Map based index (GeoIndex) top soil

This layer shows data collected mainly by the Geochemical Baseline Survey of the Environment (G-BASE) programme. Geochemical data are available for soil samples for the Humber-Trent and East Anglia atlas areas (see the Geochemical atlas areas layer). Samples for East Midlands and part of Southeast England have been collected and are currently either undergoing analysis or data conditioning. More than twenty urban areas have also been sampled and top soil analyses are available for these urban areas (Belfast, Cardiff, Corby, Coventry, Derby, Doncaster, Glasgow, Hull, Ipswich, Leicester, Lincoln, Manchester, Mansfield, Northampton, Nottingham, Peterborough, Scunthorpe, Sheffield, Swansea, Stoke, Telford, Wolverhampton and York). Regional samples are collected at an average density of one site per 2 square kilometres, urban sampling is at a density of 4 samples per square kilometre. Top soil samples are collected at a depth of 5 - 20cm. It is sieved through a 2mm mesh and milled to less than 150 microns. The data include analyses for some or all of the following elements by XRFS: Mg, P, K, Ca, Ti, Mn, Fe, V, Cr, Co, Ba, Ni, Cu, Zn, Ga, As, Se, Rb, Sr, Y, Zr, Nb, Mo, Pb, Bi, Th, U, Ag, Cd, Sn, Sb, Cs, La, Ce, Ge, Sc, Se, Br, Hf, Ta, W, Tl, Te and I. Loss on Ignition (LOI) and pH (in a slurry of 0.01 M CaCl2 ) is now routinely determined on 50% of regional and all urban samples.

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Metadata Language: English (en)

Dataset Reference Date (): 2000

Identifier: http://data.bgs.ac.uk/id/dataHolding/13605449

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Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth , NOTTINGHAM , NOTTINGHAMSHIRE , NG12 5GG , United Kingdom

0115 936 3143
0115 936 3276

British Geological Survey - Enquiries

Environmental Science Centre, Nicker Hill, Keyworth , NOTTINGHAM , NOTTINGHAMSHIRE , NG12 5GG , United Kingdom

0115 936 3143
0115 936 3276

Maintenance and update frequency: asNeeded

GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0

Geology

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UK Location (INSPIRE)
Geochemistry
Scottish SDI
Soil chemistry
X ray fluorescence spectroscopy
Soils
Top soil

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Spatial representation type: vector

Denominator: 250000

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Cardiff [id=1248135]

Dataset Reference Date (): 2002

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Corby [id=1263300]

Dataset Reference Date (): 2002

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Coventry [id=1264968]

Dataset Reference Date (): 2002

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Derby [id=1275269]

Dataset Reference Date (): 2002

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Doncaster [id=1276974]

Dataset Reference Date (): 2002

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GBN

Dataset Reference Date (): 2009

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GREAT BRITAIN [id=139600]

Dataset Reference Date (): 1979

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Glasgow [id=1298677]

Dataset Reference Date (): 2002

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Ipswich [id=1327146]

Dataset Reference Date (): 2002

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Kingston Upon Hull [id=1330999]

Dataset Reference Date (): 2002

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Leicester [id=1337254]

Dataset Reference Date (): 2002

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Lincoln [id=1338581]

Dataset Reference Date (): 2002

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Manchester [id=1354818]

Dataset Reference Date (): 2002

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Mansfield [id=1355935]

Dataset Reference Date (): 2002

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Northampton [id=1375281]

Dataset Reference Date (): 2002

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Nottingham [id=1375906]

Dataset Reference Date (): 2002

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Peterborough [id=1386038]

Dataset Reference Date (): 2002

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Scunthorpe [id=1405894]

Dataset Reference Date (): 2002

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Sheffield [id=1408237]

Dataset Reference Date (): 2002

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Stoke [id=1419095]

Dataset Reference Date (): 2002

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Swansea [id=1422484]

Dataset Reference Date (): 2002

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Telford [id=1424638]

Dataset Reference Date (): 2002

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Wolverhampton [id=1449930]

Dataset Reference Date (): 2002

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York [id=1453715]

Dataset Reference Date (): 2002

End date: 2014-01

Additional information: Data is visible at map scales below 1:250000.

Code: OSGB 1936 / British National Grid (EPSG::27700)

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Resource Locator: Geochemistry map theme
The wms layer for 'GeoIndex top soil' is held within the 'Geochemistry' map theme WMS layer which this URL link connects to.

Resource Locator: GeoIndex GBASE Top soil samples

Resource Locator: Geochemistry map theme
The wms layer for 'GeoIndex top soil' is held within the 'Geochemistry' map theme WMS layer which this URL link connects to.

Resource Locator: GeoIndex GBASE Top soil samples

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Dataset Reference Date (): 2011

Explanation: See the referenced specification

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Dataset Reference Date (): 2010-12-08

Explanation: See http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=OJ:L:2010:323:0011:0102:EN:PDF

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Statement: The original data are top soil samples collected and analysed under the BGS G-BASE project. A database holds the information from the analysis and this layer of the GeoIndex is derived from this database.

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File identifier: 9df8df53-2a83-37a8-e044-0003ba9b0d98 XML

Metadata Language: English (en)

Resource type: dataset

Metadata Date: 2024-09-09

Metadata standard name: UK GEMINI

Metadata standard version: 2.3

British Geological Survey

Environmental Science Centre,Keyworth , NOTTINGHAM , NOTTINGHAMSHIRE , NG12 5GG , United Kingdom

+44 115 936 3100

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