AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
2019, Total E&P UK Ltd, 2018 Q4 Balvenie Rig Site Survey, Site Survey, DECC Reference Number GS_844

An oil and gas industry rig site survey acquired under licences P284, P090 between December 2018 and January 2019. The block numbers traversed were 3/15b, 3/15c, 3/15d.

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
2019, Total E&P UK Ltd, 2019 Q1 Alwyn South Rig Site Survey, Site Survey, DECC Reference Number GS_836

An oil and gas industry rig site survey acquired under licences P268, P090 in January 2019. The block numbers traversed were 3/9a, 3/9d, 3/10a, 3/10b.

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
2018, Total E&P UK Ltd, 2018 Ballechin Rig Site Survey 214/27b 214/28a 214/28b WOS, Site Survey, DECC Reference Number GS_784

An oil and gas industry rig site survey acquired under licence P2405 between September and October 2018. The block numbers traversed were 214/27b, 214/28a, 214/28b.

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Water chemistry and stable isotope data, Virkisjokull Glacier Observatory, 2011-2018

Stable isotope and inorganic chemistry data for samples of groundwater from boreholes and springs in the sandur aquifer; glacial meltwater and river water; and glacier ice, from Virkisjokull glacier observatory. Selected water chemistry and stable isotope data are reported in Ó Dochartaigh, B. É., et al. 2019. Groundwater?- glacier?meltwater interaction in proglacial aquifers, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-2019-120

Tags: Aquifers, Chemistry, Flood plains, Groundwater, Hydrogeology, Inorganic chemistry, NERC_DDC, Stable isotopes
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
The stable neodymium isotopic composition of the silicate Earth and chondrites (NERC grant NE/N003926/1)

Neodymium (Nd) concentrations, Nd radiogenic isotopes (143Nd/144Nd) and Nd stable isotopes (d146/144Nd) for chondritic meteorites, terrestrial basalts and mantle rocks, and rock reference materials.

Tags: Basalt, Meteorites, NERC_DDC, Neodymium isotopes, Radioactive isotopes
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Groundwater Monitoring Data, Virkisjokull Glacier Observatory, 2012-2018

Groundwater level and groundwater temperature data measured in 9 boreholes between August 2012 and August 2018. Groundwater conductivity data measured in 1 of these boreholes from September 2012 to August 2014. Eight of the boreholes are drilled into a sandur (glacial outwash floodplain) aquifer in front of Virkisjokull glacier, SE Iceland, and are between 8.2 and 14.9 m deep. The remaining borehole is drilled into a volcanic rock aquifer between the sandur and glacier and is 5.1 m deep. Selected groundwater monitoring data are reported in Ó Dochartaigh, B. É., et al. 2019. Groundwater?- glacier?meltwater interaction in proglacial aquifers, Hydrol. Earth Syst. Sci. https://doi.org/10.5194/hess-2019-120. Further information on borehole installations and geology can be found in Ó Dochartaigh et al. 2012. Groundwater investigations at Virkisjokull, Iceland: data report 2012. British Geological Survey Open Report OR/12/088, http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/500570/

Tags: Aquifers, Conductivity, Flood plains, Glaciers, Ground water level, Groundwater, Hydrogeology, Monitoring, NERC_DDC, Temperature
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Downcore Foraminifera Data (NERC grant NE/J023329/1)

This dataset comprises a record of benthic foraminifera count data from three cores that were analysed to assess down core changes in foraminifera abundance from the Paluma Shoals reef complex, Halifax Bay, central Great Barrier Reef, Australia; cores OPS-PC2, OPS-C-PC1 and OPS-D-PC1. The site/core names relate to the sites described in the following paper: Morgan KM, Perry CT, Smithers SG, Daniell JJ and Johnson JA (2016) Extensive reef development within the “mesophotic” nearshore Great Barrier Reef: Evidence for intra-regional variations in coral resilience. Scientific Reports 6:29616. DOI: 10.1038/srep29616.

Tags: Barrier reefs, Coral reefs, Foraminifera, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Mechanical response of anisotropic rocks under hydraulic fracture conditions: new experimental insights (NERC grant NE/L009110/1)

Text data capturing pore fluid pressures (upstream and downstream), axial stress, axial and radial displacement were conditioned and logged by a high-speed data acquisition unit (NI-DAQ 6341) recording data at 10kHz. Two additional cantilever-type radial strain probes are attached directly to the sample at 90 degrees to each other, with an average output calculated via sqrt[(rA2 + rB2)], where rA and rB are the two radial outputs, to monitor an average radial strain and crack opening displacement.

Tags: Hydraulic fracturing, NERC_DDC, Rock deformation
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Geomagnetic Observatory Year Books.

