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Construction and Support of a Polar Rock Repository

Listed in NASA Earthdata CMR

The Office of Polar Programs and polar geologists recognized the value of saving rock collections from Antarctica and created the United States Polar Rock Repository at Ohio State University.

Description

This facility opened in October, 2003. Since that time, we have cataloged more than 6100 rock samples.

The data associated with these samples, along with a rock magnetic database representing more than 1700 sites and a photo/map archive are now available to the community via the internet at: bprc.osu.edu/emuwebusprr/pages/usprr/Query.php . The USPRR advances knowledge about polar geology in regions that are often not well known because of logistical and ice-cover constraints. The presence of a facility like the USPRR lessens the environmental impact in polar regions by encouraging researchers to assess samples in the USPRR collection first.

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Our facility provides a way for teachers and children to learn about Antarctica via our website and by visiting us (we have more than 1000 visitors/yr). For children in the K-12 age range, we have created these links on our website: a Virtual Tour of the Repository, Meet the Curators, Kids Space and Frequently Asked Questions as a way of learning about Antarctica. Cataloging of samples provides university students with an opportunity to learn about the geology of Antarctica as well as learning new skills in digital imaging, curation and databases.

Our results are broadly disseminated to the scientific community and public via our website.

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Documentation and papers

Catalogue records · 2

Topics

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CORING DEVICES · FIELD INVESTIGATION · FIELD SURVEYS · Magnetic Declination · Magnetic Inclination · Not provided · Paleomagnetic Data · Paleomagnetism · Rocks Minerals Crystals
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