BGS is engaged in surveying the country for former mineral sites due to their importance for planning purposes and as potential sources of currently scarce resources such as building stone, in addition to hazard checking.
High-resolution viewing of images of almost all the small- and medium-scale geological maps produced by the BGS since mapping started in 1832.
Accessing maps and downloading data, scans, photos and other information via BGS's free OpenGeoscience service.
Different types of volcano are formed according to the properties of the magma that creates them.
Geothermal energy is available across the UK in different geological settings. It can be used to produce thermal (and in some places electrical) energy for a wide range of uses.
Make a volcano model or work through some classroom activities that introduce P- and S- waves, earthquake seismology and marsquakes.
A set of simple, practical activities that model seismological processes and activities carried out by seismologists.
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