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Index to Marine & Lacustrine Geological Samples

Also known as Access to rock and sediment cores, dredges, and grabs from the ocean floor and lakebeds · IMLGS

The Index to Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples (IMLGS) that has been developed and maintained by NOAA’s NCEI, has been decommissioned and will no longer be accessible on the NCEI web site starting May 5, 2025. A read-only view of the IMLGS is provided by SESAR at: https://imlgs.geosamples.org/ The Index to Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples is a tool to help scientists locate and obtain geologic material from sea floor and lakebed cores, grabs, and dredges archived by participating institutions around the world. Data and images related to the samples are prepared and contributed by the institutions for access via the IMLGS and long-term archive at NGDC. Before proposing resear…

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About this database

Websitehttps://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/mgg/curator/curator.html
SubjectsNatural Sciences · Geosciences (including Geography) · Atmospheric Science and Oceanography · Geology and Palaeontology · Geophysics and Geodesy · Geography · Oceanography · Geology and Palaeontology
Last updated2026-09-12

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