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The BGS mineralogy and petrology collections contain upwards of a million samples, housed at Keyworth and in Edinburgh.

Seventeen images from the Soufriere Hills Volcano, Montserrat

The geoscience challenge of coasts, seas and oceans

This document is the formal statement on the stratigraphy of the Chalk Group as adopted by the British Geological Survey and ratified by the BGS Stratigraphical Framework Committee and the Stratigraphy Commission of the Geological Society. It contains a review of the nomenclature currently used in BGS publications and maps and makes proposals for a new scheme. This review draws heavily on the work of BGS staff as well as contributions from the academic community and the deliberations of a meeting on Chalk Lithostratigraphy convened at the BGS in Keyworth by the Stratigraphy Commission of the Geological Society.

Our Geological Timeline is intended for school students or for anyone new to the concept of geological time. It outlines, using a simple 46-stage timeline, the key events in the Earth's fascinating history from its formation to the present day - and beyond. Can be viewed online or as free download.