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Gulf Coast Repository (GCR)
The Integrated Ocean Drilling Program's (IODP) Gulf Coast Repository (GCR) is located in the Research Park on the Texas A&M University campus in College Station, Texas. This repository stores DSDP, ODP, and IODP cores from the Pacific Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico, and the Southern Ocean. A satellite repository at Rutgers University houses New Jersey/Delaware land cores 150X and 174AX.
The GCR houses over 100 kilometers of core in approximately 15,000 square feet of refrigerated space. In addition, the GCR stores thin section, smear slide, and residue collections, which are available to scientists for study.
The GCR also houses the San Andreas Fault Observatory at Depth (SAFOD) Core Collection. This collection can be
sampled and analyzed according to the Earthscope Data Policy (Word document).
Another function of the GCR is to host tours and to promote the educational use of the cores. The repository maintains close links with the College of Geosciences and hosts a historical geology course each year.
Obtaining Samples
One of the main functions of the GCR is to provide a service to the international scientific community. Scientists engaged in geoscience research are welcome to schedule a visit to the GCR to study or sample core, or to request samples to be taken and shipped by GCR staff. Visitors have at their disposal three computerized sampling stations, photoraphic equipment, and a microscope lab.
Scientists may obtain samples by submitting a sample request form. Please familiarize yourself with the IODP sample and data obligations policy before requesting samples.
Please contact us before you make travel arrangements to ensure that the GCR is available and prepared for your visit:
Gulf Coast Repository
1000 Discovery Drive
Texas A&M University
College Station TX 77845
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Phone: (979) 845-8490
Fax: (979) 845-1303
Email: gcr@iodp.tamu.edu
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GCR Resources
- Cores stored at the GCR (be advised that core redistribution is in progress):
DSDP Legs: 1, 4 (Sites 29-31), 5, 6 (Sites 44-52, 55-59), 7-10, 15-18, 19 (Sites 183, 192-193), 20 (Sites 194-196, 198-202), 21 (Site 204), 28 (Sites 268-274), 29 (Sites 275, 277-279), 30 (Sites 288-289,), 32 (Sites 303-308, 310A-313), 33 (Sites 315-318), 34 (Sites 319-321), 35, 54 (Sites 419-425, 427-429), 55 (Sites 430-433), 61, 77
ODP Legs: 111-112, 113 (archive cores), 115 (archive cores), 122 (archive cores), 129, 130, 132 (Site 810), 134 (Sites 832-833), 135-148, 165, 167-170, 176, 178-181, 183 (Sites 1141-1142), 185, 187 (Sites 1153-1154), 191-192, 194 (archive cores), 196-206
IODP Exp: 301, 308-312
- Frozen (-86°) microbiology archive samples
- Quantity of core stored at the GCR
- Layout, equipment, and supplies
- GCR display cores
Some of the more interesting core sections from our collection are used as display cores for visitors, tours, and classes and show the different types of material we have recovered from beneath the seafloor.
- Core close-up photo page
Please contact repository staff if you wish to view close-up photos of specific core intervals before visiting the GCR or submitting a sample request.
- Photo gallery
- SAFOD cores
- Texas A&M University Courses
GCR Staff
The GCR staff looks forward to your visit!
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