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World Data Center for Geophysics & Marine Geology, Boulder
Index to Marine & Lacustrine Geological Samples Database
SUMMARY The Index to Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples database (also known as the Core Curators' database) was designed by the Curators of Marine Geological Samples group in cooperation with the National Geophysical Data Center beginning in 1977. It has been modified several times, and the lithologic classification system is currently under review. In 2000, the group became the Curators of Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples. NGDC maintains the Curators' database on behalf of the participating institutions, some of which are funded by the US National Science Foundation to code their sample holdings into the database. The Core Curators' database includes basic sample collection, storage, lithology, and age data for the sample holdings of the major US oceanographic institutions and government agencies, as well as those of the Institute of Oceanographic Sciences of the UK, the Bedford Institute in Canada, and GEOMAR and the Alfred Wegener Institute in Germany. For more information on the database and its contents, please see the Curators' web page. Note: The minimum information included for each core, grab, dredge, or drill sample is: ship, cruise, sample id, and latitude/longitude. The combination of ship, cruise, sample id, and device is unique for each sample. Ship may have a value of unknown, as may device.
Please direct questions to: Carla.J.Moore@noaa.gov, phone: 303-497-6339, National Geophysical Data Center, NOAA E/GC3, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO USA 80305-3328, fax: 303-497-6513 References: McCoy, F.M., 'Marine Curators Gather', GEOTIMES, December 1977, p. 26. |
