The sand and gravel resources of the country between Dorchester and Wareham, Dorset : description of parts of 1:25,000 sheets SY 68, 69, 78, 79, 88, 89, 98 and 99

Mathers, S.J.. 1982 The sand and gravel resources of the country between Dorchester and Wareham, Dorset : description of parts of 1:25,000 sheets SY 68, 69, 78, 79, 88, 89, 98 and 99. London, UK, British Geological Survey, 75pp. (Mineral Assessment Report 103) (Unpublished)

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Abstract/Summary

The assessment of the sand and gravel resources of the Dorchester and Wareham area of Dorset is based on the geological maps and borehole records of the Institute of Geological Sciences, records made available by the sand and gravel industry, field work and 114 boreholes drilled for the Industrial Minerals Assessment Unit. All known deposits in the area that might be potentially workable for sand and gravel have been investigated geologically and a simple statistical method has been used to estimate the volume. The reliability of the volume estimates is give at the symmetrical 95 per cent probability level. The area has been divided into 6 resource blocks containing between 8.5 and 15.6 km2 of sand and gravel. For each block the geology of the deposits is described and mean gradings are stated. Detailed borehole data are also given. The geology, the position of the boreholes and the outlines of the resource blocks are shown on the accompanying maps.

Item Type:	Publication - Report
Programmes:	BGS Programmes > Economic Minerals
ISBN:	0118843036
Funders/Sponsors:	British Geological Survey, Natural Environment Research Council
Additional Information. Not used in RCUK Gateway to Research.:	This item has been internally reviewed, but not externally peer-reviewed.
Additional Keywords:	sand, gravel
NORA Subject Terms:	Earth Sciences
Date made live:	15 Jun 2023 13:42 +0 (UTC)
URI:	https://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/534931

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