Digital images of petrology rock thin sections
Dataset description
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.
Constraints
Constraints exist for some images. This is controlled by the ?confidentiality? field in Britrocks. Standard BGS image usage terms apply.
Further information
For more information please contact:
Enquiries
British Geological Survey
Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth
Nottingham
NG12 5GG
Tel : +44 (0)115 936 3143
Fax :+44 (0)115 936 3276
Email :enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
Dataset details
| Author(s) | Not available |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator(s) | Not available |
| Language | English |
| Curator | British Geological Survey |
| Supply media/format | jpeg image files; Version: |
| Storage format | Digital:Other than Excel etc |
| Frequency of update | as needed |
| Start of capture | {ts '2012-02-01 00:00:00'} Not known |
| End of capture | {ts '2018-08-10 08:09:56'} Not known |
| Contact details | |
| Department | Enquiries |
| Organisation | British Geological Survey |
| Address | Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth |
| City | Nottingham |
| County | Nottinghamshire |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Postcode | NG12 5GG |
| enquiries@bgs.ac.uk | |
| Telephone | +44 (0)115 936 3143 |
| Fax | +44 (0)115 936 3276 |
| Keywords | |
| Topic category code (ISO) | geoscientificInformation (information pertaining to earth sciences) |
| Keywords | THIN SECTIONS |
| Keyword source | BGS Keyphrases |
| Spatial details | |
| Spatial Reference System | Not available |
| Dataset extent | |
| Coverage (Lat/Long) | North boundary : East boundary : South boundary : West boundary : |
| Metadata | |
| Metadata language | English |
| Metadata last updated | 12th December 2012 |
| Metadata standard compliance | NERC profile of ISO19115:2003 |
| Copyright and IPR | |
| 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. | |
