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Mineral Reconnaissance Programme (MRP) geochemical samples and analyses

This dataset relates to sample metadata and the results of geochemical analyses conducted on samples as part of the Mineral Reconnaissance Programme (MRP). It contains metadata including sample names, sample project areas, sample types and analytes. The MRP was a programme undertaken by BGS which ran continuously from 1973 to 1997, funded by the UK Government's Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). The datasets it produced provide baseline information on areas prospective for the occurrence of metallic minerals in particular locations across Great Britain. The programme was designed to stimulate private sector exploration and to encourage the development of Britain's indigenous mineral resources. The emphasis during the MRP varied in response to market conditions and strategic interests. Work on ‘strategic’ metals, such as platinum, palladium, chromium, cobalt and nickel, dominated the 1980s. From the late 1980s, the principal focus of the programme was gold. Numerous studies examined gold mineralisation in porphyry, epithermal, orogenic and unconformity-related settings. Towards the end of the programme, a small number of projects concerned with gemstones and industrial minerals were also completed. Various samples were taken throughout the course of the programme, including rock, soil, stream sediment, stream water and deep overburden samples. These samples underwent analysis for a variety of analytes, the results of which are held by BGS. This dataset includes the geochemical information derived from the samples and sample metadata, including the location of sampling. The sampling and analysis methodology varied by MRP project area. For more information about the samples from a specific project area, refer to the MRP report for that project: https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/cgi/search/archive/advanced?screen=Search&dataset=archive&_action_search=Search&series=Mineral+Reconnaissance+Programme For more information about obtaining the results of sample analyses, contact BGS Enquiries (enquiries@bgs.ac.uk). For more information about the MRP, see the MineralsUK website: https://www.bgs.ac.uk/mineralsuk/exploration-and-maps/mrp-reports/.

Tags: Economic geology, Geochemistry, Geology, Minerals, NERC_DDC, Sample analysis, Sampling
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) MCZ: Whitsand and Looe Bay: Multibeam survey wlob_2_2013: Western Channel & Celtic Sea (15/02/2013 to 25/03/2013)

Multibeam survey collecting bathymetry and backscatter to client specifications, namely International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) Order 1a standard, WGS84 latitude and longitude co-ordinates collected by RTK Global Positioning System (RTK-GPS), depths corrected to Chart Datum (CD), Raw and processed data delivered to Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, UK (Cefas) complete with georeferenced mosaics and GeoTiffs images. These data are archived with the Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN) Data Archive Centres (DACs) including the British Geological Survey (BGS) DAC for geology and geophysics, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH) and the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) bathymetry DAC. The full site data package including raw is also available on request from BGS.

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) MCZ: Whitsand and Looe Bay: Benthic Sampling and Video survey STGN0313-WLOB: Eastern Channel (24/09/2013 to 07/12/2013)

Whitsand and Looe Bay recommended Marine Conservation Zone 2013 habitat verification survey. Sampling equipment: Drop camera and 0.1 m2 Mini-Hamon grab. Drop Camera survey collecting video and still images of the seabed habitats within the Whitsand and Looe Bay rMCZ. Hamon Grab survey within the Whitsand and Looe Bay rMCZ. These data are archived with the Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN) Data Archive Centres (DACs) including the British Geological Survey (BGS) DAC for geology and geophysics, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH) and the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) bathymetry DAC. The full site data package including raw is also available on request from BGS.

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) MCZ: Western Channel: Multibeam, Benthic Sampling and Video survey wchn_cend0312: Western Channel & Celtic Sea (20/02/2012 to 25/02/2012)

Multibeam survey to infill gap in CHP data collecting bathymetry and backscatter to International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) Order 1a standard, WGS84 latitude and longitude co-ordinates collected by Differential Global Positioning System (D-GPS), depths corrected to Chart Datum (CD), Raw and processed data delivered to Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, UK (Cefas) complete with georeferenced mosaics and GeoTiffs images. Groundtruth survey collecting sediment samples (using Hamon grab) for infaunal anaysis and PSA and video and still image samples (using combination of camera sledge and drop camera). These data are archived with the Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN) Data Archive Centres (DACs) including the British Geological Survey (BGS) DAC for geology and geophysics, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH) and the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) bathymetry DAC. The full site data package including raw is also available on request from BGS.

