{"id":140,"date":"2026-03-05T23:07:18","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T23:07:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/pmaglab\/?page_id=140"},"modified":"2026-03-05T23:07:18","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T23:07:18","slug":"osu-marine-geology-repository","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/pmaglab\/osu-marine-geology-repository\/","title":{"rendered":"OSU Marine Geology Repository"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">P.I.s J. Stoner and A. Koppers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Current repository space includes ~41,000 CFT of refrigerated core storage, ~10,000 cubic feet of rock storage, plus repository office and archive room, core sampling laboratory, rock preparation room, core splitting room, freezer room, and staging area. &nbsp;The website for the repository can be found&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/core-repository.coas.oregonstate.edu\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The following equipment is available to users of the OSU-MGR:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A containerized sea-going GEOTEK MSCL-S multi-sensor track (MST) that provides line scan camera photography, gamma ray attenuation (GRA) bulk density, loop and point-source magnetic susceptibility (MS), P-wave velocity (PWA) and electrical resistivity (ER).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A seperate GEOTEK \u201cbench-top\u201d split core MSCL-XY track for the line-scan camera and point source susceptibility<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Core splitters (three units, one permanently mounted at the lab and two portable systems)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>UIC, Inc. CO2\u00a0coulometer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Beckman Coulter LS 13 329 laser diffraction particle size analyzer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Microscopes (petrographic with digital camera and old binocular).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Photography station (Norman flash photography strobe lighting system, Graflex camera)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Freeze dryer (Virtus) and Freeze dryer (LabConco)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rock and band saws<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Electronic and manual balances<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two sea-going refrigerated vans<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Miscellaneous laboratory facilities for use by visiting investigators, including sampling tables, fume hood, and other equipment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8342\/files\/2026\/03\/MGR_Fig1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-141 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8342\/files\/2026\/03\/MGR_Fig1.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8342\/files\/2026\/03\/MGR_Fig1-300x224.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>We have the largest core collection on the West Coast and the most active collection in the U.S.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile\"><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p>The GEOTEK Multi-sensor Core Logger. \u00a0Measurable properties include: bulk density, p-wave velocity, magnetic susceptibility, resistivity.<\/p>\n<\/div><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"320\" height=\"396\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8342\/files\/2026\/03\/MGR_Fig2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-142 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8342\/files\/2026\/03\/MGR_Fig2.jpeg 320w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/8342\/files\/2026\/03\/MGR_Fig2-242x300.jpeg 242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>P.I.s J. Stoner and A. Koppers Current repository space includes ~41,000 CFT of refrigerated core storage, ~10,000 cubic feet of rock storage, plus repository office and archive room, core sampling laboratory, rock preparation room, core splitting room, freezer room, and staging area. &nbsp;The website for the repository can be found&nbsp;here. 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