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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...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

Stoer Group and Sibley Group nitrogen geochemistry in red beds (NERC Grant NE/V010824/1)

Nitrogen abundances in red shales are shown to be suitable as a biosignature that may be applicable to red beds on Mars. The data set includes organic carbon and nitrogen abundances and isotopic...

Carbonatite-derived, carbonate-bearing fluorapatite compositions from Kovdor, Sokli, Bukusu, Catalao II, and Glenover (NERC Grant NE/R013403/1)

Mineralogical data relating to carbonate-bearing fluorapatite from the Bukusu, Catalao II, Sokli, Kovdor and Glenover carboantite complexes. Report on the data is here: Broom-Fendley, S.,...

Geophysical surveys in Latin America

Data from geophysical surveys in many South American and Caribbean countries carried out by the British Geological Survey for different agencies. The surveys range from regional gravity 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...

Wessex Archaeology (WSX) Geophysical Survey WESSEX4: (01/Jul/2003 to 28/Sep/2003)

Seabed Prehistory: Gauging the effects of Marine Dredging. Palaeo-Arun. Wessex Archaeology (WA) was commissioned, in April 2003, by the Mineral Industry Research Organisation (MIRO) to undertake...

Data from the Global Partnerships Seedcorn Fund project: WREED Weathering and secondary processes in the development of carbonatite-hosted REE-resources (NERC Grant NE/V008935/1)

Analyses of archive rock and soil samples from the Mushgai Khudug (Mongolia), Dalucao, Miaoya and Lizhuang (China) rare earth element deposits. Data characterise mineralogy, bulk rock geochemistry...

L chondrite meteorite phosphate microscopy and U-Pb analyses (NERC Grant NE/L002507/1)

Microscopy (Scanning Electron Microscopy, Cathodoluminescence Imaging) and U-Pb isotopic (Secondary Ionisation Mass Spectrometry) analyses of phosphate minerals in a suite of nine L chondrite...

Map based index (GeoIndex) technical reports

This layer of the map based index (GeoIndex) provides an index to a sub set of the BGS Report Series. The reports themselves describe the local geology and are designed to be read in conjunction...

Environmental radioactivity database

BGS have collected environmental radioactivity data for various purposes over several decades. This is being drawn together to produce a database of baseline gamma radioactivity and radon. Data...

Geophysical surveys in the Middle and Far East

Data from geophysical surveys carried out by the British Geological Survey in many countries in the Middle East, the Indian sub-continent and Indo-China for different agencies. The surveys range...

Thermogravimetric Analaysis (TGA) Data of samples from slag banks (Warton, Derwent Howe, Harrington) in Scotland and northwest England (2022-2023) (NERC Grant NE/X009718/1)

This dataset contains the raw data from Thermogravimetric Analaysis (TGA) of samples from 3 different field locations - Warton, Derwent Howe, Harrington. The data was collected in 2022-2023. The...

The exhumation history of the Himalayan orogen determined from Bengal Fan sedimentary record (IODP Leg 354) (NERC grant NE/N005287/1)

Thermochronological data from IODP Bengal Fan site 354. Grant abstract: The Himalayas are a type example of continent-continent collision, and resultant mountain building processes. Geologists can...

Chemistry of Manganese (Mn) oxides in limonite samples from the CoG3 NERC project (NERC Grant NE/M011488/1)

NERC Grant NE/M011488/1 Electron microprobe analyses of Mn-oxyhydroxide phases as elemental percentages per point analysis. Mn-oxyhydroxide phases were within limonites from Acoje (Philippines),...