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Edinburgh Corporation (EDCO) Geophysical and Sampling Survey 1974/MI/26 (1974/Minto): Firth of Forth (19/Aug/1974 to 27/Aug/1974)

This marine geophysical survey was carried out by Institiute of Geological Sciences now British Geological Survey (BGS) who sub contracted E G & G geophysical to carry out geophysical operations for Edinburgh Corporation took place in August 1974 in the Firth of Forth (Aberlady Bay; Hound Point; Inchkeith; Kirkcaldy Bay) on board the MV Minto. Sub-bottom seismic profiling data were collected using Boomer. Sample data were collected using IGS 3m vibrocorer and shipek grab.These data were recorded analogue and are archived by BGS. Technical details of the survey are contained in BGS report WB/MI/74/11C. Confidential.

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Alternate title
1974/Minto
Alternate title
74/MI/01
Date (Publication)
1974-08-27
Identifier
British Geological Survey / BGS_CMD_REF801
Custodian
  British Geological Survey (BGS)
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South , Edinburgh , EH14 4AP , UK
+44 (0)131 667 1000
+44 (0)131 668 4140
Originator
  Edinburgh Corporation
Maintenance and update frequency
notPlanned Not planned
Keywords
  • NDGO0001
GEMET - INSPIRE themes, version 1.0
  • Geology
SeaVoX Vertical Co-ordinate Coverages (L131)
  • soil and sediment
  • crust
SeaDataNet Parameter Discovery Vocabulary (P021)
  • Lithology
  • Two-dimensional seismic reflection
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otherRestrictions Other restrictions
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otherRestrictions Other restrictions
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The copyright of materials derived from the British Geological Survey's work is vested in the Natural Environment Research Council [NERC]. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, or stored in a retrieval system of any nature, without the prior permission of the copyright holder, via the BGS Intellectual Property Rights Manager. Use by customers of information provided by the BGS, is at the customer's own risk. In view of the disparate sources of information at BGS's disposal, including such material donated to BGS, that BGS accepts in good faith as being accurate, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) gives no warranty, expressed or implied, as to the quality or accuracy of the information supplied, or to the information's suitability for any use. NERC/BGS accepts no liability whatever in respect of loss, damage, injury or other occurence however caused.
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grid Grid
Distance
5  urn:ogc:def:uom:EPSG::9001
Metadata language
EnglishEnglish
Topic category
  • Geoscientific information
Geographic identifier
Borders

Date (Revision)
2025-11-13

Geographic identifier
Tay-Forth

Date (Revision)
2025-11-13

Geographic identifier
Northern North Sea

Date (Creation)
2009-06-18

Geographic identifier
NORTH SEA

Date (Creation)
1954-01-01

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Begin date
1974-08-19
End date
1974-08-27
Reference system identifier
OGP / urn:ogc:def:crs:EPSG::4326

Date (Revision)
2005

Distribution format
Distributor
  British Geological Survey (BGS)
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South , Edinburgh , EH14 4AP , UK
+44 (0)131 667 1000
+44 (0)131 668 4140
OnLine resource
BGS Offshore Geoindex ( WWW:LINK-1.0-http--link )

GeoIndex allows users to search for information about BGS data collections covering the UK and other areas world wide. Access is free, the interface is easy to use, and it has been developed to enable users to check coverage of different types of data and find out some background information about the data. More detailed information can be obtained by further enquiry through the website.

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dataset Dataset

Conformance result

Date (Publication)
2011
Explanation
See the referenced specification
Pass
No
Statement
Geophysical equipment types used included: Surface Tow Boomer. Sample equipment types used included: Corer: Vibrocorer and Grab: Shipek. British Geological Survey was contracted to undertake the survey on behalf of Edinburgh Corporation. 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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Metadata language
EnglishEnglish
Hierarchy level
dataset Dataset
Date stamp
2025-11-13
Metadata standard name
MEDIN Discovery Metadata Standard
Metadata standard version
Version 2.3.5
Point of contact
  British Geological Survey (BGS)
The Lyell Centre, Research Avenue South , Edinburgh , EH14 4AP , UK
+44 (0)131 667 1000
+44 (0)131 668 4140
 
 

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