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The United States Polar Rock Repository (USPRR)
Entry ID: USPRRver1
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Summary
Abstract: The United States Polar Rock Repository is a new national facility constructed adjacent to Scott Hall, home of the Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University. It is supported by the National Science Foundation's Office of Polar Programs. The repository houses rock collections from Antarctica and the Arctic, along with associated materials such as field notes, annotated photos and maps, raw analytic data, paleomagnetic cores, ground rock and mineral residues, thin sections, and microfossil mounts, microslides and residues.

This website will be frequently updated with new samples added to the collection. Researchers are welcome to visit the USPRR to examine rock samples and associated materials. Portions of rock samples may be requested for study or educational display (please email the Curator for a Sample Request Form). The USPRR also maintains an Antarctic rock magnetic properties database which is a compilation of published and unpublished rock magnetic property information.
Related URL
Link: VIEW RELATED INFORMATION
Description: Byrd Polar Research Center has links to:

-Polar Meteorology
- Ice Core Paleoclimatology
- Oceanography
- Glacier Dynamics
- Goldthwait Polar Library
- Remote Sensing
- Enviromental Chemistry
- Geological Sciences
- Archival Program
Service Citation
Title: United States Polar Rock Repository
Provider: USPRR, Byrd Polar Research Center, Ohio State University
URL: http://bprc.osu.edu/emuwebusprr/pages/usprr/Query.php
Service Keywords
DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING >ARCHIVING   [Definition]
DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING >CATALOGING   [Definition]
DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING >DATA MINING   [Definition]
DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING >SUBSETTING/SUPERSETTING   [Definition]
EDUCATION/OUTREACH >INTERACTIVE PROGRAMS >WEB-BASED   [Definition]
DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING >DATA SEARCH AND RETRIEVAL   [Definition]
DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING >MEDIA TRANSFER/DATA RESCUE   [Definition]
REFERENCE AND INFORMATION SERVICES >IDENTIFICATION/CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS   [Definition]
DATA MANAGEMENT/DATA HANDLING >DATA DELIVERY   [Definition]
Science Keywords
SOLID EARTH >ROCKS/MINERALS/CRYSTALS >IGNEOUS ROCKS   [Definition]
SOLID EARTH >ROCKS/MINERALS/CRYSTALS >METAMORPHIC ROCKS   [Definition]
SOLID EARTH >ROCKS/MINERALS/CRYSTALS >METEORITES   [Definition]
SOLID EARTH >ROCKS/MINERALS/CRYSTALS >MINERALS >MINERALOIDS   [Definition]
SOLID EARTH >ROCKS/MINERALS/CRYSTALS >MINERALS   [Definition]
SOLID EARTH >ROCKS/MINERALS/CRYSTALS >SEDIMENTARY ROCKS   [Definition]
SOLID EARTH >ROCKS/MINERALS/CRYSTALS >SEDIMENTS   [Definition]
SOLID EARTH >ROCKS/MINERALS/CRYSTALS   [Definition]
ISO Topic Category
GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION
Service Provider
United States Polar Rock Repository, Byrd Polar Research Center, The Ohio State University

Service Provider Personnel
Name: ANNE GRUNOW
Phone: 614-292-5348
Email: curator at bprc.mps.ohio-state.edu, grunow.1 at osu.edu
Contact Address:
United States Polar Rock Repository
Byrd Polar Research Center
Ohio State University
108 Scott Hall
1090 Carmack Road
 City: Columbus
Province or State: Ohio
Postal Code: 43210
Country: USA
Personnel
ROB BAUER
Role: SERF AUTHOR
Phone: 303-492-2378
Fax: 303-492-2468
Email: bauer at nsidc.org
Contact Address:
University of Colorado
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
CIRES 449 UCB
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309
Country: USA
Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date: 2005-03-11
SERF Last Revision Date: 2011-06-01
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