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Quaternary deposits summary lithologies across the UK Continental Shelf (2014 Version)

Dataset title Quaternary deposits summary lithologies across the UK Continental Shelf (2014 Version)
Dataset creators British Geological Survey
Dataset theme Geoscientific Information
Dataset abstract

The Quaternary deposits summary lithologies dataset is a digital geological map across the bulk of the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), for areas up to a water depth of 200 m, which groups the deposits into classes based on similar engineering geology characteristics.

The map is derived from (unpublished) BGS 1:1,000,000 scale Quaternary digital geological mapping, so is effective at that scale. The map was produced in 2014 in collaboration with, and co-funded by, The Crown Estate as part of a wider commissioned project to assess seabed geological constraints on engineering infrastructure across the UKCS.

The divisions on the map combine the Quaternary deposits into 7 categories of similar strength and lithological variability, each with a 'Category' title that summarises their main lithological character: diamict; firm to hard interbedded (layered); firm to hard mud; sand and gravel; soft interbedded; soft mud; undifferentiated. These categories can be used as a basis for assessing, in conjunction with a range of other geological factors, the geological constraints on engineering structures at or close to the seabed.

The data are held by the BGS as an ESRI ArcGIS Shapefile.

Dataset content dates Before 2014
Dataset spatial coverage UK Continental Shelf
Dataset supply format ESRI ArcGIS Shapefile
Dataset language English-United Kingdom
Dataset discovery metadata record Discovery Link to the dataset's BGS Discovery Metadata record
Dataset publisher NERC EDS National Geoscience Data Centre
Dataset publication date 5th March 2022
Dataset digital object identifier(DOI) 10.5285/a9832e62-4054-42ba-9251-bf48dd363ef6
Dataset citation text British Geological Survey. (2022). Quaternary deposits summary lithologies across the UK Continental Shelf (2014 Version). NERC EDS National Geoscience Data Centre. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/a9832e62-4054-42ba-9251-bf48dd363ef6
Constraints and terms of use This data set is available under Open Government Licence, subject to the following acknowledgement accompanying any reproduced materials: "Contains data supplied by permission of the Natural Environment Research Council [YEAR]".
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