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) MCZ: South West Deeps (West): Multibeam survey SWDW_itt: Western Channel & Celtic Sea (10/02/2013 to 25/03/2013)

Partial coverage multibeam survey collecting bathymetry and backscatter to client specifications, namely International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) Order 1a standard, WGS84 latitude and longitude co-ordinates collected by Differential Global Navigation Satellite System (DGNSS), depths corrected to Chart Datum (CD), full seafloor coverage not achieved due to curtailment of project. Raw and processed data delivered to Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, UK (Cefas) complete with georeferenced mosaics and GeoTiffs images. These data are archived with the Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN) Data Archive Centres (DACs) including the British Geological Survey (BGS) DAC for geology and geophysics, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH) and the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) bathymetry DAC. The full site data package including raw is also available on request from BGS.

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) MCZ: Newquay and the Gannel: Benthic Sampling and Video survey nwqg_sngn0213: Western Channel & Celtic Sea (16/02/2013 to 03/04/2013)

Newquay and the Gannel recommended Marine Conservation Zone 2013 habitat verification survey. Sampling equipment: Drop camera and 0.1 m2 Mini-Hamon grab. Drop Camera survey collecting video and still images of the seabed habitats within the Newquay and the Gannel rMCZ. Hamon Grab survey within the Newquay and the Gannel rMCZ. These data are archived with the Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN) Data Archive Centres (DACs) including the British Geological Survey (BGS) DAC for geology and geophysics, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH) and the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) bathymetry DAC. The full site data package including raw is also available on request from BGS.

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) MCZ: Goodwin Sands: Multibeam, Benthic Sampling and Video survey GWSD_CEND0614: Eastern Channel (12/04/2014 to 08/05/2014)

Full coverage multibeam survey collecting bathymetry and backscatter to client specifications, WGS84 latitude and longitude co-ordinates collected by Differential Global Positioning System (D-GPS), depths corrected to Chart Datum (CD). Raw and processed data delivered to Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, UK (Cefas) complete with georeferenced mosaics and GeoTiffs images. Underwater video and camera stills gathered onboard Cefas Endeavour in May 2014. PSA and Fauna grabs acquired via Hamon Grab onboard the Cefas Endeavour in May 2014. These data are archived with the Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN) Data Archive Centres (DACs) including the British Geological Survey (BGS) DAC for geology and geophysics, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH) and the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) bathymetry DAC. The full site data package including raw is also available on request from BGS.

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) MCZ: Goodwin Sands: Benthic Sampling and Video survey GWSD_2GDK71014: Eastern Channel (22/09/2014 to 02/10/2014)

Goodwin Sands recommended Marine Conservation Zone 2014 habitat verification survey. Sampling equipment: Drop camera and 0.1 m2 Mini-Hamon grab. Drop Camera survey collecting video and still images of the seabed habitats within the Goodwin Sands rMCZ. Hamon Grab survey within the Goodwin Sands rMCZ. These data are archived with the Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN) Data Archive Centres (DACs) including the British Geological Survey (BGS) DAC for geology and geophysics, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH) and the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) bathymetry DAC. The full site data package including raw is also available on request from BGS.

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
newGeosure Insurance Product version 8 2024.3

The newGeoSure Insurance Product (newGIP) provides the potential insurance risk due to natural ground movement. It incorporates the combined effects of the 6 GeoSure hazards on (low-rise) buildings: landslides, shrink-swell clays, soluble rocks, running sands, compressible ground, and collapsible deposits. These hazards are evaluated using a series of processes including statistical analyses and expert elicitation techniques to create a derived product that can be used for insurance purposes such as identifying and estimating risk and susceptibility. The evaluated hazards are then linked to a postcode database - the Derived Postcode Database (DPD), which is updated biannually with new releases of Ordnance Survey Code-Point® data (current version used: 2024.3). The newGIP is provided for national coverage across Great Britain (not including the Isle of Man). This product is available in a range of GIS formats including Access (*.dbf), ArcGIS (*.shp) or MapInfo (*.tab) on request. The newGIP is produced for use at 1:50 000 scale providing 50 m ground resolution.

Tags: Geohazards, Insurance, NERC_DDC, Risk analysis, Risk management
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) MCZ: Mounts Bay: Benthic Sampling and Video survey MNTB_wgdn0212: Western Channel & Celtic Sea (15/03/2012 to 21/03/2012)

Groundtruth survey collecting sediment samples (using Day grab) for infaunal anaysis and PSA and video and still image samples (using drop camera). These data are archived with the Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN) Data Archive Centres (DACs) including the British Geological Survey (BGS) DAC for geology and geophysics, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH) and the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) bathymetry DAC. The full site data package including raw is also available on request from BGS.

