Geological Survey of Great Britain

Britain’s national geological survey, originating in 1835 under the Board of Ordnance and initially associated with the Ordnance Survey. It mapped geological structure and mineral resources for mining, industry, engineering, and scientific research. It became statutory in 1845, the Geological Survey of Great Britain and Ireland, and from 1905 was the Geological Survey of Great Britain. In 1984 it became the British Geological Survey.