Polar Rock Repository Database
Also known as PRR
The Polar Rock Repository (PRR) at the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center (BPCRC) at Ohio State University is an NSF-OPP funded facility that provides access to rock, terrestrial drill core, glacial deposits and marine dredge samples from Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. The polar rock collection and database includes field notes, photos, maps, cores, powder and mineral residues, thin sections, and residues. Rock samples may be borrowed for research by university scientists. Samples may also be borrowed for educational or museum use in the United States.
Getting access
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- Embargo
- Source states an embargo applies; length not stated by re3data.
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Open access Open
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Registration required Restricted (registration)
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About this database
| Website | https://prr.osu.edu/ |
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| Subjects | Natural Sciences · Geosciences (including Geography) · Geophysics and Geodesy · Geochemistry, Mineralogy and Crystallography · Geography |
| Last updated | 2026-09-04 |