British Geological Survey (BGS) Sampling Survey 1988/3: West of Scotland (08/Sep/1988 to 25/Sep/1988)

This marine sampling survey took place in September 1988 West of Scotland on board the drill ship Bucentaur. It was undertaken as part of a Consortium between British Geological Survey (BGS) and six Oil companies, it. The purpose was to enhance the geological knowledge in the offshore are lying to the northwest of the Scottish Mainland. Boreholes were drilled using a wireline coring system. These data are archived by BGS. Technical details of the survey are contained in BGS Commissioned Report WB/88/38C.
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Geoscientific information
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0: SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages (L131): SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary (P021):
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-8.5435, 57.1344, -6.1089, 59.4145
Little Minch, Geikie, Lewis, Sula Sgeir, North Rockall Basin, Scottish Continental Shelf, Minches & Western Scotland, INNER SEAS OFF THE WEST COAST OF SCOTLAND, NORTHEAST ATLANTIC OCEAN (40W)
publication: 1988-09-26
1988-09-04 - 1988-09-26
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British Geological Survey (BGS)
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South, Edinburgh, EH14 4AP, UK
tel: +44 (0)131 667 1000
email: enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
Role: custodian
British Geological Survey (BGS)
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South, Edinburgh, EH14 4AP, UK
tel: +44 (0)131 667 1000
email: offshoredata@bgs.ac.uk
Role: originator

Data Quality

Sample equipment types used included: Borehole. The survey was undertaken by British Geological Survey. For more detailed information on the acquisition equipment and data collection techniques, operational standards, data processing methods and quality control procedures used on this survey see the Report of Survey/Cruise Report and associated documentation where available. The information available may vary depending on the age of the survey. Data are checked and loaded to the BGS Coastal and Marine data management system following BGS marine data management procedures.
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British Geological Survey (BGS)
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South, Edinburgh, EH14 4AP, UK
tel: +44 (0)131 667 1000
email: enquiries@bgs.ac.uk
Role: point of contact
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