U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey Coastal & Marine Geology Core Labs and Sample Storage Facilities Menlo Park, California

Menlo Park Core & Sed Lab Facilities · Core Lab · Refrigerated Core Storage Facilities · Menlo Park Campus: >900 sq. ft. (~33’ x 30’) · Menlo Park Warehouse: 3200 sq. ft. (40’ x 80’) · X-ray Lab · Core Logger · Sediment Labs (5 labs)

Menlo Park Campus Refrigerated Core Storage Bins Cores

Menlo Park Campus · >900 sq. ft. · primarily “active” cores · various grab and other samples

Menlo Park Campus Core Lab · Split, describe, photograph, & subsample cores · Analyze x-radiographs

Menlo Park Campus Core Lab · Describe, photograph, & subsample cores · Digital logging software

Core Logger · Two GeoTek systems · Non-destructive physical properties · Use in lab or field · Magnetic susceptibility, velocity, density, electrical resistivity, & photography · For future: x-ray

Core X-Radiography · Faxitron Microfocus system · Handles up to 1.5 m core

· Portable Medisson/Ancona Veterinarian X-ray · Use in lab or field (at sea) Core X-Radiography

· HP/Faxitron system · Manual or auto exposure · Beryllium window · Great for coral, rock, & core slabs

Core X-Radiography · AFP automated x-ray film processor · Handles sheets up to 1 m · Radiograph can be scanned into digital format

Menlo Park Warehouse Core facility

Menlo Park Warehouse Palletized Storage Cores 3200 sq. ft.

Menlo Park Warehouse Strut shelving 10’ tall

Menlo Park Warehouse Palletized storage

Menlo Park Accomplishments · Move of core collection to new facility · Reorganization of core and sample collection · Update of online database (InfoBank)

UPDATES SINCE 2007 · Google Earth/Maps capability added to InfoBank · Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) collaboration · Recently signed MOU · Acquired core collection · Refrigerated/non-refrigerated samples · Primarily from Monterey Bay · WCMG facilities ~80% full · Part-time curator