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The BGS Rock Classification Scheme

The BGS Rock Classification Scheme (RCS) is a comprehensive classification scheme for all types of rocks and unconsolidated sediments worldwide. It is intended to be used for classification of...

GeoSure soluble rocks version 8

This dataset provides an assessment of the potential for dissolution within a geological deposit. Ground dissolution occurs when certain types of rock contain layers of material that may dissolve...

C.R. Lindsey's Rock Sample Collection.

Historic collection of 1,974 miscellaneous rock samples collected by C.R. Lindsey. Consists of rock samples as well as paper registration documents: catalogue, index and seven note books.

Hot Dry Rocks - Scotland

Hot dry rocks are a potential source of geothermal energy. In Scotland they are likely to exist as buried high heat production granites. Alongside other data from the Scotland Heat Map, information...

Marine BedRock Geological Map Data - UK waters - 250K (DigRock250)

This dataset is now superseded by Marine bedrock dataset (DiGRock250k) version 3. The BedRock data shows polygonal and selected linear geological information, sourced from published BGS 1:250 000...

Core Flood Experiments on carbonate rocks

Grant: ACT ELEGANCY, Project No 271498. Medical CT scans for drainage multiphase flow through carbonate rock cores. The steady state drainage multiphase flow at elevated pressure using nitrogen and...

Major and trace element whole rock analyses of igneous rock samples from the Virgin Islands

Major and trace element whole rock analyses of igneous rock samples from the Virgin Islands. Samples were collected from Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Norman Island, Beef Island and Peter Island. Major...

Foreign Sliced Rock Collection.

The foreign sliced rock or 'F' collection consists of about 10, 000 specimens and thin sections, cited by their 'F' numbers. These include material archived from recent overseas projects and much...

Map based index (GeoIndex) rock

This layer of the map based index (GeoIndex) shows the locations of over 12,500 rock samples from the land area of the United Kingdom gathered as part of the Mineral Reconnaissance Programme (MRP)....

Hydrological Rock class by Soil Association

Dominant hydrological rock class associated with each soil association in the national map plus a break down of the proportion of the soil association within each of the classes

UKGEOS bulk rock and dissolved organic carbon assessment

The data reported include, percent total organic carbon (%TOC), bulk rock, solvent extracted and water extracted Rock Eval Pyrolysis (Rock Eval) and Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (EA-irMS),...

Mechanical data on Unzen rock samples

This dataset contains raw mechanical measurements of standard uniaxial tests in 1) tension; 2) compression; 3) compression with creep deformation (load hold); 4) compression with creep and...

A Pilot Experiment on Rock Weathering in Permafrost

The processes by which frost shatters rock are subject to controversy. The main objective of the proposed research is to develop a new methodology for experimentally testing a model of ice...

BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units (concepts)

BGS Lexicon of Named Rock Units concepts http://data.bgs.ac.uk/ref/Lexicon, published as linked data

Major and trace element composition, and stable isotope data for whole-rock samples from alkaline rocks of the Chilwa Province

Major and trace element composition, and stable isotope data for whole-rock samples from alkaline rocks of the Chilwa Province. Samples collected between 2011-2021 in the Chilwa Alkaline Province,...

Soluble rocks dataset (5km Hex-Grid) version 8

The 5km Hex GS Soluble Rocks dataset shows a generalised view of the GeoSure Soluble Rocks v8 dataset to a hexagonal grid resolution of 64.95km coverage area (side length of 5km). This dataset...

Soluble rocks dataset (5km Hex-Grid) version 7

The 5km Hex GS Soluble Rocks dataset shows a generalised view of the GeoSure Soluble Rocks v7 dataset to a hexagonal grid resolution of 64.95km coverage area (side length of 5km). This dataset...

Crushed Rock Inter-Regional Flows

Derived from data collated from the 2005 Aggregate Minerals Survey, carried out by BGS for the Department for Communities and Local Government (CLG) which provide an in-depth and up-to-date...

Map based index (GeoIndex) rock samples

The map shows the localities where samples that form part of the BGS rock collections have been taken. Many of these samples are from surface exposure, and were collected by BGS geologists during...

Poole Rocks Marine Conservation Zone (MCZ) - Stills - 2013

A series of 436 seabed images collected at Poole Rocks. The data were collected for the Marine Conversation Zones Project funded by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA).