BGS Earth Material Classes
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description: Classifies all types of earth material or other substance that may be recorded in a geological log or section. This is an abstract schema that consists of 3 sub-schemas.
created: 2011-02-10
type: ConceptScheme
label: Types of material including single rock types, non earth materials and composite lithologies. This is an abstract schema that consists of 3 sub-schemas
about: http://www.bgs.ac.uk/bgsrcs/
creator: foaf.rdf
publisher: foaf.rdf
has part: Types of earth material that are single rock types only
has part: Types of non earth material matter, or absense of matter, that may be recorded in a geological log or section
has part: Types and compositional descriptions of earth materials that may be found in logs or exposures that are composed of one or more single rock types
see also: http://www.bgs.ac.uk/bgsrcs/
see also: http://www.bgs.ac.uk/data/services/vocabulary/1.0/home.html
see also: http://www.bgs.ac.uk/data/vocabularies/dictionary.cfm

Earth Material Component Rank Types
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type: ConceptScheme
label: Relative proportion that a rock component part takes within its parent composite material
creator: foaf.rdf
publisher: foaf.rdf
description: Relative proportions that a rock component part may take within its parent composite material
created: 2008-07-01
modified: 2008-01-23

Earth Material Component Relation Types
access rights: The dataset is made freely available for access, e.g. via the Internet. Either no third party data / information is contained in the dataset or BGS has secured written permission from the owner(s) of any third party data / information contained in the dataset to make the dataset freely accessible.
type: ConceptScheme
label: Types of nature or form that a rock component part may be observed within its parent composite material
creator: foaf.rdf
publisher: foaf.rdf
description: Types of nature or form that a rock component part may be observed within its parent composite material
modified: 2008-07-01
created: 2008-01-23

rock type
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type: Property
comment: This property is a link to the single lithology that defines this rock component
range: Resource

form
access rights: The dataset is made freely available for access, e.g. via the Internet. Either no third party data / information is contained in the dataset or BGS has secured written permission from the owner(s) of any third party data / information contained in the dataset to make the dataset freely accessible.
type: Property
comment: This property describes the nature or form that a rock component part is observed within its parent composite material
range: Resource

has component part
access rights: The dataset is made freely available for access, e.g. via the Internet. Either no third party data / information is contained in the dataset or BGS has secured written permission from the owner(s) of any third party data / information contained in the dataset to make the dataset freely accessible.
type: Property
sub property of: hasPart
comment: This property links a composite earth material class with a described component part
range: Resource

rank
access rights: The dataset is made freely available for access, e.g. via the Internet. Either no third party data / information is contained in the dataset or BGS has secured written permission from the owner(s) of any third party data / information contained in the dataset to make the dataset freely accessible.
type: Property
comment: This property describes the relative rank of a described component part in terms of volume compared to other components of the same composite material
range: Resource

is a component part of
access rights: The dataset is made freely available for access, e.g. via the Internet. Either no third party data / information is contained in the dataset or BGS has secured written permission from the owner(s) of any third party data / information contained in the dataset to make the dataset freely accessible.
type: Property
sub property of: isPartOf
comment: This property links a described rock component part with the composite earth material class that it is a component of
range: Resource

Component part of a rock
access rights: The dataset is made freely available for access, e.g. via the Internet. Either no third party data / information is contained in the dataset or BGS has secured written permission from the owner(s) of any third party data / information contained in the dataset to make the dataset freely accessible.
type: ConceptScheme
creator: foaf.rdf
publisher: foaf.rdf

Types and compositional descriptions of earth materials that may be found in logs or exposures that are composed of one or more single rock types
access rights: The dataset is made freely available for access, e.g. via the Internet. Either no third party data / information is contained in the dataset or BGS has secured written permission from the owner(s) of any third party data / information contained in the dataset to make the dataset freely accessible.
type: ConceptScheme
is part of: BGS Earth Material Classes
created: 2011-02-10
title: BGS Earth Material: Rock Composite Classes
description: Classifies and describes the composition of rock types that are composed of one or more single rock types
creator: foaf.rdf
publisher: foaf.rdf

Types of non earth material matter, or absense of matter, that may be recorded in a geological log or section
access rights: The dataset is made freely available for access, e.g. via the Internet. Either no third party data / information is contained in the dataset or BGS has secured written permission from the owner(s) of any third party data / information contained in the dataset to make the dataset freely accessible.
type: ConceptScheme
is part of: BGS Earth Material Classes
created: 2011-02-10
title: BGS Earth Material: Rock Dummy Classes
description: Classifies matter or absense of matter, other than earth material
creator: foaf.rdf
publisher: foaf.rdf

Types of earth material that are single rock types only
access rights: The dataset is made freely available for access, e.g. via the Internet. Either no third party data / information is contained in the dataset or BGS has secured written permission from the owner(s) of any third party data / information contained in the dataset to make the dataset freely accessible.
type: ConceptScheme
is part of: BGS Earth Material Classes
created: 2011-02-10
title: BGS Earth Material: Rock Name Classes
creator: foaf.rdf
publisher: foaf.rdf

sub type in main hierarchy
access rights: The dataset is made freely available for access, e.g. via the Internet. Either no third party data / information is contained in the dataset or BGS has secured written permission from the owner(s) of any third party data / information contained in the dataset to make the dataset freely accessible.
type: Property
sub property of: narrower
comment: This property links an earth material class with its parent super-class as defined by the main BGS rock classification hierarchy
range: Resource

sub type in Total Alkalis Versus Silica Classification hierarchy
access rights: The dataset is made freely available for access, e.g. via the Internet. Either no third party data / information is contained in the dataset or BGS has secured written permission from the owner(s) of any third party data / information contained in the dataset to make the dataset freely accessible.
sub property of: narrower
comment: This property links an earth material class with a child sub class defined by the Total Alkalis Versus Silica Classification hierarchy
range: Resource
type: Property

sub type in Unconsolidated Deposits Classification Scheme hierarchy
access rights: The dataset is made freely available for access, e.g. via the Internet. Either no third party data / information is contained in the dataset or BGS has secured written permission from the owner(s) of any third party data / information contained in the dataset to make the dataset freely accessible.
sub property of: narrower
comment: This property links an earth material class with a child sub class defined by the Unconsolidated Deposits Classification Scheme hierarchy
type: Property
range: Resource

super type in main hierarchy
access rights: The dataset is made freely available for access, e.g. via the Internet. Either no third party data / information is contained in the dataset or BGS has secured written permission from the owner(s) of any third party data / information contained in the dataset to make the dataset freely accessible.
comment: This property links an earth material class with its parent super-class as defined by the main BGS rock classification hierarchy
range: Resource
type: Property
sub property of: broader

super type in Unconsolidated Deposits Classification Scheme hierarchy
access rights: The dataset is made freely available for access, e.g. via the Internet. Either no third party data / information is contained in the dataset or BGS has secured written permission from the owner(s) of any third party data / information contained in the dataset to make the dataset freely accessible.
type: Property
sub property of: broader
comment: This property links an earth material class with its parent super-class as defined by the Total Alkalis Versus Silica Classification hierarchy
range: Resource

super type in Total Alkalis Versus Silica Classification hierarchy
access rights: The dataset is made freely available for access, e.g. via the Internet. Either no third party data / information is contained in the dataset or BGS has secured written permission from the owner(s) of any third party data / information contained in the dataset to make the dataset freely accessible.
type: Property
sub property of: broader
comment: This property links an earth material class with its parent super-class as defined by the Unconsolidated Deposits Classification Scheme hierarchy
range: Resource