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Description
Microfossils collected from the British Continental shelf, held on single and multi-celled slides and glass slide mounts. The collection includes symbols for distinct geographic units: CSA1-2205 for the Continental Shelf Unit North, CSB1-6047 for the South, and CSC1-7134, CSD1-507, CSE1-6826 for offshore microfossils. Related registers provide sample numbers, borehole details, and locality information.
Use Cases
Analyze microfossil distribution patterns across Continental Shelf Unit North (CSA1-2205) and South (CSB1-6047) symbols for paleoenvironmental reconstruction.
Correlate borehole details and locality information with specific slide mounts to map subsurface stratigraphy.
Identify the presence of occasional macrofossils within the predominantly microfossil collection for faunal studies.
Strengths
Collection includes distinct geographic unit symbols (e.g., CSA1-2205, CSB1-6047, CSC1-7134) for structured regional analysis.
Data provenance from the authoritative British Geological Survey (BGS).
Includes related registers with sample numbers and borehole details for contextual linkage.
Limitations
Raw data is separated from added-value identification sheets (CONTSHELFVA) and interpretative reports (TECHREPORTS), requiring joins for full analysis.
Sample size, row count, and specific file formats are unknown, hindering assessment of scale and usability.
Potential for very occasional macrofossils introduces a minor class imbalance for pure microfossil studies.
Provenance
Source
British Geological Survey (BGS)
Collection Method
Collected from the British Continental shelf and held on slides and slide mounts.
Time Range
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Freshness
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Geography
British Continental Shelf (Units North, South, and offshore areas).
Critical added-value data (identification logging sheets CONTSHELFVA and interpretative reports TECHREPORTS) are held separately from this raw dataset.