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) MCZ: Markham's Triangle: Multibeam, Benthic Sampling and Video survey mrtr_cend0812: Northern North Sea (30/04/2012 to 05/05/2012)

Groundtruthing survey collecting Hamon grab samples (for infaunal analysis and PSA) and video and still image data. Multibeam bathymetry and backscatter data. WGS84 latitude and longitude co-ordinates collected by Differential Global Positioning System (D-GPS), depths corrected to Chart Datum (CD). Raw and processed data delivered to Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, UK (Cefas). These data are archived with the Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN) Data Archive Centres (DACs) including the British Geological Survey (BGS) DAC for geology and geophysics, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH) and the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) bathymetry DAC. The full site data package including raw is also available on request from BGS.

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) MCZ: Dover to Folkestone: Benthic Sampling and Video Survey dvfk_svgl0712: Eastern Channel (10/03/2012 to 15/03/2012)

Groundtruth survey collecting sediment samples (using Hamon grab) for infaunal anaysis and PSA and video and still image samples (using combination of camera sledge and drop camera). These data are archived with the Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN) Data Archive Centres (DACs) including the British Geological Survey (BGS) DAC for geology and geophysics, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH) and the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) bathymetry DAC. The full site data package including raw is also available on request from BGS.

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) MCZ: Dover to Deal: Benthic Sampling and Video Survey dvdl_svgl0812: Eastern Channel (11/03/2012 to 14/03/2012)

Groundtruth survey collecting sediment samples (using Hamon grab) for infaunal anaysis and PSA and video and still image samples (using combination of camera sledge and drop camera). These data are archived with the Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN) Data Archive Centres (DACs) including the British Geological Survey (BGS) DAC for geology and geophysics, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH) and the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) bathymetry DAC. The full site data package including raw is also available on request from BGS.

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) MCZ: Bembridge: Benthic Sampling and Video survey bmbr_svgl0312: Eastern Channel (25/02/2012 to 27/02/2012)

Drop Camera survey collecting video and still images of the seabed habitats within the Bembridge rMCZ. Hamon Grab survey within the Bembridge rMCZ. These data are archived with the Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN) Data Archive Centres (DACs) including the British Geological Survey (BGS) DAC for geology and geophysics, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH) and the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) bathymetry DAC. The full site data package including raw is also available on request from BGS.

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) MCZ: Bembridge: Multibeam survey BMBR_40_12: Eastern Channel (01/03/2012 to 15/03/2012)

Full coverage multibeam survey collecting bathymetry and backscatter to client specifications, namely International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) Order 1a standard, UTM 30N co-ordinates collected by Real Time Kinematic Global Positioning System (RTK-GPS), depths corrected to Chart Datum via VORF (CD), cross lines run at 20 times spacing of main lines. Raw and processed data delivered to Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, UK (Cefas) complete with georeferenced mosaics and GeoTiffs images. These data are archived with the Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN) Data Archive Centres (DACs) including the British Geological Survey (BGS) DAC for geology and geophysics, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH) and the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) bathymetry DAC. The full site data package including raw is also available on request from BGS.

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) MCZ: Orford Inshore: Multibeam, Benthic Sampling and Video survey ORIN_20_2012: Southern North Sea (28/02/2012 to 12/03/2012)

Full coverage multibeam survey collecting bathymetry and backscatter to client specifications, namely International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) Order 1a standard, WGS84 latitude and longitude co-ordinates collected by Differential Global Positioning System (D-GPS), depths corrected to Vertical Offshore Reference Frame (VORF), crosslines run at 20 times spacing of main lines. Raw and processed data delivered to Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, UK (Cefas) complete with georeferenced mosaics and GeoTiffs images. Drop down video, static images, mini Hamon grab data and navigation data relating to the benthic survey conducted at Orford Inshore MCZ by the RV Discovery in March 2012. Positions given in Lat/ Long WGS84. These data are archived with the Marine Environmental Data and Information Network (MEDIN) Data Archive Centres (DACs) including the British Geological Survey (BGS) DAC for geology and geophysics, The Archive for Marine Species and Habitats Data (DASSH) and the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (UKHO) bathymetry DAC. The full site data package including raw is also available on request from BGS.

Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Plagioclase chemistry and shape from experiments and samples from Mount St Helens, Washington, USA

Textural data and major element geochemical data for plagioclase crystallisation experiments. Data were collected 2020-2022. The aim of the experiments was to produce plagioclase crystals at a variety of sizes at low to moderate undercooling conditions (~0 < ΔT < 45 °C) and characterise their shapes. Experiments, data acquisition and processing were conducted by Dr Martin Mangler and Eshbal Geifman. This research was funded by a NERC grant to Madeleine Humphreys, Richard Brooker, Fabian Wadsworth and Alex Iveson, and by an ERC Consolidator award to Madeleine Humphreys under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement 864923). Full details of the data analysis and interpretation can be found in Mangler et al. (2023): Melt diffusion-moderated crystal growth and its effect on euhedral crystal shapes, Journal of Petrology, doi.org/10.1093/petrology/egad054.

