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Resources
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For further information regarding oceanographic geological samples from various institutions worldwide, as well as national standards and methods for archiving these sediments, it is suggested that interested parties visit the National Geophysical Data Center's Index to Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples Web site.
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The U.S. Geological Survey's Coastal and Marine Geology InfoBank provides descriptions of the field activities for the entire Coastal and Marine Geology Program (CMGP), as well as archival information for the CMGP facilities of the USGS offices in Menlo Park/Santa Cruz, CA and St. Petersburg, FL.
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MRIB, The U.S. Geological Survey's Marine Realms Information Bank, provides access to scientific information and data pertaining to oceans, coasts and coastal watersheds provided by the USGS CMGP.
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Sample Submission
The following Microsoft Excel template is available to research projects for submitting sample data to the archives for addition into the database.
Archive Forms
Click for text-only forms
The following PDF forms (adapted from similar forms in Perry, 1980) are provided for the maintenance of the WHSC's Sediment Archive:
- Chain of Custody PDF
- Outgoing Loan Conditions PDF
- Outgoing Loan Agreement PDF
- Sample Deaccession PDF
Labels Click for text-only labels
- Archive labels PDF for insertion into plastic sleeves
- Labels for Archive PDF, and Working halves of cores PDF - These are best printed out on AveryTM Standard labels, number 8250
 To view files in PDF format, download free copy of Adobe Reader.
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