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Overview
BRIDGE DECK
Science office
Technical support office
Operations office
Nitrogen generator
CORE DECK
Core receiving
Core splitting/sampling
Core description
Microscopy
Paleomagnetism
Paleontology prep
Petrophysics
Stratigraphic correlation
Downhole measurements
Electronics shop
Science container
Lab chemicals
FO'C'S'LE DECK
Chemistry
Microbiology
Thin section
X-ray
Sample preparation
Conference room
Imaging office
Publications office
Staff office
Hospital
Lab chemicals
MAIN DECK
Mess hall, galley, laundry
'TWEEN DECK (forward)
Recreation
'TWEEN DECK (lower)
Computer & data services
HOLD DECK
Core storage
FANTAIL
Underway geophysics
Accommodations
Ship's systems
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Core Deck: Core Description Lab
Function
Depending on the types of sediments or rocks cored, the scientists involved in core description may include sedimentologists, petrologists, or structural geologists. The main duties include
- Macroscopic visual description of split cores
- Microscopic observations from smear slides and thin sections
- Description and measurement of deformational structures
- Preliminary interpretation of depositional, diagenetic, or deformational processes
- Selection of samples for shipboard analyses
- Acquisition of data with split-core tracks, including digital images, diffuse color reflectance, and magnetic susceptibility
Instruments
- New ergonomic visual core description stations and software
- Split-core section non-contact imaging logger (User guide; Quick Start guide; click on "login")
- Split-core contact core logger for spectral reflectance and point-source magnetic susceptibility (User guide; click on "login")
- Two Zeiss SV-II binocular zoom microscopes
- Please note that proprietary manuals may be available upon request and subject to limited use
Virtual Tour
Core Lab panorama (Quicktime VR). Click and drag to pan around. Use the Shift and Control keys to zoom in and out.
Split-core section non-contact imaging logger
Contact core logger for spectral reflectance and point-source magnetic susceptibility
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