Links to Core Repositories
Links to USGS and state repositories. Other repositories may exist that are not in the list.
USGS
- Astrogeology Science Center Flagstaff, AZ Terrestrial Analog Sample Collections
- Core Research Center Denver, Colorado
The Core Research Center (CRC) preserves valuable rock cores for scientists and educators from government, industry, and academia. - Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Core Preparation and Analysis Laboratory and Sample Repositories in Santa Cruz, California
- Mercury Core Library and Data Center
The USGS Core Library and Data Center at Mercury, Nevada, was established as a repository for geologic, hydrologic, and geophysical data and materials collected in support of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) defense and environment programs at the Nevada National Security Site (NNSS), formerly Nevada Test Site (NTS). - National Science Foundation Ice Core Facility The National Science Foundation Ice Core Facility (NSF-ICF) — formerly the National Ice Core Laboratory (NICL) — is a facility for storing, curating, and studying meteoric ice cores recovered from the glaciated regions of the world.
- Woods Hole Coastal and Marine Science Center Samples Repository
The Woods Hole Science Center Sample Archive curates data for the USGS Coastal and Marine Geology Program.
State Repositories
- Alabama Geological Survey State Oil and Gas Board Core Warehouse
- Alaska Geologic Materials Center
Alaska Geologic Materials Center Online Inventory - Arizona Geological Survey (AZGS) 1993 Core Repository Report
- Arkansas Geological Survey Norman F. Williams Well Sample Library
- California Well Sample Repository - secure link not available
- Connecticut Geological Survey Bedrock Core Repository
- Continental Scientific Drilling Facility (LACCORE National Lacustrine Core Repository)
- Delaware Geological Survey Outer Continental Shelf Core and Sample Repository
- Florida Geological Survey Core and Cuttings Repository
- Illinois State Geological Survey Geological Samples Library
- Iowa Geological Survey Oakdale Rock Library and Research Facility
- Kansas Geological Survey Kansas Core Library
Kansas Geological Survey Kansas Rotary-cutting samples - Kentucky Geological Survey Well Sample and Core Library
Well Sample and Core Library Database Search - Louisiana Geological Survey Resource Center Core Repository
- Maine Geological Survey Core Repository and Exploration Records
- Michigan Geological Repository for Research and Education - Home
Michigan Geological Repository for Research and Education - Online Data - Minnesota Department of Natural Resources Division of Lands and Minerals Drill Core Library
- Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, Environmental Geology Division, Office of Geology, Core and Sample Library
- Missouri Department of Natural Resources McCracken Core Library and Research Center
- Nebraska Conservation and Survey Division Geological Sample Repository
- Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology Great Basin Science Sample and Records Library
- New Mexico Subsurface Data and Core Libraries
- New York State Museum Geological Collections
- North Carolina Geological Survey Coastal Plain Office Core Repository
- North Dakota Geological Survey Wilson M. Laird Core and Sample Library
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources Geological Survey Core and Sample Repository
- Oklahoma Geological Survey Core and Well Cutting Research Facility
- Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) has a collection of core and cuttings from all over Pennsylvania (not online). For more information contact: John C. Neubaum, DCNR/Bureau of Geological Survey, 3240 Schoolhouse Rd, Middletown, Pa 17057, 717-702-2039, jneubaum@pa.gov
- South Carolina Geological Survey Core Repository
- South Dakota Geological Survey
Core and Cuttings Repository Database - Texas Bureau of Economic Geology Core Research Facilities
Integrated Core and Log Database - Utah Geological Survey Core Research Center
- Virginia Department of Mines Minerals and Energy - Maps, Publications and Data
- Wisconsin Geological & Natural History Survey Research Collections and Education Center (Core Repository)