South-west England rare earth element stream sediments
BGS Datasets
Key information
Scale:
N/ACoverage:
Partial Great Britain coverage: south-west EnglandAvailability:
Free / LicensedFormat:
ESRI grid data (500 m cell size). Printable maps in pdf format. Database tables for survey points.Price:
Gridded data free for commercial, research and public use under the Open Government Licence.
Survey point data available under licence on request.
Uses:
Local-level useRare earth elements (REE) are naturally occurring chemical elements that are found in a wide range of geological environments. They are a group of chemically similar, metallic elements that are of increasing interest because they have a variety of applications:
- a diverse range of consumer electronics (including mobile phones)
- environmental technologies (including batteries and wind turbines)
- industrial applications
The dataset consists of a series of interpolated raster (ASCII) grids and maps displaying the distributions of the REEs in stream sediments in south-west England.
South-west England REE stream sediment sample. BGS © UKRI — Contains OS data © Crown copyright 2020.
South-west England REE interpolated maps and grids with a supporting user guide are available to download.
- Download all ESRI grids for south-west England REE stream sediments
- Download all PNG maps for south-west England REE stream sediments
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