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‘Significant opportunity’ for engineering geologists to increase influence on global sustainable development

Engineering geologists have an essential role to play in meeting the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

BGS and Cathie awarded ground model contract for offshore wind farms

Engineering geology maps

BGS has produced 1:1 million-scale engineering geological maps of the UK, attributed with ‘engineering geological units’ in place of the traditional lithostratigraphical units.

Sherwood Sandstone Group

The Sherwood Sandstone Group was deposited in the Late Permian to Early Triassic and is present in many of the sedimentary basins in the UK.

Lambeth Group

The Lambeth Group was deposited in the Palaeogene and underlies much of the city of London.

Lias Group

The Lias Group was deposited in the Late Triassic to early Jurassic and crops out in a band across England from Dorset to Yorkshire.

Mercia Mudstone Group

The Mercia Mudstone Group was deposited in the Triassic and underlies much of central and southern England.

Gault Formation

The Gault Formation was deposited in the Cretaceous and crops out from East Anglia to west Dorset, and from north-east Kent to Sussex.