This raster dataset represents the depth in metres to the base of the Carboniferous Fell Sandstone Formation (Mid Border Group) in the Northumberland-Solway Basin. The maps are provided in raster format at a 100 m resolution.

This vector dataset represents the vertical and non-vertical faults for the Fell Sandstone Formation (base Middle Border Group) in the Northumberland-Solway Basin (Carboniferous hot sedimentary aquifer resources).

This raster dataset represents the thickness in metres of the Carboniferous Fell Sandstone Formation (Mid Border Group) in the Northumberland-Solway Basin. The maps are provided in raster format at a 100 m resolution.

This raster dataset shows the modelled P50 distribution of the theoretical potential 'heat-in-place' (HIP) across the northern and southern early Carboniferous limestone in Great Britain (PJ/km2), at a resolution of 2500 m x 2500 m. The HIP is calculated for resource temperatures greater than 50°C, which represents the minimum temperature required for direct use of heat from hot sedimentary aquifer resources. The HIP characterises the heat resource available in an aquifer according to the USGS definition described in e.g. Muffler and Cataldi (1978). Its calculation is part of the research published by D J.R. Jones, T. Randles, T. Kearsey, T.C. Pharaoh, A. Newell (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geothermics.2023.102649. Areas of high uncertainty are delineated in the published paper.

Rock magnetic data corresponding to demagnetisation (LIV_DEMAG) and paleointensity (LIV_PI) data submitted as part of this grant. This data is divided into two subfolders, "Kappabridge" and "VFTB", corresponding to the instrument used to acquire the data. Those folders each contain one or more folders labelled with a four letter code, corresponding to a specific locality and/or experiment type, matching the letter codes in LIV_DEMAG and LIV_PI. The Kappabridge folders then contain raw data files of temperature-dependent magnetic susceptibility, and the VFTB folders contain raw data files of hysteresis, coercivity, isothermal remanent magnetisation and thermomagnetic curve measurements. CFEH corresponds to clinker samples from USA attempting to isolate an Epsilon Hematite phase. LPRM are data from Kinghorn and Wormit Bay volcanics in Scotland, ~330 Ma, specifically for samples given a lab TRM at 80uT and a PRM at 80uT. WTBY are Devonian volcanics from Wormit Bay, sampled in 2015. YDSR are data from Yandiniling Dike Swarm, Yilgarn Craton in Australia, sampled Nov 2018.

This raster dataset represents the thickness in metres of the early Carboniferous limestone (ECL) over the Northern and Southern Provinces in Great Britain. The layer may be used to identify prospective geothermal heat resources, such as areas with deep burial depths beneath thick Permian-Mesozoic sequences, as in the Cheshire Basin, and the flanks of the East Irish Sea and Southern North Sea basins; or beneath thick later Carboniferous strata, as in the Stoke-on-Trent area.

This raster dataset provides the modelled temperature at the top of the early Carboniferous limestone (ECL) in the Northern and Southern provinces in Great Britain. The data were created by D J.R. Jones, T. Randles, T. Kearsey, T.C. Pharaoh, A. Newell (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geothermics.2023.102649

This vector dataset represents the Variscan faults for the early Carboniferous limestone (ECL) in hot sedimentary aquifers in the UK, used by D J.R. Jones, T. Randles, T. Kearsey, T.C. Pharaoh, A. Newell (2023). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geothermics.2023.102649.

This raster dataset represents the depth in metres to the top of the early Carboniferous limestone (ECL) over the Northern and Southern Provinces in Great Britain. The grids are provided at a 2500 m resolution. The layer can be used to identify prospective geothermal heat resources, such as areas with deep burial depths beneath thick Permian-Mesozoic sequences, as in the Cheshire Basin, and the flanks of the East Irish Sea and Southern North Sea basins; or beneath thick later Carboniferous strata, as in the Stoke-on-Trent area.

The BGS Stratigraphical Masterpack Series aims to provide high quality biostratigraphical information modules for industry. It is envisaged that the majority of clients will be among the exploration, extraction, construction and consultancy sectors. The topics of these packages are designed, as far as possible,to be relevant to industrial needs by, for example, focusing on a particular frontier exploration area or documenting a fossil group of major interest. They act as practical desk-top guides for routine reference work and are also the basis for in-house staff training. The latest Masterpacks are PC based. There are four titles currently available for purchase from BGS: 1.Reference Collection of British Jurassic Dinoflagellates 2.Jurassic Dinoflagellate Cysts from Skye, NW Scotland 3.Stratigraphic Masterpack on Carboniferous Palynostratigraphy - The Arctic to North Africa 4.Palaeozoic Palynostratigraphy of North Africa, The Middle East & Gulf Region: An Integrated Database