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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
2024-03-27
UK GEMINI
2.3
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605693
Digital images of petrology rock thin sections
2012-02
creation
http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605693
Digital images of petrology rock thin sections from samples that are referenced in the BGS Petrological Collection Database (Britrocks). Two reference images are being captured for each thin section, one taken in Plane Polarized Light (PPL) and the other in Crossed Polarized Light (XPL). 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 worldwide reference minerals and the Museum Reserve collection. 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. Capture of the Scottish Collections began February 2012. Capture of the English and foreign collections began in December 2012.
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
asNeeded
https://resources.bgs.ac.uk/images/geonetworkThumbs/d02ed16f-7a23-4a2d-e044-0003ba9b0d98.png
Geology
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
2008-06-01
publication
data.gov.uk (non-INSPIRE)
Thin sections
BGS Thesaurus of Geosciences
2022
revision
data.gov.uk (non-INSPIRE)
dataCentre
NERC_DDC
otherRestrictions
Constraints exist for some images. This is controlled by the confidentiality field in Britrocks. Standard BGS image usage terms apply.
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. 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.
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.
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English
geoscientificInformation
2012-02
The images themselves are not spatially referenced but they are related to Britrocks and its Spatial Reference System as attached digital objects.
jpeg image files
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
http://www.bgs.ac.uk/
HTTP
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 images have been digitally captured from the physical thin sections themselves using a Nikon digital camera and 60 mm macro lens.