AndreaBozzo/ceres-open-data-index huggingface dataset:
Index to the BGS collection of large scale geological field maps

Index to manuscript geological maps produced by the Survey geologists or other recognised geologists on County Series (1:10560) and National Grid (1:10560 & 1:10000) Ordnance Survey base maps. The index was set up in 1991. Current holdings for Great Britain are over 35,000. There are entries for all registered maps but the level of detail depends on nature of original Survey, ie not all fields are complete for all entries.

Tags: Geological maps, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
BGS Petrological Rock Samples from Overseas Surveys and Projects

Rocks, thin sections and paper registers: samples from past BGS surveys and projects overseas. Though neglected for several years, the collection has been re-opened for addition of new material from overseas projects and donations. Paper registers are arranged by accession order on a country by country basis. The records have not been placed in electronic format and are not currently machine readable.

Tags: NERC_DDC, Petrology
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Archival Card Index of Quarries in England and Wales

Old card index of quarries in England, Wales and Scotland dating mostly from 1939 to 1963: about 7000 cards, each referring to one quarry. England & Wales cards are arranged by BGS 1-inch (now 50k scale) geological sheet, Scottish cards by county. At best, cards indicate county, geol-sheet, rock type, name, grid reference, locality, owner, date of record and cross references to BGS samples.

Tags: Mining, NERC_DDC, Quarrying
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
East Dorset, Shaftesbury and Hampshire Grain Size Database.

**Nothing Known About This**Grain size analysis and statistics of Jurassic-Cretaceous and Tertiary sands from East Dorset, the Hampshire Basin and Shaftesbury area. Analysis taken from selected sites therefore not complete cover of the area.

Tags: Cretaceous, Geochemistry, Geology, Grain size analysis, Jurassic, NERC_DDC, Sands, Tertiary
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
A Deep Seismic Study of the Amazon Cone: Implications for the Strength of the Extended Continental Lithosphere

PROJECT DETAILS ONLY - NO DATA. The Amazon Cone is a deep-sea fan system that developed on a continental margin, North East Brazil and French Guiana, approximately 90-100 Myr following a rifting event. Gravityand flexure modelling suggest that the Cone sediments have loaded the margin almost to the limits of its strength. The investigators propose to carry out the first seismic refraction experiment to determine the structure of the crust and mantle that has been deformed by the Cone load. The experiment will provide new constraints on the structure, the nature of the ocean-continental boundary, the thermal and mechanical properties, and the resource potential of deep-water continental margins.

Tags: Crustal shortening, Deep focus earthquakes, NERC_DDC, Quarries, Rift basins, Sandstone, Seismic profiles
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Airborne Imagery Of The UK (Digital)

The database contains images of the UK, recorded from various airborne multispectral sensors operated by or on behalf of the NERC airborne remote sensing facility. It includes data from the ATM, CASI, PMI, and thermal line scanner instruments. The data are stored in proprietary formats on various types of magnetic media. Full datasets belong to the NERC but BGS has access, the NERC earth observation data centre, NEODC, hold the data. For all enquiries contact NEODC at http://www.neodc.rl.ac.uk.

Tags: Aerial geophysical surveys, NERC_DDC, Remote sensing
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Wellmaster Hydrogeological Database.

The WellMaster database holds hydrogeological information on water wells for wells and boreholes identified within the Single Onshore Borehole Index (SOBI) within England Wales and Scotland. The database contains index details supplementary to SOBI, including information on the availability of more detailed hydrogeological information. Four main categories of data are held within the database; lithostratigraphic details, well/borehole construction including casing and screens, water information including depths and pumping rates and water quality information.

Tags: Aquifers, General geology, Geology, Groundwater, Hydrogeology, NERC_DDC, Water, Water chemistry, Wells
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Understanding the Micro-to-Macro Behaviour of Rock-Fluid Systems - M2M

The M2M Thematic Programme funded 17 scientific investigation projects leading to more unified physical understanding of fluid flow distributions in heterogeneous rock. The programme focused on developing an understanding of the relationships between measured and modelled subsurface fluid flows spanning the range of spatial and temporal scales relevant to fluid resource management. The programme was motivated by the growing recognition that assumptions of uniformity at certain scales are inadequate for extrapolating fluid behaviour both in time and space. Research spanning a wide spectrum of observation and simulation scales was undertaken by the programme which can be divided into four themes: (1) understanding the natural processes which lead to scaling relationships between size and magnitude of rock and flow heterogeneity; (2) quantification of essential fluid flow properties and their spatial pattern from measurements;(3) identification of appropriate statistical models and scaling laws describing rock property heterogeneity and fluid-rock interactions in geological media;(4) understanding the relationships between rock property distributions and flow model parameter distributions.