Collection of annual publications from the global network of magnetic observatories. They typically contain tabulations of hourly, monthly and annual mean values of the geomagnetic elements. Contains all magnetic observatory year books held by the World Data Centre for Geomagnetism (Edinburgh).

Tags: Geomagnetism, Geophysics, Monitoring, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Geomagnetic Survey Data.

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 many years and reduced to a magnetically quiet level) are an important part of this dataset. These data are useful for charting the Earth's magnetic field on time scales of years to decades.

Tags: Geomagnetism, Geophysics, Monitoring, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Global geomagnetic observatory annual means.

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 tracking changes in the magnetic field generated inside the Earth. Data are produced by a number of organisations around the world, including BGS. Data are available in plain text from www.geomag.bgs.ac.uk. This data is connected to other geomagnetic data sets, but can be used without reference to them.

Tags: Geomagnetism, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Geological archives

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 topics that have been gathered over a variety of time scales.

Tags: Boreholes, Coal, Gases, General geology, Geology, Geophysics, Hydrocarbons, Mines, NERC_DDC, Oil
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Scanned borehole records

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 completed in 1992 and has been supplemented by additional data acquired through occasional projects. The data are available as raster files or hardcopy, not as text files. The availability of scanned images is restricted to a few major conurbations including Newcastle upon Tyne and Telford.

Tags: Boreholes, Geology, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Data held in the BGS Laboratory Information Management System

The LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) holds information about the sample preparation and chemical analysis of samples (from internal and external customers) handled by the BGS chemistry laboratories at Keyworth. Data covers X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRFS) analyses, loss on ignition (LOI), pH for GBASE. Coverage will be extended to other BGS laboratories with time. It is not intended that the results of chemical analysis will remain on the system indefinitely, data for internal customers being passed to corporate or project datasets, data for external clients being archived.

Tags: Analysis, Chemistry, Geochemistry, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
BGS Petrological Collection Database (Britrocks)

The Britrocks database provides an index to the BGS mineralogical & petrological collection. The computer database covers samples in the UK onshore mapping collection together with world wide reference minerals and the Museum Reserve collection. Currently circa 200k out of circa 300k samples are recorded in the computer database. A collection audit is ongoing, so availability of any particular sample is not guaranteed. The first England and Wales collection sample is from circa 1877, Threshthwaite Comb, Cumbria (collected by the Reverend Clifton Ward). The addition of new samples, transfer of records from registers and updates of existing records is ongoing on a regular basis. Internet access to the database is provided on the BGS web site.

Tags: NERC_DDC, Petrology
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Index to Specimens Transferred from the John Smith Collection to the UK (North) Type and Stratigraphical Collection

This index is a list of specimens and slides taken from the John Smith Collection and placed in the Type and Stratigraphical (T&S) Collection of Scotland and Northern England. To some extent it is the digital equivalent to part of the T&S analogue card index which is held in BGS Edinburgh. The data, however, appears to have been derived from the 5 leather bound volumes of the T&S register. The latter are held in BGS Keyworth, but equivalent information (microfilm and paper records) is held in BGS Edinburgh. The MS Access database (BGS_SMITH_GSE) contains 1123 records, it links the T&S register with that of the John Smith Collection (8 bound volumes held at BGS Edinburgh) and provides limited information on taxonomy, nomenclatural status and chronostratigraphy. It also has provision for stating where the specimen is housed. The repository of BGS John Smith specimens is the Edinburgh office.

Tags: Biostratigraphy, Fossils, Graphic logs, NERC_DDC, Palaeontology, Specimen collecting, Type specimen
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Palaeontological Presentations and Donations.

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

Tags: Macrofossils, Microfossils, Micropalaeontology, NERC_DDC, Palaeontology
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
List of specimens from the UK (North) Type and Stratigraphical collection and related publications

This dataset (GSE_REFERENCES) is a list of specimens held in the Type and Stratigraphical Collection of Scotland and Northern England, and the publications in which they are featured or illustrated. This database along with GSE_SPECIMENS (Index To The UK (North) Type And Stratigraphical Collection Of Fossils) and to some extent SMITH_GSE (Index To Specimens Transferred From The John Smith Collection To The UK (North) Type and Stratigraphical Collection) are the digital equivalents of the analogue card index (held in BGS Edinburgh).The latter contains c.16k records, of which perhaps 25% have now been transcribed. The MS Access database BGS_GSE_REFS presently contains 431 records (but does not include specimens from the John Smith Collection). This represents an unknown, but probably small, proportion of the Type and Stratigraphical Collection of Scotland and Northern England featured in publications. The database links with GSE_SPECIMENS, and can also provide species, authors and nomenclatural status. Many of the publications referred to are held in an extensive paper reprint collection.

