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UKGEOS Cheshire Core Scanning Dataset

Dataset title UKGEOS Cheshire Core Scanning Dataset
Dataset creators BGS Core Scanning Facility
Dataset theme Geoscientific Information
Dataset abstract

A comprehensive core scanning dataset from 17 boreholes drilled onshore at Thornton Science Park, Cheshire, UK as part of the UK Geoenergy Observatories (UKGEOS) Cheshire project funded by UKRI/NERC. The core scanning dataset contains X-ray radiographic images (RAD), geophysical property data (MSCL-S), high-resolution optical images (LS) and X-ray fluorescence (XRF) point data obtained using the Core Scanning Facility (CSF) at the British Geological Survey (BGS).

Dataset content dates 09/11/2022 to 18/04/2024
Dataset spatial coverage Thornton Science Park, Cheshire, UK
Dataset supply format JPG, csv
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 18/09/2024
Dataset digital object identifier(DOI) 10.5285/f22452ce-78a0-4e34-ada8-3a23baf1af3f
Dataset citation text BGS Core Scanning Facility. (2024). UKGEOS Cheshire Core Scanning Dataset. NERC EDS National Geoscience Data Centre. (Dataset). https://doi.org/10.5285/f22452ce-78a0-4e34-ada8-3a23baf1af3f
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]".
Access the dataset https://webapps.bgs.ac.uk/services/ngdc/accessions/index.html#item186139