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Individual sections

• Introducing geology pdf, 0.96MB
  This section features geological books for the non-specialist and posters.
• Small scale geological maps pdf, 0.55MB
  Small scale geological maps section, listing the range of UK North and South maps and books, and UK geological poster maps.
• Regional guides pdf, 0.48MB
  Regional guides describe UK onshore and offshore geology at the regional level.
• 1:50 000 scale geological maps pdf, 0.52MB
  1:50 000 scale geological maps section, contains UK geological maps covering England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
• Geological memoirs and sheet explanations pdf, 0.60MB
  Geological memoirs and sheet explanations; this section contains explanatory books which describe the geology of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
• 1:250 000 scale geological maps pdf, 0.27MB
  These maps cover UK onshore and offshore geology at 1:250 000 scale.
• Specialist publications pdf, 0.79MB
  Specialist publications section contains UK maps and reports on the following subject areas: geochemistry, geophysics, hydrogeology and minerals.
• International publications pdf, 0.43MB
  International publications include a wide range of geological maps of the world at different scales.
  

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