Tags: Biostratigraphy, Fossils, Graphic logs, NERC_DDC, Palaeontology, Specimen collecting, Taxonomy
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Index to the UK (North) type and stratigraphical collection of fossils

This dataset (GSE_SPECIMENS) is an index of the specimens and palaeontological slides held in the Type and Stratigraphical (T&S) Collection of Scotland and Northern England. This index along with GSE_REFERENCES (List Of Specimens From The UK (North) Type And Stratigraphical Collection And Related Publications) and to some extent SMITH_GSE (Index To Specimens Transferred From The John Smith Collection To The UK (North) Type and Stratigraphical Collection) are the digital equivalents of the analogue card index (held in BGS Edinburgh). The latter contains c.16k records, of which perhaps 25% have been transcribed. The sporadically growing T&S Collection (which is derived from the Survey Collection) comprises some 16k specimens. About 11k are housed at BGS Keyworth and c.5k remain at BGS Edinburgh. The specimens are individually registered in 5 leather bound volumes. These are held in BGS Keyworth, but equivalent information (microfilm and paper records) is held in BGS Edinburgh. For each specimen, the MS Access database MTD_GSE_SPECS provides a link with the Survey Collection, gives nomenclatural, taxonomical, geographical and stratigraphical information, an indication on where the fossil is housed, and any comments, perhaps on the state of preservation.

Tags: Biostratigraphy, Fossils, Graphic logs, NERC_DDC, Palaeontology, Specimen collecting, Stratigraphy, Taxonomy
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
UK earthquake seismogram data

Recordings of earthquakes and other signals (such as quarry blasts, explosions, sonic booms and collapses) made by a network of seismometers and similar sensors across the UK. Recordings start in 1977 (with a few events recorded before this) and continue to the present day. Data is used for monitoring of seismic activity, studies of seismic hazard and scientific study of the Earth's interior. Data is freely available on request. Some data can be retrieved from the BGS AutoDRM (Automatic Data Request Manager) service. Time series data recorded by UK seismic networks.

Tags: Earthquakes, Geophysics, NERC_DDC, Seismic event, Seismology
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
UK Historical Earthquake Catalogue

Earthquake catalogue of all known UK events until 1969. The catalogue covers the offshore areas as well as mainland UK, covering an area between 10 degrees West to 4 degrees East and 49 degrees to 62 degrees North. This includes all of Ireland and some earthquakes in northern France that were also felt in the UK. Earthquakes outside this area are also included if they were felt in the UK. The historical catalogue has been compiled, in general, from macroseismic observations (ie felt effects). Before 1700, only earthquakes with magnitudes of 4.0 ML or greater are included. After 1700, all known events with magnitudes of 3.0 ML or greater are included together with some other, smaller ones. Accuracies of magnitude, location, and origin time vary with the quality of information available.

Tags: Earthquake magnitude, Earthquakes, NERC_DDC, Seismology
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
British Association for the Advancement of Science (BASS) Geological Photographs Index.

**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 between 1861 and 1948 is held in the BGS Library on deposit from the BAAS. The Irish photographs are held in the Ulster Museum in Belfast.

Tags: NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Hydrogeological Maps of the UK

A collection of hydrogeological maps created by the British Geological Survey between 1967 and 1994. The maps in the collection cover aspects of groundwater availability, exploitation and quality, and were published at various scales from 1:25 000 to 1:625 000. A hydrogeological map is a specialized type of map that illustrates the distribution and characteristics of hydrogeological features in a particular area. Hydrogeological maps of the UK provide information on major aquifers, including geological and lithological information, surface drainage systems and water quality issues. The 23 maps show information on surface water features, the three dimensional geometry of aquifers, groundwater levels, abstractions and quality including saline intrusion in varying amounts of detail. They range in scale from 1:625 000, for the national map of the hydrogeology of England and Wales, down to 1:25 000 for some of the smaller regional maps. These maps are important tools for understanding and managing groundwater resources, as well as for addressing water-related environmental issues. These maps are hard-copy paper records stored in the National Geoscience Data Centre (NGDC), and are delivered as digital scans through the BGS website.

