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Scanned records
Open access to a number of our digital scan collections, including borehole log scans and published maps.
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Photographs and images
Open access to a number of our photo collections, including petrological thin sections.
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Deposited data
Discover data that has been ingested by the National Geoscience Data Centre (NGDC) and the National Geological Repository (NGR).
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Dictionaries
Databases and records of the terminology used within the BGS
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Data catalogue
Browse and search for BGS datasets within our Data Catalogue. Discover, browse, and query metadata about BGS datasets, data services and NGDC deposited datasets.
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Publications
Free-to-view publications produced by the BGS and other bodies whose responsibility was later taken over by the survey.