Facilities, Staff, and Location
OSU Marine Geology Repository
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describing laboratory (pictured here), completed in 1994, includes facilities for curation and sampling as well as a 36,000 cubic foot refrigerator to house the OSU sediment core collection.
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The following facilities and equipment are available to users of the repository (in some cases at cost):
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| Refrigerated core storage |
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| Core splitter |
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GEOTEK Multi-Sensor Core Logger (MSCL)
Core density, magnetic susceptibility, p-wave velocity and resistivity is measure on whole or split cores.
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This instrument is available on a charge basis. System is housed in a sea going van and availabiility is dependant on sea schedule. |
| GEOTEK Line Scan Camera |
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| Magnetic Susceptibility |
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| Film Photography |
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| Large and small diamond saws, and band saw |
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| Freeze dryer and freezers |
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| Dissecting and petrographic microscopes |
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Staff
Two directors manage the repository. Dr. Nicklas Pisias is responsible for sediment cores and Dr. Robert Duncan is responsible for the rock collection. Please contact one of the Assistant Core Curators, Ms. Bobbi Conard or Ms. Mysti Weber, with any questions concerning the day-to-day operation of the marine geology repository.
Location
The Marine Geology Repository is located in the College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences complex on the corner of 30th St. and SW Western Avenue, Corvallis OR.
Mailing Address:
Corelab
College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences
Oregon State University
COAS Admin Building 104
Corvallis, Oregon 97331-5503
FAX: (541) 737-2064
E-mail: corelab@coas.oregonstate.edu
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