Antarctic Research Series DVDP CORE Dry Valley Drilling Project STORAGE AND DENNIS Vol. 33 SAMPLE S. DISTRIBUTION CASSIDY Antarctic ResearchFacility, Department of Geology,Florida State University Tallahassee, Florida 32306 Cores recoveredby the Japan-New Zealand-United States Dry Valley Drilling Project (DVDP) in Antarctica are stored at the Florida State University's Antarctic ResearchFacility. More than 1100 m of DVDP drill core are stored at - 23øC,from which 3504 sampleshave been distributed to authorized investigatorsworldwide. All coresremain in excellentcondition,and further researchinterest in them is invited. INTRODUCTION The purpose of this article is to introduce the role of the Antarctic ResearchFacility at Florida State University (FSU) within that of the Dry Valley Drilling Project (DVDP), and to providea summary accountof the status of the DVDP core collection curated at the facility, includingconditions of storage,samplingmethods,and sampledistribution totals. mestic repository for DVDP sedimentary materials. In retrospect, this arrangement has proven highly satisfactoryand representsa unique, cooperative effort in that the facility hasfunctionedas a satellite sampledistributionand storagecenter for DVDP materials under the direction and guidance of the U.S. project coordinator,Lyle D. McGinnis at Northern Illinois University. The apparent anomalyof DVDP core storagebeing locatedin the state of Florida can be attributed to the wealth of unused,refrigerated storagespace availhblewithin the AntarcticMarine GeologyResearch Facility and Core Library at FSU. Acura- CORE STORAGE DVDP core storage at FSU totals more than 1100m of P, H, N, and B drill corepackagedin 408 torial andresearchactivity, the facilitywas estab- coreboxes.This includesall corefrom the 15 drill lished by the National ScienceFoundationas a sites,exceptfor coresfromDVDP holes1, 2, and3 U.S. depositoryand researchcenterfor geologicaland basement core below 10.52 m from hole 6; materials collected in the Southern Ocean. Since these are stored at Northern Illinois University. 1962,the permanentstaff of the facilityhasmain- From U.S. portsof entry, the coreswere shipped tained the marine geologyshipboardcoringpro- to the facilityby refrigeratedtruck transportation gram aboardthe researchvessels,USNS Eltanin at temperaturesbelow -15øC. Upon receipt, they and ARA Islas Orcadas. In additionto the DVDP were immediately placed in a low-temperature materials,the facility presentlyhousesmorethan storagevault maintainedat a constanttempera11,000 m of Eltanin/Islas Orcadas marine sedi- ture of -23øC. This vault is locatedwithin a larger ment cores,as well as a varietyof coreanddredge refrigeratedstorageroom(2øC)and comprises 40 sediments collected in bothpolarregions underthe ofthe510m2 ofrefrigerated storage space availaauspicesof the U.S. NationalScienceFoundation. ble at the facility.The 408coreboxesare arranged In December1972,JamesH. Zumberge,Chair- (Figure 1) onmodular,bulk storagerack unitswith man of the U.S. Academyof SciencesCommittee a total shelfcapacityof about700coreboxes.A duon Polar Research,appointedSayedZ. E1-Sayed plicate, backup refrigeration unit has been into the task of performing an on-siteinspectionof stalled to provide continuousservicein the event the facility in order to evaluateits capabilitiesnec- of failure of the main unit. essaryto the handling,storage,and sampledistriDVDP core was receivedin three shipmentsfolbution of DVDP core specimens.The result of this lowing the termination of the last three drilling visit was that the facility was designatedthe do- seasons.Coresfrom DVDP sites4-9 were received 447 Copyright American Geophysical Union Antarctic Research Series Dry Valley Drilling Project 448 Vol. 33 DRY VALLEY DRILLING PROJECT 'T,,.• - .. ':•'•'; .. ..... .• ß* • ' ' ................................ '"""'........................... ::::':" ...................... . .. 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Copyright American Geophysical Union Antarctic Research Series Dry Valley Drilling Project 450 DRY VALLEY DRILLING PROJECT during May 1974, cores from sites 10-13 were received during March 1975, and coresfrom sites 14 and 15 during May 1976. Essentially, the cores remain in excellent condition for further sampling, sincefrozen storage has preserved the structural integrity of the icecemented sediments. In somelithologies,a loosely consolidated,friable outer rind has developeddue to the migration of ice out of the core by sublimation. In these cases,it is difficult to prevent some sediment loss in handling and sampling due to crumbling of