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Annual means of the geomagnetic field vector components from observatories around the world, from 1840 to the present day. At present there are about 160 observatories. These data are useful for...

Values of the geomagnetic field vector components computed from measurements made on land, at sea and in the air since 1900 all round the world. Repeat station data (collected at one location over...

Collection of reports, notebooks interpretations, plans and other data for Great Britain received from external organisations that are not part of other collections. Covers a wide variety of...

The database contains scanned images of borehole and site investigation records acquired by BGS in its role as the National Geological Records Centre. The first phase of the programme was...

This is a collection of extracts from British newspapers describing earthquakes, mostly British. It contains original clippings, photocopies, and in a few cases manual transcriptions.

Field reports and macroseismic questionnaires for recent British earthquakes. As of 2003, data collection for this dataset is mostly digital.

The main aim of the project is to determine the shrinkage and swelling properties of UK clays and mudrocks and to investigate the relationships between them. Thus leading to a better understanding...

11 volumes of macrofossil and microfossil collections donated to IGS/BGS. Arranged sequentially in three series: LZ 1-10000 LZA 1-10000 LZB 1-10000 LZC 1-553

A collection of regional geochemical data, mainly from stream sediment surveys, gathered from many BGS overseas projects since 1960s. Some areas are well covered and well documented with data...

An important paper archive of a wide variety of miscellaneous geological information organised on the basis of its location within 1:50 000 scale geological map sheet areas in Great Britain. The...

Collections of Aerial Photographs purchased or obtained by BGS and its precursors as part of its surveying activities. Data covers mainly Great Britain or areas where BGS has worked overseas and...

An important paper archive of a wide variety of miscellaneous geological information organised on the basis of its location within 1:10 000 scale geological map sheet areas in Great Britain. The...

Confidential data carried out for hydrocarbons etc.

All type and figured calcareous microfossils and palynmorphs held in the BGS collections are registered using the prefix 'MPK'. To date MPK1 to 13400 have been used. Information includes name,...

A small database comprising information on fresh water ostracods, chara and seeds from the Quaternary. The dataset was created in 1969 and covers the whole of Great Britain.

This dataset comprises reports and associated project documentation from mineral exploration projects undertaken in Great Britain under the Mineral Exploration and Investigation Grants Act...

Index to the BGS collection of large scale or large format plans of all types including those relating to mining activity, including abandonment plans and site investigations. The Plans Database...

**Now superceded by Geoscience Imagebase**Digital index to the British Association for the Advancement of Science (BAAS) Geological Photographs. This collection of around 8,000 photographs dating...

A series of technical palaeontological and biostratigraphical reports produced in the London, Leeds, Edinburgh and Keyworth offices of BGS between 1953 and March 2000. The reports provide...

PALSLIDES_ED is the BGS Edinburgh Palaeontological Slides Collection. It comprises two registration series. The MIC (microfossils) series, which is added to sporadically, includes c.950...