Petrology
About this product
Overview
Petrology groups 58 collection units from the Petrology section within the ES Mineral and Planetary Sciences division (Earth Sciences), covering an estimated 371,507 individual items held across 210,596 curatorial/storage units. Material is predominantly rocks minerals (49 of 58 collection units), ocean bottom (3 of 58 collection units), and artefacts (3 of 58 collection units). Preservation is mainly hand specimens, oversize specimens, and other.
Value
Curatorial assessment rates this product highly on Education suitability, Scope and depth, and Significance by comparison (avg. 2.5/5 across its top three scored dimensions), indicating it is well positioned for external licensing relative to other NHM holdings.
Use Cases
- training data for mineral/rock-classification computer-vision models used in geology and mining
- reference imagery and metadata for earth-science education and museum exhibits
- content for geology apps, prospecting tools, and rockhounding/collector platforms
- material for documentary, gaming, and design use (textures, terrain reference)
- curriculum content, edtech products, and museum learning resources
- a comprehensive reference dataset or benchmark corpus, given the depth of coverage within this group
Assets (58)
Apparatus 1
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Apparatus 2
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Asbestos Rocks
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Black Museum Rocks
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British Collection (main)
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British Strat
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Building Stones
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Building Stones 1
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Building Stones 2
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Busts of famous Geologists 1
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Busts of famous Geologists 2
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Columns and Plinths
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Dogger Yorkshire
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Dr Mouraut Rocks
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Economic Minerals
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Ex-Earth Lab
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Former Geological Museum Display 1
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Former Geological Museum Display 2
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Former Museum of Practical Geology 1
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Former Museum of Practical Geology 2
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Fulgurites
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Geol Soc British Collection
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Geological models - maps and cross sections
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Implement TS
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LeBas
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MAW
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Milestones, querns, and vitrified forts
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O'Reilly-Griffin Collection
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Ocean Bottom Deposits
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Ocean Bottom Deposits 1
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Ocean Bottom Deposits 2
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Oversized Rocks 1
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Oversized Rocks 2
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Oversized Rocks 3
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Pebble Collection
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PET Archive
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Potential Return to BGS
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R Series
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Recent Preps
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Rocks 1
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Rocks 10
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Rocks 11
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Rocks 12
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Rocks 13
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Rocks 14
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Rocks 2
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Rocks 3
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Rocks 4
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Rocks 5a
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Rocks 5b
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Rocks 6
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Rocks 7
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Rocks 8
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Rocks 9
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Soils
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Spec Entry
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TS Collection
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WN Croft
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