The Core Research Center: By-the-Numbers

The USGS Core Research Center: By the Numbers

9900 Cores: The Core Research Center stores over 9,900 rock cores for public use - more than 252 million linear feet of drilling

\$80 billion: the Core Research Center collection has a replacement value of at least \$80 billion

0.5% of the original cost of drilling: Storing cores at the Core Research Center costs about 0.5% of the original cost of drilling them

~2000 visitors each year: ~2000 visitors use the Core Research Center each year for research or education