Tags: Crystal chemistry, Crystal growth, NERC_DDC, Plagioclase
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
EPSRC project presentation: DiSECCS - Diagnostic Seismic Toolbox for the Efficient Control of CO2Storage, Sheffield Biannual, 4 April 2013

This presentation on the EPSRC project, DiSECCS, was presented at the Cranfield Biannual, 8.04.13. Grant number: Grant number: EP/K035878/1.

Tags: Carbon capture and storage, NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Property Subsidence Assessment dataset 2023_3

The BGS PSA dataset provides insurers and homeowners access to a better understanding of the shrink-swell hazard at both the individual property and/or postcode level for Great Britain. It builds upon the GeoSure shrink-swell data by mapping the hazard to the individual building polygon and considering the other susceptibility factors of building type, foundation depth, and drainage and tree proximity. The user receives GIS building polygons with an overall susceptibility to subsidence score between 1-100. Scores are also classified from non-plastic to very high. Each building polygon is also scored from 1-10 for each subsidence factor (geology, foundation, drainage, building type, building storey and tree proximity). Postcode data is also available as a table and shapefiles showing the ‘average’ PSA score for all buildings within the postcode. The identification of shrink-swell related subsidence prone areas, alongside the inclusion of potential sources to exacerbate this phenomena, can better inform insurers and homeowners and form the basis to make decisions concerning prevention and remediation. The product enhances geological information obtained from GIP and GeoSure via the inclusion of the crucial shrink-swell susceptibility factors (proximity to trees and foundation depth). This therefore allows the derivation of a risk element for the housing stock at Building level, which is then generalised to Postcode level.

Tags: NERC_DDC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)
Particle Size Analysis and organic carbon content data from marine sediment samples within the Trevose Box, off southwest England, April 2023 (DEFRA funded FISP project)

Particle Size Analysis (PSA) and organic carbon content data from marine sediment sampling of two plots within the Trevose Box off south-west England between 14 - 18 April 2023 before and after fishing. This DEFRA funded FISP (Fisheries Industry Science Partnerships scheme) project aimed to understand the acute effects of scallop dredging and beam trawling on seabed carbon. The project was led by Bangor University in collaboration with Imperial College London, CEFAS, Western Fish Producers Organisation and the South Western Fish Producer Organisation. The study was conducted in two areas offshore south-west England, UK. The areas were within the Trevose box, which is a management area closed to bottom fishing for the months of January, February and March each year. This allowed us to sample areas which had not been exposed to fishing immediately before our sampling which would reduce the chance of seeing any effect from our experimental fishing. One plot was designated an area that would be experimentally fished by a beam trawler, and another by a scallop dredger (Figure 1). The plots were chosen to minimise differences in depth, seabed habitat, sediment type, wave energy and tidal currents within and between them. Both were chosen where their respective types of fishing gear had been used previously, although scallop dredging has been less common in this area in recent years. The sampling from the RV Prince Madog and experimental fishing from the fishing vessels took place between 14 – 18th April 2023. Before any fishing activity took place, grab sampling was conducted in the dredge plot and in the beam trawl plot that would be later fished to varying amounts, which will be referred to as ‘Times fished’ or ‘fishing intensity’. A 0.1 m2 Day grab was used. When the day grab was onboard two cores were used to subsample the grab sample as deep as possible, these were then sliced in 1 cm intervals and frozen onboard for later carbon analysis. A homogenised sample from the day grab was also taken for Particle Size Analysis. After the ‘Before’ grab samples were taken, a beam trawler and scallop dredger towed their gear along the sampled lanes in each respective plot. The 'After’ samples were taken after that fishing activity. Please see report for full details on how the PSA and organic content values were determined. Whitton, T.A., Austin, M., Newbould, A., Kennedy, H., Allender, S., Cavan, E., Parker, R., North, C., Hatchman, J., Hiddink, J.G. (2024) The impact of mobile demersal fishing on blue carbon in seabed sediments. Report to DEFRA. https://research.bangor.ac.uk/portal/en/researchoutputs/the-impact-of-mobile-demersal-fishing-on-blue-carbon-in-seabed-sediments(1fa1845a-6669-4b5b-83e1-234a6eafc75c).html

Tags: Grab samples, Marine sediments, Marine surveys, NERC_DDC, Particle size distribution, TOC
Organization: British Geological Survey (BGS)