Sunday, 25 May 2014

Geological art by Dr. Elizabeth Pickett

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BGS Image ID P551745 Geological art by Dr. Elizabeth Pickett, ( North Pennines AONB , formerly of the British Geological Survey) Gouac...
Monday, 19 May 2014

Louis Bernacchi notebook. British National Antarctic Expedition, 1901–04

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Photographs from the 'Pendulum observations' notebook by  Louis Bernacchi from the 'Discovery' Antarctic Expedition 1902...
Sunday, 11 May 2014

Standing stones and burial chambers, geoarchaeology

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BGS Image ID: P000605 Standing Stones of Stenness, south-east end of Loch of Stenness. Orkney. The henge and stone circle have radiocarb...
Sunday, 4 May 2014

Broughton Moor near Coniston, Cumbria - slate working

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BGS Image ID:  P538078 Broughton Moor, Lakeland Green Slate, 7 miles south-west of Coniston, Cumbria.   Excavator level - NCK 304 excava...
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Sunday, 20 April 2014

Northern Ireland geology

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BGS Image no: P006468 Just E. of Ballintoy Harbour, Co. Antrim. Looking E. Upper Chalk and Tertiary dolerite intrusions just east of Bal...
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Sunday, 13 April 2014

Geologists' Association Field Excursion to Leith Hill June 3rd 1912

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Geologists' Association Field Excursion to Leith Hill June 3rd 1912. Names of those listed: C. Bromehead, Miss Cadmore, Miss Bassett...
Friday, 4 April 2014

Cartographic curiosity - Geological Survey of Scotland 1:10,560 Argyll Sheet 18

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Geological Survey of Scotland 1:10,560 Argyll Sheet 18. 1878 [eastern half added c.1933]  The 'Clean Copy' deposited for public c...
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Sunday, 30 March 2014

Nodule tools, Kent's Cavern, Torquay.

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BGS Image ID: P232125 Photographs of nodule tools (breccia) from Kent's Cavern, Torquay. Photographs taken by A.R. Hunt. Photographs...
Sunday, 23 March 2014

Black Moss, Dinnet, Aberdeenshire. Kieselguhr or diatomite works 1917

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BGS Image ID: P000025 Black Moss, 2.4 km. north of Dinnet Station. Aberdeenshire. 1917. The kieselguhr (diatomite) works. Extracting the...
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Sunday, 16 March 2014

Plates from James Sowerby's British Mineralogy 1802-1817

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BGS Image ID: P704650 PLUMBUM Galaena. Sulphure of Lead; Galena. Plate no. 24. From: Sowerby, James. 1802-1817. British Mineralogy: ...