Welcome to the

Geological Survey of Belgium

Founded in 1896, the Geological Survey of Belgium (GSB) is a key geological and mineralogical research centre developing both applied and fundamental research approaches. It is also an independent, non-commercial provider of geoscientific services. These services are oriented towards local, regional, federal, European and international authorities, as well as researchers of institutions/universities and research groups, private companies, NGO’s and citizens.

The Geological Survey is part of the Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS) under the Operational Direction Earth and History of Life. The Institute of Natural Sciences is one of the federal research institutes that reside under Belgian Science policy (Belspo).

Latest news

Field visit

Visit to the Northern Lights CCS project, Norway

New publication

Les grands géologues de Belgique. Nés entre 1834 et 1937

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New Antarctica meteorites stored in the RBINS geological collections

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Cities Under Pressure: A Deep Dive into Urban Geology and Climate Impact – December 4th, 2024

New publications

Memoirs 65
GSB Memoirs 65

Mortier et al. 2023. Stratigraphy, Biostratigraphy, and Chitinozoans of the Uppermost Ordovician and Silurian of the Condroz Inlier

GSB Professional Papers 323

Frédéric Boulvain & Jean-Pierre Ludet, 2024. Meandering alluvial systems in the Lower Devonian, La Roche-en-Ardenne area (Saint-Hubert Formation)

GSB Memoirs 66

Sophie Decrée (Ed.), 2024. The Critical Raw Materials Atlas of Belgium

GSB Professional Papers 322

Jan van ‘t Hof & Marleen De Ceukelaire (Eds.), 2023. Complexe binnenstedelijke projecten – 8e Vlaams-Nederlandse natuursteendagen

Our research

As part of its internal strategy, GSB activities are grouped in six research axes. Find out more about our projects and our researchers’ expertise.

Mapping & modelling

Geo-energy & subsurface management

Natural hazards & extreme events

Toolbox & survey development

Mineral resources & critical raw materials

Geodiversity & geoheritage

Discover geology

Geology of Belgium

Learn about our country’s fascinating subsurface – under construction

Virtual field trips

Join our geoscientists in the field

Fun facts

125 fun facts about Belgian geology – under construction

Fact sheets

Introducing subsurface applications – under construction

Network

The GSB is the central Earth sciences research and documentation centre in Belgium, with a strong national and international network. We maintain many partnerships with research institutes, universities, government organisations and other stakeholders, and we are member of several expert networks. In particular, the GSB is partner in the creation of a Geological Service for Europe through the EuroGeoSurveys organisation. The European Geological Data Infrastructure (EGDI) is a key tool in Pan-European data integration.