OSU Collections as of 2022

The Marine Geology and Geophysics Collection:

• 15,200 meters (9.4 miles) of marine sediment from over 6,600 core sites
• Over 560 meters (0.35 miles) of lake sediment from 199 core sites
• 8,060 meters (5.0 miles) of terrestrial drill core from 29 sites
• 1,600 sediment trap samples

The Antarctic Core Collection:

• Largest collection of geological samples from the Southern Ocean
• Over 18,500 meters (11.5 miles) of deep sea core sediment from 7,370 core sites

Dredge and Dive Rock Collection:

• More than 14,600 rocks from 529 dredges
• 528 manganese nodules
• Rock samples from 187 ROV dives sampled by NOAA in marine national monuments in the Pacific Ocean