mixes from lower crustal cumulates were heated and...

Responses of soil nitrogen mineralization, root exudation, decomposition, mycorrhiza turnover and root uptake preference for N under elevated CO2 enrichment of a mature temperate oak forest, Staffordshire, UK, 2020-2022

The data set was generated at the University of Birmingham Free Air CO2 Enrichment (BIFoR-FACE) facility where the responses of nutrient transformation processes, litter decomposition, mycorrhizal...

High Resolution/Local Airborne Surveys of UK

High Resolution / Local Aeomagnetic (+/- other Geophysical methods) Survey data consisting of flight line plans, magnetometer flight records, aerial photographs, contour maps, magnetic tapes. Many...

Thermogravimetric analysis profiles of bulk samples from the CoG3 NERC project (NERC Grant NE/M011488/1)

Thermogravimetric Analysis profiles as xy datasets of limonites from Acoje (Philippines), Caldag (Turkey), Piaui (Brazil) and Shevchenko (Kazakhstan) laterite deposits. The data were acquired...

Plans of abandoned mines (other than coal and shale) Scotland

The collection comprises plans of mine workings for ironstone, fireclay, limestone, baryte and metalliferous minerals for Scotland dating from 1872 onwards deposited on abandonment of a mine in...

Whole-rock XRD (X-ray diffraction) data of hydrothermal alteration from the island of Milos, Greece

Summary of semi-quantitative whole-rock XRD analysis of hydrothermal alteration across the island of Milos, Greece. The samples were acquired during numerous field visits between 2010 and 2018 by...

Marine Aggregate Levy Sustainability Fund (MALSF) Sampling Survey 2003/4_MEPF: MALSF Outer Bristol Channel Marine Habitat Study (08/Jul/2003 to 18/Jul/2003)

This National Museum of Wales (NMW) sampling survey took place in July 2003 in the Outer Bristol Channel aboard the RV Prince Madog. This survey was undertaken for the Outer Bristol Channel Marine...

Marine Aggregate Levy Sustainability Fund (MALSF) Sampling Survey 2004/6_MEPF: MALSF Outer Bristol Channel Marine Habitat Study (26/Jul/2004 to 29/Jul/2004)

This National Museum of Wales (NMW) sampling survey took place in July 2004 in the Outer Bristol Channel aboard the RV Noctiluca. This survey was undertaken for the Outer Bristol Channel Marine...

Mesoproterozoic Diabaig Formation, stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes and metal abundances (NERC grant NE/V010824/1)

Organic carbon and nitrogen and bulk nitrogen isotope data and metal abundance data for siltstones and shales of the Mesoproterozoic Diabaig Formation. For a detailed description and...

British Geological Survey (BGS) Sampling Survey 1982/1: Irish Sea, Solway Firth (16/Sep/1982 to 19/Sep/1982)

This Institute of Geological Sciences now British Geological Survey (BGS) marine sampling survey took place in September 1981 in the Solway Firth aboard the Branding. To be used in conjunction with...

Geophysical Surveys In Africa

Data from geophysical surveys in many African countries carried out by the British Geological Survey for different agencies. The surveys range from regional gravity and airborne magnetic mapping to...

Surface Coal Resource Areas

The Surface Coal Resource Areas define the coal resources capable of being extracted by surface mining methods, often referred to as ‘opencast’. This information is used by Local Planning...

Collection of x-ray diffraction films and x-ray diffractograms from the clay fractions extracted from the sedimentary strata of the British Isles.

The C V Jeans collection of x-ray diffraction films and x-ray diffractograms form the basis of my investigations into the clay minerals stratigraphy of the Cretaceous, Jurassis, Permo-Triassic and...