{"id":3720,"date":"2019-12-18T17:16:35","date_gmt":"2019-12-18T17:16:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/?page_id=3720"},"modified":"2022-06-28T07:23:21","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T07:23:21","slug":"ngr-facilities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/national-geological-repository\/ngr-facilities\/","title":{"rendered":"NGR facilities"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t\t<section class=\"hero-section hero-section-with-social\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>NGR facilities<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>BGS Data &mdash; National Geological Repository<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"social-wrap social-wrap-inline-them\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sea-background-f\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Share this article<\/span><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/national-geological-repository\/ngr-facilities\/\"><span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span class=\"hidden\">Facebook<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=NGR%20facilities&#038;url=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/national-geological-repository\/ngr-facilities\/\"><span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span class=\"hidden\">Twitter<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   onclick=\"javascript:void( (function() {var e=document.createElement('script' );e.setAttribute('type','text\/javascript' );e.setAttribute('charset','UTF-8' );e.setAttribute('src','\/\/assets.pinterest.com\/js\/pinmarklet.js?r='+Math.random()*99999999);document.body.appendChild(e)})());\"  href=\"javascript:void(0);\"><span class=\"icon-pinterest\"><span class=\"hidden\">Pinterest<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/wa.me?text=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/national-geological-repository\/ngr-facilities\/\"><span class=\"icon-whatsapp\"><span class=\"hidden\">WhatsApp<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   href=\"mailto:?subject=NGR%20facilities&#038;body=Our%20science%20facilities%20are%20available%20to%20NGR%20users.%20(https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/national-geological-repository\/ngr-facilities\/)\"><span class=\"icon-mail\"><span class=\"hidden\">Email<\/span><\/span><\/a><a href=\"#\" data-copy=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/national-geological-repository\/ngr-facilities\/\" class=\"copy-url-on-click\"><span class=\"icon-link\"><span class=\"hidden\">Copy Link<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-bgs-blocks-content-container content-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<p>The National Geological Repository (NGR) is located at the headquarters of the British Geological Survey, a few miles south of Nottingham.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t<div  class=\"owl-carousel carousel-primary-color carousel owl-theme thumbs-carousel-js\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/core_store_web_P900671-960x641.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"BGS core store\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Core Store and records centre at BGS Keyworth. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/NGR_web_P900617-960x641.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"NGR core photography\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>Taking high-resolution photos of core. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"item\"><figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/NGR_web_P900730-960x641.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"NGR records room\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption sm-line\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/info-caption.svg\" alt=\"Information icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"caption-text\"><p>In the records room. BGS \u00a9 UKRI<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\n<p>By arrangement, BGS&#8217;s science facilities&nbsp;are available to NGR users, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>confidential core-inspection bays<\/li><li>rock cutting, polishing, slicing, \u2018plugging\u2019 and crushing<\/li><li>thin section preparation, viewing and microphotography<\/li><li>core photography in a special studio by professional photographer<\/li><li>meeting rooms with projection facilities for workshops, etc.<\/li><li>access to view non-confidential well logs in digital and analogue formats<\/li><li>core and sample conservation laboratories<\/li><li>access to scanning electron microscopes, geotechnical and geophysical properties laboratories, and other analytical facilities at the BGS <\/li><li>scanning and copying bureau<\/li><li>on-site scanning facilities for analogue records<\/li><li>a dedicated team of staff to assist with accessing information on NGR data holdings<\/li><li>free WiFi<\/li><li>BGS restaurant<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n            <div class=\"btn-wrap\">\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/national-geological-repository\/accessing-ngr-material-collections\/\"  class=\"button mx-0 primary-background button btn-icon-arrow-right-white before \">Accessing the NGR collections<\/a>            <\/div>\n\t\t\n\n<div  class=\"accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"acc-top secondary-background icon-arrow button no-btn\"><span class=\"button-content\" tabindex=\"-1\">Core Store, Keyworth<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-body sea-background-e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The BGS operates the largest core facility in the UK at Keyworth, Nottingham. It has recently been extended and now has space for over 18 000 pallets of drillcore and 80 000 trays of samples, weighing up to 10\u00a0000 tons.<\/p>\n<p>Drillcore is usually held as metre-long sticks in boxes. Some of the older cores were broken up into individually registered specimens, frequently exhibiting the fossils used for dating the samples.<\/p>\n<p>The collections contain over a million individual specimens. There are also extensive collections of &#8216;cuttings&#8217; (rock fragments recovered from drilling).<\/p>\n<p>Pallets of drillcore are retrieved using a forklift, which ensures they remain horizontal at all times.