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Geological Materials Repository
The Geological Material Repository is a centralized USGS repository located on the Denver Federal Center in Colorado. It has three sectors: the Geological Materials Working Collections, the USGS Core Research Center, and the National Science Foundation Ice Core Facility.
Geological Materials
A variety of samples collected for completed USGS projects are stored in the Geological Materials Repository for possible future use.
Geological Materials Repository Working Collections
Core Research Center
The Core Research Center (CRC) was established in 1974 by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to preserve valuable rock cores for use by scientists and educators from government, industry, and academia.
Core Research Center
NSF Ice Core Facility
The National Science Foundation Ice Core Facility (NSF-ICF) — formerly the National Ice Core Laboratory (NICL) — is a facility for storing, curating, and studying meteoric ice cores recovered from the glaciated regions of the world.
NSF ICF
The Geological Materials Working Collections, stores materials from numerous USGS Science Centers and Mission Areas. The Core Research Center, is home to the largest publicly available USGS rock core and cuttings collection. The National Science Foundation Ice Core Facility allows scientists to conduct examinations and measurements on ice cores, and it preserves the integrity of these ice cores in a long-term repository for future investigations.
Collections Management Trainings
The Geological Materials Repository offers a series of
collections management training
modules available for anyone in the Survey. Please contact the Geological Materials Repository at
geologicalmaterialsrepository@usgs.gov
to arrange a training session.
U.S. Geological Survey Grants More than $4.8M to States to Preserve Vital Geologic Data and to Support Infrastructure Development
October 29, 2024
U.S. Geological Survey Grants More than $4.8M to States to Preserve Vital Geologic Data and to Support Infrastructure Development
Media Alert: The USGS is calling all dead butterflies and moths in six states
July 20, 2023
Media Alert: The USGS is calling all dead butterflies and moths in six states
Publication Notice: Directory of Public Repositories of Geological Materials
November 2, 2021
Publication Notice: Directory of Public Repositories of Geological Materials
View All
June 3, 2015
The U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Collections Management System (GCMS)—A master catalog and collections management plan for U.S. Geological Survey geologic samples and sample collections
The U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Collections Management System (GCMS)—A master catalog and collections management plan for U.S. Geological Survey geologic samples and sample collections
**Updated guidance is available in USGS Instructional Memorandum CSS 2019-01.**Abstract The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is widely recognized in the earth science community as possessing extensive collections of earth materials collected by research personnel over the course of its history. In 2006, a Geologic Collections Inventory was conducted within the USGS Geology Discipline to...
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Natural Hazards Mission Area
,
Science Synthesis, Analysis, and Research Program
,
National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program
,
Astrogeology Science Center
,
Samples Repository
,
Geological Materials Repository
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Geological Materials Repository
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Data
REGISTRY OF SCIENTIFIC COLLECTIONS (RESCICOLL)
Collections Management
Policies and Forms
Publications
News
Connect
Geological Materials Repository
The Geological Material Repository is a centralized USGS repository located on the Denver Federal Center in Colorado. It has three sectors: the Geological Materials Working Collections, the USGS Core Research Center, and the National Science Foundation Ice Core Facility.
Geological Materials
A variety of samples collected for completed USGS projects are stored in the Geological Materials Repository for possible future use.
Geological Materials Repository Working Collections
Core Research Center
The Core Research Center (CRC) was established in 1974 by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to preserve valuable rock cores for use by scientists and educators from government, industry, and academia.
Core Research Center
NSF Ice Core Facility
The National Science Foundation Ice Core Facility (NSF-ICF) — formerly the National Ice Core Laboratory (NICL) — is a facility for storing, curating, and studying meteoric ice cores recovered from the glaciated regions of the world.
NSF ICF
The Geological Materials Working Collections, stores materials from numerous USGS Science Centers and Mission Areas. The Core Research Center, is home to the largest publicly available USGS rock core and cuttings collection. The National Science Foundation Ice Core Facility allows scientists to conduct examinations and measurements on ice cores, and it preserves the integrity of these ice cores in a long-term repository for future investigations.
Collections Management Trainings
The Geological Materials Repository offers a series of
collections management training
modules available for anyone in the Survey. Please contact the Geological Materials Repository at
geologicalmaterialsrepository@usgs.gov
to arrange a training session.
U.S. Geological Survey Grants More than $4.8M to States to Preserve Vital Geologic Data and to Support Infrastructure Development
October 29, 2024
U.S. Geological Survey Grants More than $4.8M to States to Preserve Vital Geologic Data and to Support Infrastructure Development
Media Alert: The USGS is calling all dead butterflies and moths in six states
July 20, 2023
Media Alert: The USGS is calling all dead butterflies and moths in six states
Publication Notice: Directory of Public Repositories of Geological Materials
November 2, 2021
Publication Notice: Directory of Public Repositories of Geological Materials
View All
June 3, 2015
The U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Collections Management System (GCMS)—A master catalog and collections management plan for U.S. Geological Survey geologic samples and sample collections
The U.S. Geological Survey Geologic Collections Management System (GCMS)—A master catalog and collections management plan for U.S. Geological Survey geologic samples and sample collections
**Updated guidance is available in USGS Instructional Memorandum CSS 2019-01.**Abstract The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) is widely recognized in the earth science community as possessing extensive collections of earth materials collected by research personnel over the course of its history. In 2006, a Geologic Collections Inventory was conducted within the USGS Geology Discipline to...
Authors
By
Natural Hazards Mission Area
,
Science Synthesis, Analysis, and Research Program
,
National Geological and Geophysical Data Preservation Program
,
Astrogeology Science Center
,
Samples Repository
,
Geological Materials Repository
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