{"id":66312,"date":"2020-07-24T15:55:14","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T11:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/?page_id=66312"},"modified":"2022-12-09T09:55:57","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T09:55:57","slug":"petrology-collections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/national-geological-repository\/petrology-collections\/","title":{"rendered":"Petrology collections"},"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>Petrology collections<\/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\/petrology-collections\/\"><span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span class=\"hidden\">Facebook<\/span><\/span><\/a><a target=\"_blank\"  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Petrology%20collections&#038;url=https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/national-geological-repository\/petrology-collections\/\"><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\/petrology-collections\/\"><span class=\"icon-whatsapp\"><span class=\"hidden\">WhatsApp<\/span><\/span><\/a><a   href=\"mailto:?subject=Petrology%20collections&#038;body=The%20BGS&#039;s%20petrology%20collections,%20including%20sliced%20thin%20sections,%20are%20available%20for%20study.%20A%20loan%20system%20is%20available%20to%20accredited%20scientists.%20(https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/geological-data\/national-geological-repository\/petrology-collections\/)\"><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\/petrology-collections\/\" 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 BGS&#8217;s 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\n\n<figure  class=\"img-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/NGR_petrology_collections_P524323.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Petrographical (polarising) microscopes can be made available for examination of the thin sections. BGS Petrology Collection sample number UK.BGS.ED895 is shown under crossed-polarised light; the grey crystals are plagioclase and the bright colours pyroxene. This is a sample of gabbro from the Tertiary Central Igneous Complex of Arran, Scotland. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_87312\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/NGR_petrology_collections_P524323-150x150.jpg\" class=\"lazy-blur\" alt=\"Photomicrograph of gabbro (hyperite)\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/NGR_petrology_collections_P524323-960x644.jpg\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption \">\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>Petrographical (polarising) microscopes can be made available for examination of the thin sections. BGS Petrology Collection sample number UK.BGS.ED895 is shown under crossed-polarised light; the grey crystals are plagioclase and the bright colours pyroxene. This is a sample of gabbro from the Tertiary Central Igneous Complex of Arran, Scotland. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"expand-box expand-box-top\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/NGR_petrology_collections_P524323.jpg\" data-toggle=\"lightbox\" data-footer=\"&lt;p&gt;Petrographical (polarising) microscopes can be made available for examination of the thin sections. BGS Petrology Collection sample number UK.BGS.ED895 is shown under crossed-polarised light; the grey crystals are plagioclase and the bright colours pyroxene. This is a sample of gabbro from the Tertiary Central Igneous Complex of Arran, Scotland. BGS \u00a9 UKRI.&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-gallery=\"gallery_87312\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bgs.ac.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/bgs\/img\/expand.svg\" alt=\"Expand icon\"><\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The petrology collections<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>National sliced rock collection:\n<ul>\n<li>&#8216;E&#8217; Collection (England and Wales): approximately 73&nbsp;000<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&#8216;S&#8217; and &#8216;N&#8217; collections (Scotland): approximately 110&nbsp;000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>International sliced rock collection (&#8216;F&#8217; Collection): approximately 10&nbsp;000 [Keyworth]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Museum Reserve (display-quality rocks and minerals): approximately 36&nbsp;000 [Keyworth], including 136 samples of volcanic rocks from the Galapagos Islands, R\u00e9union and Ascension Island, donated by Charles Darwin in the 1850s<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Building stones [Keyworth]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Miscellaneous collections,  including collections made by such geologists as Roderick Murchison, Archibald Geikie and Jethro Teall; also donated collections e.g. the Lindsey and Hall collections [Keyworth] and the Knox collection [Edinburgh]<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Specimens are available for study at either Keyworth or Edinburgh and a loan system is available to accredited scientists.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"cta-section  litchen-background-d \">\n\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"row md-row\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Search the BGS petrology collections database (BRITROCKS)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"btn-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/webapps.bgs.ac.uk\/data\/britrocks\/home.cfm\"  class=\"button primary-background button btn-icon-arrow-right-white before \">View BRITROCKS<\/a><\/div>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\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<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-400-block_87904f3bda9de410ac928c0c03a0a853\" 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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