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British Geological Survey
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Our vision is to be a leading and trusted provider of geological data and knowledge to meet the societal need for a sustainable future. 🌎 RTs ≠ endorsement.
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    British Geological Survey
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    Nov 1, 2023
    Our lives are intrinsically linked with the Earth. Geology is the answer to many of the challenges we face in the UK and globally. We're proud to share our new video, which outlines BGS's commitment to delivering the crucial data and insights needed for a sustainable future.
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    British Geological Survey
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    Feb 28, 2024
    This is absolutely brilliant 🤩 Harry, your grandpa rocks!
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    Harry Jefferies
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    Feb 26, 2024
    My grandpa who is 85 started making this rock map of Scotland in 1992.He collected rocks during amateur geology trips over 30 years. He says it had to be geologically correct and also aesthetically pleasing.He asked if I could share online as He wants to go viral so please share
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    British Geological Survey
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    Feb 17, 2018
    Just in: Event epicentre approx 20km NNE of Swansea, with 4.4 magnitude at a depth of 7.4km. Events of this magnitude only happen in the UK every 2-3 years.
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    British Geological Survey
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    Jun 13, 2024
    Quake it off! Seismometers around Edinburgh were triggered by the rapturous Taylor Swift crowds at Murrayfield Stadium over the weekend. bgs.ac.uk/news/quake-it-…
    (Top) Seismograph showing ground velocity recorded 4km from the stadium and (bottom) spectrograph showing the power at each frequency (in BPM) during the concert on 7 June 2024. BGS © UKRI
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    British Geological Survey
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    Apr 17, 2025
    The Isle of Arran has officially been announced as a UNESCO Global Geopark! 🎉 UNESCO’s Global Geoparks are areas with internationally important landscapes & bring together other aspects of heritage such as archaeology, history, culture and biodiversity. bgs.ac.uk/news/isle-of-a…
    Three Highland cows (two adults and one baby) in Glen Rosa. It is a cloudy day but the sun is shining over the scene. There are mountains in the background.
    Cir Mhor mountain at sunrise. It is glowing a deep copper colour.
    Pladda island from Kildonan at the south of the island. You can see a small amount of mist across the sand at the forefront of the image, and some large rocks are dotted around. It is a sunny day, with some small clouds off to the left.
    Permian desert sandstone on the north Arran coast. In the foreground is grass and in the background is the sea. It is a cloudy day.
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    British Geological Survey
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    Jul 31, 2020
    Continuing our tour of the UK's best geology we come to Staffa Island, Inner Hebrides. Staffa is almost entirely formed of basalt, which erupted during the Paleogene, ~58/55m years ago, via intense volcanism during rifting associated with the opening of the North Atlantic Ocean
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    British Geological Survey
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    Feb 12, 2021
    The Norber Erratics on the slopes of Ingleborough are great examples of glacial erratic boulders. The lower rock unit is Lower Carboniferous limestone & is in place. On the 'pedestal' is a boulder of darker Silurian sandstone (~100M years older), deposited by melting ice sheets.
    A geologist kneels in a field next to a large boulder of Silurian sandstone, perched on top of three small pillars of Lower Carboniferous limestone
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    British Geological Survey
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    Aug 28, 2018
    William ‘Strata’ Smith died #OTD in 1839. Born in 1769, he published the first #geologicalmap of #Britain in 1815. While not the world's first geological map, Smith's was the first to cover such a large area in detail and is known as ‘The map that changed the World’.
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    British Geological Survey
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    Aug 7, 2020
    Continuing our tour of the UK's geology, here's Broad Haven on the Pembrokeshire coast. The cliffs here expose Upper Carboniferous sandstones & shales originally deposited 320–300M years ago. The compression on the rocks ~290Ma formed spectacular folds & faults, as seen here.
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    British Geological Survey
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    Sep 8, 2020
    BGS SEISMIC INFORMATION: LEIGHTON BUZZARD, BEDFORDSHIRE 8 SEPTEMBER 2020 08:45 UTC 3.3 ML DATE: 8 SEPTEMBER 2020 Time (UTC): 08:45:29.2 LAT / LONG: 51.940° North / 0.695° West DEPTH (km): 10 MAG: 3.3ML INTENSITY: 3 EMS REGION: 3KM NW OF LEIGHTON BUZZARD, BEDS
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    British Geological Survey
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    May 4, 2020
    Happy May 4th, geology fans! And may the force always be with you. Today we're going to give you a little geology of the most famous places in the Star Wars universe...
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    British Geological Survey
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    Jul 16, 2021
    Lulworth Cove is maybe one of the most-visited geological areas in the UK. The rocks provide a continuous sequence covering 80M years of Earth history from the Jurassic to Cretaceous Period. They include a variety of rock types & structures such as the contorted Lulworth Crumple.
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    British Geological Survey
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    Apr 30, 2017
    Here's a sneak preview of our new 1: 1,250,000 #bedrock #geology map of the UK and Ireland. First update since 1969 (old one on the left)!
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    British Geological Survey
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    Aug 10, 2024
    We've made geological maps in Minecraft! Download our 3D geology models as Minecraft worlds and learn how geology can influence the landscape. These maps have been recreated using real geological data and are free to download and play. bgs.ac.uk/discovering-ge…
    An image of the York Minecraft map.
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