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/national-geological-repository\/accessing-ngr-material-collections#visiting\">More details<\/a> on how to arrange access to the Core Store in Keyworth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div  class=\"accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"acc-top secondary-background icon-arrow button no-btn\"><span class=\"button-content\" tabindex=\"-1\">Palaeontology and biostratigraphy collections, Edinburgh and Keyworth<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-body sea-background-e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The palaeontology and biostratigraphy collections are split between Keyworth and Edinburgh, with the former holding most of the English and Welsh material, and the latter the majority of the Scottish material. Most of the type, figured and cited material is stored centrally at Keyworth.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more about our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/national-geological-repository\/palaeontology-collections\/\">palaeontology andbiostratigraphy collections<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div  class=\"accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"acc-top secondary-background icon-arrow button no-btn\"><span class=\"button-content\" tabindex=\"-1\">Conservation laboratory, Keyworth<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-body sea-background-e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The present condition and future conservation needs of each specimen is assessed prior to preventive or remedial conservation practices taking place.<\/p>\n<p>Using digital imaging and record keeping, the conservation history for each specimen is recorded.<\/p>\n<p>We only practice up-to-date and reversible conservation methods to ensure continued accessibility for academic study.<\/p>\n<p>Our work includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>casts<\/li>\n<li>cleaning of specimens<\/li>\n<li>consolidation and repairs<\/li>\n<li>efflorescence<\/li>\n<li>minerals encompassing in resin blocks<\/li>\n<li>purpose-made packaging<\/li>\n<li>sub fossil bone<\/li>\n<li>treatment for pyrite decay<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div  class=\"accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"acc-top secondary-background icon-arrow button no-btn\"><span class=\"button-content\" tabindex=\"-1\">Petrology collections, Edinburgh and Keyworth<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-body sea-background-e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The petrology collections are split between Keyworth and Edinburgh, with Keyworth housing most of the English and Welsh material, and Edinburgh the Scottish material. Several of the collections have been routinely sliced and thin sections prepared.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more about our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/national-geological-repository\/petrology-collections\/\">petrology collections<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div  class=\"accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"acc-top secondary-background icon-arrow button no-btn\"><span class=\"button-content\" tabindex=\"-1\">Rock cutting and polishing equipment, Keyworth<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-body sea-background-e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Core Store has a number of fully equipped workshops for all types of cutting, grinding, plugging and polishing. Initial enquiries should be made to the <a href=\"mailto:kwcorestore@bgs.ac.uk.\">Core Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-bgs-blocks-content-container content-section\"><div class=\"container\"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"col-12\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Get in touch <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For general NGR enquiries or to arrange a visit, please contact:<br><a href=\"mailto:enquiries@bgs.ac.uk\"><strong>enquiries@bgs.ac.uk<\/strong><\/a>  or <strong>0115 936 3143<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n<div  class=\"accordions\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"acc-top secondary-background icon-arrow button no-btn\"><span class=\"button-content\" tabindex=\"-1\">View full NGR contact list<\/span><\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"acc-body sea-background-e\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sectionBody\">\n<h3 class=\"clear\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/howe-michael\/\"><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Dr Mike Howe<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">, Chief Curator<\/span><\/h3>\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div class=\"leftCol50\">\n<div class=\"rightCol50\">\n<p><span class=\"contacts\">Telephone: <\/span>0115 936 3105<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/fernie-alison\/\"><strong>Alison Steven<\/strong><\/a>, Senior Records Manager<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rightCol50\">\n<p><span class=\"contacts\">Telephone: <\/span>0131 6500 434<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div class=\"leftCol50\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/people\/morrison-andrew\/\"><strong>Andrew Morrison<\/strong><\/a>, Archivist<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rightCol50\">\n<p><span class=\"contacts\">Telephone: <\/span>0115 936 3247<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"clear\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<section   id=\"latest-content-4209-block_5efb98badf666\" class=\"grid-section  primary-background   \" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row header-of-section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>You may also be interested in<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row grid-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-lg-6 col-12\">\n\t<div class=\"cards cards-orizontal-sm  cards-find-more  cards-bordered\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/\" class=\"media-wrap\">\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/data_feature-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur wp-post-image\" alt=\"BGS Data - 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