1247e034-df1d-4f07-e063-0937940a042a English nonGeographicDataset non geographic dataset British Geological Survey +44 131 667 1000 The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South EDINBURGH LOTHIAN EH14 4AP United Kingdom enquiries@bgs.ac.uk pointOfContact 2026-05-01 UK GEMINI 2.3 http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13608197 BGS collection of geologist field notebooks, section books and field record cards 1840 creation http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13608197 A collection of manuscript field notebooks, section books and field record cards containing detailed information gathered by Survey geologists (or other recognised geologists) from various sources as part of the mapping process. Examples include observations linked directly to field slips, borehole logs, sections and drawings and cover the United Kingdom. The field notebooks date from the 1840s until they were more commonly replaced by field note record cards (sometimes referred to as field cards or sheets) in the field. A digital index of the notebook collection was created in the 1990s and stored in the BGS corporate database. Some notebooks are held by the BGS Library and may not be included in the field notebook index. The field notebook index is an index into the hard-copy records themselves, and does not include detailed locality information or information about data held within the notebooks. The Happs / Hall mining index to field notebooks and the field notebook localities dataset contain more detail for select notebooks. The hardcopy notebooks can be viewed upon enquiry to the National Geoscience Data Centre at BGS. Enquiries British Geological Survey 0115 936 3142 0115 936 3276 The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South EDINBURGH LOTHIAN EH14 4AP United Kingdom enquiries@bgs.ac.uk distributor Enquiries British Geological Survey 0115 936 3142 0115 936 3276 The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South EDINBURGH LOTHIAN EH14 4AP United Kingdom enquiries@bgs.ac.uk pointOfContact Enquiries British Geological Survey 0115 936 3143 0115 936 3276 Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth NOTTINGHAM NOTTINGHAMSHIRE NG12 5GG United Kingdom enquiries@bgs.ac.uk distributor Enquiries British Geological Survey 0115 936 3143 0115 936 3276 Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth NOTTINGHAM NOTTINGHAMSHIRE NG12 5GG United Kingdom enquiries@bgs.ac.uk pointOfContact asNeeded https://resources.bgs.ac.uk/images/geonetworkThumbs/1247e034-df1d-4f07-e063-0937940a042a.png Geology GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0 2008-06-01 publication Geology Mapping Minerals Geological surveys Hydrogeology Mining Stratigraphic section Type locality Field geology BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences 2022 revision data.gov.uk (non-INSPIRE) dataCentre NERC_DDC otherRestrictions no limitations restricted The dataset has been formally approved by BGS for access by external clients under a BGS Digital Data Licence, issued via BGS's IPR Section. The dataset must not be provided to, or be accessible by, an external client until the IPR Section confirms that signed licence documentation is in place. Refer to the IPR Section (DigitalLE@bgs.ac.) if further advice is required. 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. otherRestrictions 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. 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Either: (i) the dataset is made freely available, e.g. via the Internet, for a restricted category of use (e.g. educational use only); or (ii) the dataset has not been formally approved by BGS for access and use by external clients under licence, but its use may be permitted under alternative formal arrangements; or (iii) the dataset contains 3rd party data or information obtained by BGS under terms and conditions that must be consulted in order to determine the permitted usage of the dataset. Refer to the BGS staff member responsible for the creation of the dataset if further advice is required. He / she should be familiar with the composition of the dataset, particularly with regard to 3rd party IPR contained in it, and any resultant use restrictions. This staff member should revert to the IPR Section (ipr@bgs.ac.uk) for advice, should the position not be clear. Available under the Open Government Licence subject to the following acknowledgement accompanying the reproduced NERC materials "Contains NERC materials ©NERC [year]" English geoscientificInformation 1840 Enquiries British Geological Survey 0115 936 3142 0115 936 3276 The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South EDINBURGH LOTHIAN EH14 4AP United Kingdom enquiries@bgs.ac.uk distributor Enquiries British Geological Survey 0115 936 3143 0115 936 3276 Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth NOTTINGHAM NOTTINGHAMSHIRE NG12 5GG United Kingdom enquiries@bgs.ac.uk distributor https://www.bgs.ac.uk/ WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link BGS Homepage The BGS Homepage is an entry point to the BGS data services. information nonGeographicDataset non geographic dataset INSPIRE Implementing rules laying down technical arrangements for the interoperability and harmonisation of Geology 2011 publication See the referenced specification false Commission Regulation (EU) No 1089/2010 of 23 November 2010 implementing Directive 2007/2/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards interoperability of spatial data sets and services 2010-12-08 publication See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF false The field notebooks, section books and field record cards were created by BGS geologists between the 1840s and the present day. An index to the notebooks was created and stored in the corporate database in the 1990s, which is updated whenever new material is added to the collection.