July 2023 - Geology Superstore

EQUIPMENT AND TOOLSField equipment and tools can be found here with the majority of the items being for geological purposes as well as equipment which can be utilised for forrestry, surveying, land remediation, quarrying and mining and much more. Our range of equipment and tools are of the highest standard, manufactured by some of the most well known brands from around the world. We cna supply goods including compass clinometers, waterproof note pads, rock hammers, core boxes, sampling bags and much more.
CORE TRAYS
ROCKS, MINERALS AND FOSSILSRock specimens available in this section. We are the UK’s leading supplier of rock specimens, by single specimens of various sizes to rocks supplied by weight in lots of 1 kg. With over 30 years years experience and 3 geologists in our warehouse, we will have what you require. Geological rock specimens are ideal for educational & private use & in collections as well as being an important part of education both with science and in geological or earth science specific subjects. Our rocks specimens are sourced from around the world, and in some cases, the majority of UK & Norwegian samples are collected by our staff members them selves.
STORAGE AND DISPLAYStorage items such as specimen trays and die cut boxes can be found here such as folding card trays, boxes and cell sections. These items will allow you to safely store you geological rock, mineral or fossil specimens and collections to prevent them from damage, dust and corrosion.
- SPECIMEN TRAYS
- PLASTIC DISPLAY PRODUCTS
BOOKS AND GUIDESEntire range of Geological maps of the British isles produced & published by the British Geological Survey (BGS). Geological maps are often in 1:50 000 scales and are set out similar to OS maps, but instead details the geology of the local area from the bedrock to recent superficial deposits. We also stock the full range of 1:25 000 scale maps as well as even smaller scales. All maps are supplied folded for ease of use in the field.

Puddingstone – final slice

By admin July 25, 2023

Part Three – Reservoirs to the rescue? In the last of three instalments, Bryan Lovell* looks back over a life in sandstones and oil, ponders the significance of events that happened 55 million years ago and reveals that the proof in the puddingstone – is of the heating. Geoscientist 18.8. August 2008 Half-a-century ago, those […]

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Puddingstone – second slice

By admin July 24, 2023

In the second of three instalments, Bryan Lovell* looks back over a life in sandstones and oil, ponders the significance for Homo sapiens of events that happened 55 million years ago… Geoscientist 18.7 July 2008 Part Two – Hot blobs rising We already knew from BP’s detailed study of the North Sea that the Forties […]

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The Proof in the Puddingstone – Part One

By admin July 23, 2023

The Proof in the Puddingstone: messages from a warm planet Bryan Lovell*, sitting in a Hertfordshire copse, looks back on a life in sandstones and oil, and at the significance for Homo sapiens of events 55 million years ago. Geoscientist 18.5 May 2008 Part One – the Pudding This cautionary tale is, like all stories, […]

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