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U.S. Department of the InteriorU.S. Geological Survey
Coastal & Marine GeologyCore 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
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
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3200 sq. ft.
Menlo Park Warehouse
Strutshelving10’ 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)
http://walrus.wr.usgs.gov
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