Tags: Fluid mechanics, Geochemistry, Geological processes, Geophysics, NERC_DDC, Oil
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Seismological documents (formerly National Seismological Archive)

The National Seismological Archive (NSA) is the United Kingdom national repository for seismological material. It was created principally to preserve data from seismological observatories in the UK that have now closed. In many cases in the past records have been lost or destroyed when there is no longer anyone to look after them; the NSA provides a permanent home for these historical scientific documents, to preserve them for posterity. The principal collection consists of the seismograms stores from defunct observatories; also bulletins and reports from all over the world dating from the 1890s onwards, held in a variety of media, including earthquake-related newspaper cuttings, glass slides, microfilm, and comprehensive UK earthquake research material collected over a 30 year period. One of the major projects of the archive has been the presentation of current knowledge of UK historical earthquake seismology material in a short series of reports, easily accessible to researchers. Data includes: Bulletins and correspondence from historical UK observatories; The Ambraseys collection of papers and notes concerning world seismicity; Reports and bulletins from the BGS seismology group; Collected documents concerning seismographs and UK earthquakes; Paper felt report forms distributed and collected by the BGS for earthquakes from the early 1980s until web based forms replaced them.

Tags: Archives, NERC_DDC, Seismographs, Seismology
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Seismic Line Index (SLI).

The Seismic Line Index database stores summary administrative information about the collection of printed seismic sections, Original Seismic Sections dataset (ORIGSEISECS). This includes: details of data ownership or source, date of acquisition, purpose of survey, confidentiality, media, survey acquisition and processing parameters, and storage location in BGS. Almost all data are within the UK Onshore area; although there are some UK near-shore and offshore (North Sea, Irish Sea) and foreign data. Most data were acquired for commercial hydrocarbon exploration and subsequently provided to BGS for use on specific projects. Some data were acquired by BGS and other public-sector bodies, e.g. BIRPS (British Institutes Reflection Profiling Syndicate), for academic research. There is also scope to add relevant information about the data held in Copy Seismic Sections (COPYSEISECS) and Original Seismic Shotpoint Location Maps (ORIGSPMAPS) datasets.

Tags: Geophysical surveys, Geophysics, NERC_DDC, Seismic reflection surveys
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Copy Borehole Logs

[This metadata record has been superseded, see http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13480158] This document data set contains paper copies of selected geophysical borehole logs made from the master data set held by the BGS National Geological Records Centre (NGRC) at Keyworth. These have been made for interpretation. Most data are within the UK onshore area; although there are some UK near-shore and offshore (North Sea, Irish Sea) and foreign data. Most data were acquired for commercial hydrocarbon exploration and subsequently provided to BGS for use on specific projects. Some data were acquired by BGS and other public-sector bodies for research purposes (e.g. geothermal energy). The documents are dyeline prints or plain-paper photocopies. They are stored folded in boxes, approx 20 logs per box, approx 500 boxes. There are some duplicates. Only a sub-set of the available borehole logs have been copied, usually for deep boreholes or boreholes of special significance in the interpretation of seismic data. Mostly concentrated in areas prospective for coal, oil and gas.

Tags: Boreholes, Geophysical surveys, Geophysics, Marine surveys, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Original Seismic Sections.

This document dataset contains original prints, on paper, sepia or film, of seismic reflection survey sections, dating from the 1960s. Most data are within the UK onshore area; although there are some UK near-shore and offshore (North Sea, Irish Sea) and foreign data. Most data were acquired for commercial hydrocarbon exploration and subsequently provided to BGS for use on specific projects. Some data were acquired by BGS and other public-sector bodies, e.g. BIRPS (British Institutions Reflection Profiling Syndicate), for academic research. This data set is a master set; copies must be used for interpretation purposes. Documents stored rolled in tubes, approximately 10 sections per tube, approx 850 tubes. The data are mostly concentrated in areas prospective for coal, oil and gas.

Tags: Geophysical surveys, Geophysics, NERC_DDC, Seismic reflection surveys
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Macrofossils from Ireland.

Registers dating from the 1950s listing some of the macrofossil collections held in the Geological Survey of Ireland between 1868 and 1875. They are numbered sequentially, but as they are a selection only, there are some gaps in the numbers. Numbers included are: I1-4893; K1253-4937;L319-3247;N961-3066;O4521-5000; P1-4393; R1-1270;S1978-2099; T1-500 and U1-2113.

Tags: Macrofossils, NERC_DDC, Palaeontology
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
London Register Of Microfossils.

