G-BASE (Geochemical Baseline Survey of the Environment) for south west England - stream sediments and shallow (5-20cm) soils

The G-BASE programme involves systematic sampling and the determination of chemical elements in samples of stream sediment, stream water and soil, to build up a picture of the surface chemistry of the UK. G-BASE for SW England is the most recent area of the UK sampled by this on-going project The average sample density for stream sediments is approximately one site per 2km square. Density for soils in SW England is variable across the area, ranging from 1 per 2km square to one per 5km square, depending on underlying parent material. Analytical precision is high with strict quality control to ensure countrywide consistency. Results have been standardised to ensure continuity with existing G-BASE geochemical data. The data provide baseline information on the natural abundances of elements, against which anomalous values due to such factors as mineralisation and industrial contamination may be compared. Analytical data for the sub150 microns fraction of stream sediment and the sub 2mm fraction of soil samples are available for some or all of: Ag, Al, As, Ba, Bi, Br, Ca, Cd, Ce, Cl, Co, Cr, Cs, Cu, Fe, Ga, Ge, Hf, I, In, K, La, Mg, Mn, Mo, Na, Nb, Nd, Ni, P, Pb, Rb, S, Sb, Sc, Se, Si, Sm, Sn, Sr, Ta, Te, Th, Ti, Tl, U, V, W, Y, Yb, Zn, and Zr.

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Identification info

Alternative title

G-BASE for SW England
Metadata Language
English (en)
Dataset Reference Date ()
1968
Identifier

http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13606288

 

British Geological Survey

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Enquiries

Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth

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NOTTINGHAM

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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

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United Kingdom
0115 936 3143
0115 936 3276
 

British Geological Survey

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Enquiries

Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth

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NOTTINGHAM

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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

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NG12 5GG

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United Kingdom
0115 936 3143
0115 936 3276
 

British Geological Survey

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Enquiries

Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth

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NOTTINGHAM

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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

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NG12 5GG

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United Kingdom
0115 936 3143
0115 936 3276
 

British Geological Survey

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Enquiries

Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth

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NOTTINGHAM

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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

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NG12 5GG

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United Kingdom
0115 936 3143
0115 936 3276
Maintenance and update frequency
annually
GEMET - INSPIRE themes
BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences

  • Soil chemistry

  • Geology

  • Geochemistry

  • Stream sampling
Keywords

  • NERC_DDC
Limitations on Public Access
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no limitations
Other constraints
The dataset is made freely available for access, e.g. via the Internet. Either no third party data / information is contained in the dataset or BGS has secured written permission from the owner(s) of any third party data / information contained in the dataset to make the dataset freely accessible.
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The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.
Other constraints

The dataset is made available to external clients under BGS Digital Data Licence terms and conditions. Revert to the IPR Section (iprdigital@bgs.ac.uk) if further advice is required with regard to permitted usage. iprdigital@bgs.ac The dataset is made available to external clients under BGS Digital Data Licence terms and conditions. Revert to the IPR Section (iprdigital@bgs.ac.uk) if further advice is required with regard to permitted usage.

Spatial representation type
grid
Denominator
50000
Topic category
  • Geoscientific information
Extent

Cornwall [id=43750]

Dataset Reference Date ()
2009

Extent

DEVON [id=164700]

Dataset Reference Date ()
1979

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Begin date
2012
Additional information

Stream sediment samples were collected during June - September 2012, soils between June 2012 -March 2013. Geochemical sampling was carried out according to International Geochemical Sampling methods described by IGCP 259.
 

Spatial Reference System

No information provided.

Distribution Information

Data format

  • Web delivery of colour enhanced geochemical images.

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  • Via TELLUS SW Project Portal

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  • Digital data - Excel Workbook/Access Database

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Resource Locator
G-BASE Homepage

This page provides details on one of the BGS's major science budget funded projects the Geochemical Baseline Survey of the Environment (G-BASE).

Resource Locator
Tellus SW project web portal

Tellus South West project is a collaborative, environmental survey and research project funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and carried out by a partnership of the British Geological Survey (BGS), the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH), the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and the University of Exeter Camborne School of Mines. The multidisciplinary data collected will be managed by the NERC data centres at BGS and CEH. The following data for the south-west region will be delivered by the project. •airborne magnetic and airborne radiometric survey (available now) • soil and stream sediment geochemistry (G-BASE) (coming soon) • airborne LiDAR survey: DTM and DSM (available now) • habitat surveys (coming soon) • multispectral and thermal imaging, Tamar Valley (available 2015)

Resource Locator
G-BASE Homepage

This page provides details on one of the BGS's major science budget funded projects the Geochemical Baseline Survey of the Environment (G-BASE).

Resource Locator
Tellus SW project web portal

Tellus South West project is a collaborative, environmental survey and research project funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and carried out by a partnership of the British Geological Survey (BGS), the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (CEH), the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and the University of Exeter Camborne School of Mines. The multidisciplinary data collected will be managed by the NERC data centres at BGS and CEH. The following data for the south-west region will be delivered by the project. •airborne magnetic and airborne radiometric survey (available now) • soil and stream sediment geochemistry (G-BASE) (coming soon) • airborne LiDAR survey: DTM and DSM (available now) • habitat surveys (coming soon) • multispectral and thermal imaging, Tamar Valley (available 2015)

 
Quality Scope
dataset
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dataset

Report

Dataset Reference Date ()
2011
Explanation

See the referenced specification
Degree

Report

Dataset Reference Date ()
2010-12-08
Explanation

See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF

Degree
Statement

Data generated from the analyses of stream sediment and soil samples, by XRFS (X-ray fluorescence spectrometry), collected during 2012 and 2013. Data quality control and conditioning procedures carried out in accordance with adopted and documented G-BASE protocol. 'G-BASE data conditioning procedures for stream sediment and soil chemical analyses' BGS Internal Report IR/05/150. Following the data QC process, all analytical data are loaded to the corporate Geochemistry Database. Digital geochemical images were generated in ArcGIS 10.1 using an Inverse Distance Weighting (IDW) interpolation algorithm with a cell size of 500m and a variable search radius with a maximum proximity distance of up to 10000m. Detailed Information on sampling and analytical methods are provided in the following published geochemical atlas: Regional geochemistry of Wales and west-central England: stream sediment and soil. Keyworth, Nottingham. British Geological Survey (2000). ISBN 0 85272 378 4.

Metadata

File identifier
0214897c-7597-41ad-e054-002128a47908 XML
Metadata Language
English (en)
Resource type
dataset
Metadata Date
2022-05-20
Metadata standard name
UK GEMINI
Metadata standard version

2.3
 

British Geological Survey

Environmental Science Centre,Keyworth

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NOTTINGHAM

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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

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NG12 5GG

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United Kingdom
+44 115 936 3100
 
 

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