Tags: Aquifers, Groundwater, Hydrogeological maps, Hydrogeology, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Mineral Exploration and Investigation Grants Act (MEIGA) Reports (1971–1984)

This dataset comprises reports and associated project documentation from mineral exploration projects undertaken in Great Britain under the Mineral Exploration and Investigation Grants Act (MEIGA). The collection includes reports from approximately 267 mineral exploration projects carried out between 1971 and 1984 by external mineral exploration companies under grant funding administered by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). The Mineral Exploration and Investment Grants Act 1972 was introduced to stimulate mineral exploration in Great Britain through the provision of government grants for exploration targeting non-ferrous metals, fluorspar, barium minerals and potash. The programme contributed to a number of significant mineral discoveries and developments, including the Gairloch copper–zinc–gold deposit, the Parys Mountain copper–lead–zinc deposit and the Hemerdon tungsten–tin deposit. The MEIGA report collection includes geological and exploration data generated during project activities, including geological mapping, soil and stream sediment geochemistry, geophysical survey data, drill core logs and analytical assay data. The reports are held by the British Geological Survey (BGS) on behalf of the former Department of Trade and Industry. All reports are held in hard copy and are available on open file. Associated geological materials collected during the programme are available for viewing through the BGS core store booking process. Spatial information on MEIGA project areas is available through BGS GeoIndex. The scanned reports are available on the UK Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre (CMIC) website (with full text search capability), the National Geoscience Data Centre Deposited Data Search and spatially through the BGS Geoindex.

Tags: Boreholes, Economic geology, Metals, Mineral deposits, Minerals, NERC_DDC, Ores, Quarrying
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Index to the BGS collection of large scale mine plans and Land Survey plans

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 Index was set up c.1983 as a digital index to the collections of Land Survey Plans and Plans of Abandoned Mines. There are entries for all registered plans but not all the index fields are complete, as this depends on the nature of the original plan. The index covers the whole of Great Britain.

Tags: Coal, Geology, Ironstone, Maps, Metalliferous minerals, Mine planning, Mine shafts, Minerals, Mining, NERC_DDC, Quarrying, Site investigations
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Ex-British Coal Interpretive Collection.

Collection of reports, interpretations and records of research in British coalfield areas deposited by British Coal. Data for past and current collieries and for future prospects. Some 1000 linear feet (300m) of data. Information within the reports date from the 19th Century up to the present day.

Tags: Boreholes, Coal, Gases, General geology, Geophysics, Hydrocarbons, Mine shafts, Mines, NERC_DDC, Oil
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Index to the BGS medium scale geological map collection

Digital index to the availability of published medium scale geological maps at 1:50000 scale and 1:63360 scale (one inch to one mile) produced by the Survey. The index was set up in the 1980's and currently contains some 1100 entries covering the whole of Great Britain. Entries for all registered maps but not all fields are complete for all entries.

Tags: General geology, Geological maps, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Engineering geology of tropical red clay soils

Dataset comprises the results of a study into the engineering geological characteristics of tropical red clay soils, funded by the Overseas Development Administration. The geotechnical properties of a wide variety of red clay soils were determined by means of standard, specialised and new test procedures on both disturbed and undisturbed samples. These were obtained from selected study sites in a range of contrasting climatic, topographic and geological terrains, at various depths in weathering profiles. The majority of the study was undertaken in Kenya and Indonesia, in collaboration with local counterpart organisations (Ministry of Public Works, Materials Testing and Research Department, Nairobi; Institute of Road Engineering, Bandung). Study also included sample sites in Fiji and Dominica. The dataset includes detailed description sheets for the sampling sites, together with the laboratory programme of index and mechanical properties tests, much of which is held in digital format. All data from the study is available.

Tags: Clay soils, Engineering geology, NERC_DDC, Tropical regions
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
South Wales Coalfield Landslip Survey.

**has been incorporated into the main BGS Landslides database**The dataset results from a survey of the landslips in the South Wales Coalfield, conducted on contract for the Department of the Environment in 1977-81. A total of 579 landslips were identified from air photo interpretation and existing mapping. Each landslip was examined in the field and a catalogue compiled including data on location, description, classification, geological context, dimensions and activity. The data is also presented on c. 90 annotated field sheets at 1:10 000 scale and in other supporting documentation.

Tags: Coal fields, Landslides, Mining, NERC_DDC, Quarrying
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Engineering Laboratory Reports

A list of the laboratory reports produced from testing in the engineering geology laboratory. It includes report number, title and author's name(s). The reports themselves contain data on a wide range of geotechnical and geophysical laboratory tests, from standard and index tests to complex research. Test materials are highly varied, soils and rock, from the UK or overseas.

Tags: Engineering geology, Geophysics, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Geotechnical Database: Leeds/Stoke/Wrexham/SW Essex

Microsoft Access database, compiled from the flat-file geotechnical datasets generated during the applied geology mapping of Wrexham, Stoke-on-Trent, Southeast Leeds and Southwest Essex. For each of these projects, data were abstracted from the available site investigations within the mapping area. The structure of the database is limited, in that all geological and geotechnical data is attributed to 'samples' at discrete depths. The dataset includes the more common geotechnical parameters, although some are entered as only class intervals, rather than in detail.

Tags: Engineering geology, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)