Registers of microfossil analyses carried out by FW Anderson in London mainly during the 1950s and 1960s, but includes older collections,notably those of Davis (1935) and Burrows (1948). Specimens recorded are mainly ostracods, but include some foraminifera and some charophytes and holothurians. Sample number, locality/borehole, specimen identifications, remarks, cross referencing to the SAM and other data sets are given. The set is arranged: MIK(M) 1-4483 in 41 volumes on Mesozoic (predominantly) ostracods MIK(T) 1-1590 in 11 volumes, Tertiary foraminifera MIK( C) 1-400 in 5 volumes, Carboniferous ostracods MIK (J) 1-1219 in 8 volumes Jurassic microfossils (few identifications) MIK(K) 1-677 in 7 volumes Cretaceous microfossils (identifications patchy) MIK(J)F, MIK(K)F and MIK(T)F are small foreign collections.

Tags: Carboniferous, Cretaceous, Foraminifera, Jurassic, Mesozoic, Microfossils, NERC_DDC, Ostracoda, Palaeontology, Tertiary
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Index to the BGS collections of aerial photographs

Index to various collections of Aerial Photographs purchased or obtained by BGS and its precursors as part of its surveying activities. The index was set up in 2000 and mainly covers Great Britain. The level of spatial detail depends on the flight plans provided, but most are referenced at least to OS quarter sheet level.

Tags: Aerial photography, General geology, Mine shafts, Mines, NERC_DDC, Remote sensing
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Kenya regional geochemistry

The Samburu - Marsabit Geological Mapping and Mineral Exploration Project was a joint Kenyan and British technical co-operation project, carried out by staff of the Mines and Geological Department, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Kenya and staff from the British Geological Survey. The first phase of the project commenced in 1980, and covered the area between 36degrees and 38degrees E and from the equator to 2degrees N. The second phase, carried out between 1984 and 1986 covered the area between 36degrees and 38degrees E and from 2degrees N to the Ethiopian border. Sampling was carried out concurrently with geological mapping and was largely constrained by the requirements of that exercise. Little or no sampling was done in areas previously mapped by other bodies. Sampling was mainly confined to areas underlain by basement rocks of the Mozambique Belt and was very sparse over most of the Tertiary and Quaternary volcanic cover. Chemical analyses for the stream sediments were: Ag, Ba, Co, Cu, Fe, Li, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sr, and Zn. Raw data is available from the Mines and Geological Survey Department, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Nairobi, Kenya. Sampling densities varied considerably across the Phase 1 project area, but generally a stream sediment sample density of one per 4 to 8 km2 and a panned concentrate density of one per 13 to 16 km2 was achieved. In the Phase 2 area, which was mainly very arid, a few samples were collected from dry stream beds, as part of a helicopter survey of the area, to provide some idea of the geochemistry of the major lithological units. Stream sediments were collected by combining grab samples from 5 to 10 points within a 10m radius of the selected site. If necessary the samples were dried before being sieved and the fine (-80 mesh B.S.) fraction retained for analysis. Heavy mineral concentrates were obtained by taking 2 to 5kg of material from the sample site and panning at the base camp, where water was available, or at the Mines and Geological Department headquarters at Nairobi.

Tags: Exploration, Geochemistry, Geology, NERC_DDC, Sampling
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Hydrothermal geochemical experimental data

Series of water/rock and water/mineral interaction experiments at a range of temperatures and pressures. Most experimental runs now held in Excel spreadsheets. All runs held as paper records in the laboratory. Analytical results also held in Excel format. Kinetic information held in Access database for a range of minerals. Also have several reference datasets in Hypercard and End Note.

Tags: Geochemical data, Hydrothermal deposits, Kinetic energy, Minerals, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Geotechnical Database

The National Geotechnical Properties Database contains information about site investigation reports, boreholes and samples. It contains geotechnical measurements taken over borehole intervals and on samples. Some of the data are obtained digitally from AGS files (Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists - File Transfer Format), some are obtained manually from site investigation reports stored in the National Geoscience Data Centre (NGDC). The database currently contains geotechnical data from over 450 000 laboratory test samples and core descriptions, borehole observations and in-situ tests from over 96 000 boreholes extracted from over 4800 site investigation reports. The database underpins BGS geo-engineering properties and processes research and is an important information resource for answering enquiries and providing for the data needs of external customers. The distribution of data often follows major UK infrastructure developments and the coverage of BGS research, including UK rocks and soils engineering geology studies or the areas covered by ground information for sustainable development and geohazards projects. Much of the data are from site investigations for major trunk road construction schemes, often provided by Highways England (formerly the Highways Agency) and other major engineering projects. A small proportion of the data is from BGS laboratory test results. The final investigation data and information are supplied to BGS by clients, consultants and contractors either as final paper records or as Association of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Specialists (AGS) digital data transfer format files. AGS digital data transfer format files (.ags) are the preferred method of receiving data because they can be added to the database much more quickly and accurately than adding data by hand from paper records.

Tags: AGS, Boreholes, Engineering geology, Geotechnical data, NERC_DDC, Sampling
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Dines metalliferous mineral file

Detailed mining information for mining in Devon and Cornwall gathered by George Dines (former BGS Geologist) for a period around 1921. Maps, plans and accompanying notes and documents provide detailed information on the metal mining ( mainly tin,copper,lead) at that time. A synthesis of this information was published in "The metalliferous mining region of south-west England" 3rd impression 1988.

