British Geological Survey (BGS) Sampling Survey 1971/ZD: Mull Diving project (27/Sep/1971 to 01/Oct/1971)

This sampling survey has been carried out by British Geological Survey (BGS) formerly Institute of Geological Sciences for BGS, the survey took place from September to October 1971 south west of Mull, on board an inflatable zodiac. The purpose was to collect data to investigate the magnetite content of modern sands and silts around the Mull plutonic centre. Sample data were collected by divers, jar sample and a 0.5m core. Sites were controlled by echo-sounder traverses and positions were fixed by sextant from shore. These data are archived by BGS. Technical details of the survey are contained in IGS report 73/14.