Tags: Metalliferous minerals, Minerals, Mining, NERC_DDC, Quarrying
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
South Essex Geological and Geotechnical Survey.

The dataset results from a multi-disciplinary geological and geotechnical survey, carried out on contract for the Department of the Environment, to aid planning in an area of south Essex. This area had been designated for urban and transport developments to accompany the construction of a proposed third London Airport on Maplin Sands. The major part of the dataset comprises borehole logs and the results of in-situ and laboratory geotechnical tests, together with interpretative maps and sections. There is also data from palaeontological and mineralogical studies and geophysical surveys. The data is not currently available in digital format.

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

**No longer exists**The dataset comprises the published annual reports of approximately 180 companies involved in mining or mining-related activities. The great majority are in English or are bilingual with English. A 5-year collection is maintained on a rolling basis, i.e. only the most recent 5 years' reports are retained. The dataset comprises the reports companies deemed to be the most important in minerals production world-wide. The collection is incomplete as many companies now distribute their annual reports via their web sites rather than send printed copies.

Tags: Energy, Mining, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
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. Individual surveys do not yet have metadata entries: this entry describes a notional database that represents all overseas geophysical surveys.

Tags: Aerial surveys, Geophysical surveys, Geophysics, NERC_DDC, Regional geology
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Plans of abandoned mines (coal and oil shale) for Scotland held on microfilm

The collection includes colour microfilm aperture card copies of 7,170 plans of mine workings for coal and oil shale dating from 1872 onwards deposited on abandonment of a mine in compliance with the Coal Mines Regulation Act. An additional c.5,000 coal 'working' plans, mostly pre-dating 1872, formerly belonging to British Coal, have been added to the abandonment plan collection. The latter are held as black & white microfilm aperture cards. The collection includes plans of workings for other minerals, notably ironstone, where worked with coal. The microfilms are held on behalf of the Coal Authority who hold the original plans on behalf of the Health & Safety Executive (HSE). Original plans are held by the Coal Authority, Mansfield. No complete digital index held by BGS. An up to date finding aid is provided by the Coal Authority's paper 'Catalogue of Plans of Abandoned Mines'. The collection is believed to be fairly complete for mines abandoned since the 1872 Act. Plans were added from the British Coal plan collections to fill gaps in holdings, particularly for mines abandoned prior to 1872. Relates to coalfield areas of Central Scotland.

Tags: Coal, Mine planning, Mining, NERC_DDC, Oil shale, Quarrying
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Aquifer Vulnerability Maps England and Wales

Digitised versions of a set of 1:100,000 scale maps of aquifer vulnerability for England and Wales. The dataset identifies the vulnerability to pollution of major and minor aquifers as defined by the Environment Agency, utilising a combination of geological, hydrogeological and soils data. The maps are designed to be used by planners, developers, consultants and regulatory bodies to ensure that developments conform to the Policy and Practice of the Environment Agency for the protection of Groundwater. Please note that these maps are based on data from the late 1980's and early 1990's, more up-to-date digital data may now be available from the Environment Agency. Flat maps may be purchased from the BGS, some sheets are now out of print.

Tags: Aquifers, Groundwater, Hydrogeology, Maps, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
BGS PalaeoSaurus collections database

Database of palaeontological specimens held by the Survey, including the “Museum” and “Survey” collections currently held in Keyworth and Edinburgh. The database currently contains over 250,000 entries mainly from the taxonomic reference collections. Geographical coverage is predominantly UK and Ireland, although the Survey also holds several thousand fossils from the rest of the world. Geological ages from Precambrian to Upper Greensand Formation (Lower Cretaceous) and Quaternary samples are comprehensively databased, as well as recognised holotype and other type samples. Key fields recorded include sample number and description, collector or donor information, locality information, stratigraphy, type status, identification and citation details. The majority of these can be searched via a public web portal. The most recent update makes available ~25,000 digital images, many taken to a professional standard. The palaeontology collection at BGS is also historically significant, having its origins in the Museum of Practical Geology, Piccadilly, London, in 1851.

Tags: Biostratigraphy, Fossils, Geology, NERC_DDC, Palaeontology, Specimen collecting, Storage, Stratigraphy, Taxonomy, Type specimen
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Palaeontological Specimen/Sample Collecting Forms

"Blue sheets" or more recently "sample collecting forms" are completed when palaeontological specimens or samples are collected during field work. They contain all the known geographical and geological details relating to the specimens/samples and thus form the primary information to all palaeontological & biostratigraphical data sets. The oldest blue sheet dates to 1879.

Tags: Data, NERC_DDC, Palaeontology, Specimen collecting
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)