the rind. Also, certain geochemical studies of interstitial water may no longer be feasible due to moisture loss. SAMPLING All sampling of DVDP core at the facility has been carried out with the direct approval of the U.S. coordinator of the project according to the terms of the official DVDP samplingpolicy. At the time of sampling,informationconcerningthe hole and box number, sample interval, sampleweight, proportion of core diameter sampled, and other data, includingcommentsas may be necessitated, for example,by problemsof interpretation,are recorded on a sample inventory form. Prepared in triplicate, one copyof the form is forwardedto the investigator receiving the samples,another is forwarded Vol. 33 to the DVDP office at Northern Illinois University, which maintainsa computerizedinventory of all DVDP samples,and the third copy remains in the DVDP file at FSU. Additional inven- tory controlis providedby the placementof sample identification cards at the point of samplingwithin each core box and by the recordingof sampleintervals and their locations,keyed to the investigator, on individually printed sets of core box photos which appear in Dry Valley Drilling Project bulletins 3, 5, and 7, prepared at Northern Illinois University. All samplingis donewithin the 2øCstorageroom and is effected by chiseling and handsawing (rarely), dry sawing (no cutting fluid) by circular, diamondblade utilizing a Felker Di-Met Model 41A cut-off saw, or by diamondcore drilling usinga 38cm, floor model Clausingdrill press(Figure 2). The latter method makes use of a precooleddrill bit using compressedair as a drilling 'fluid' and was developedby Don Elston of the U.S. GeologicalSurvey to obtain oriented sample 'plugs' for paleomagneticstudiesof DVDP cores. Voids in the core resulting from the removal of samplesare filled with cut-to-fit piecesof Dow Ethafoam rod in order to prevent shifting of core segmentsduring box handling;thus the relative positionsof the segmentsare preservedfor further measurementof sampleintervals. SAMPLE DISTRIBUTION Initial samplingand inspectionof the DVDP materials at FSU beganin August 1974with a contingent of sevenvisitinginvestigatorscoordinated by Peter N. Webb. A second DVDP core sampling andinspectionsessionwas hostedby the facilityon July 7, 8, and 9, 1975, involving 12 specialistsin polar studies,and coordinatedjointly by Lyle D. McGinnis and Mort D. Turner. For purposesof both samplingand coreinspection,a total of 24 scientists have been receivedby the facility. An additional seven investigators have received samples on the basis of letter requests as have many of those who journeyed to the facility. A total of 3504 samples has been distributed from the DVDP collection at FSU over a 5-year period. This total does not include samplesremoved from the coresprior to their arrival at the facility, nor does it include the redistribution of sampleportionsby investigatorsto whomsamples were originally distributed. Figure 3 summarizes the sampledistributiontotal accordingto the number of samplesreceived per hole by investigators to whom the sampleswere assigned,and the number of samplesdistributed from eachhole. The shipment of samplesto principal investigators has been by both frozen and unfrozenmeansof transportation.Frozen samplesare packedin dry ice within commercially available styrofoam containers and have been shipped by air to points as far as Seattle without damageto or thawing of the materials. FUTURE SAMPLING Following publication of this volume, and the correlation of the presented data with those of related projects underway, it is anticipated that there will be a resurgence of interest in the availability of DVDP materials for further sampling. Potential investigatorsrequiring samples,in order to place a meaningfulrequest for them, are asked to review carefully the available literature, particularly the DVDP bulletins prepared at Northern Illinois University, in which appear the lithologic Copyright American Geophysical Union Antarctic Research Series Dry Valley Drilling Project Vol. 33 CASSIDY:DVDP CORE STORAGEAND SAMPLE DISTRIBUTION SAMPLE 451 SAMPLE TOTAL NUMBEROF SAMPLESRECEIVEDBY RECIPIENTPER HOLENUMBER2:TOTALS REClPIENT•4 4A 5 5A 6 7 8 BARRETT 9 7 BRADY I0 2 PER II I 12 13 14 15 RECIPIENT I8 89 CAMERON 42 DECKER 56 74 55 147 565 147 104 18 60 I0 JONES 12 KELLOGG 17 2 2 9 2 II 2 24 5 57 159 II 15 6 779 25 14 LING 154 77 60 ELSTON 8I 65 55 CLARIDGE HENDY 53 44 8 22 18 9 I0 855 55:3 29 21 266 MANDRA 2 II 20 5 57 159 29 241 Mc COLLUM 2 II 25 5 557 159 29 246 McGINNIS I 5 29 2 56 65 55 5 55 20 150 2 5 I PORTER 55 STUIVER 50 15 8 7 I0 ?.3 84 5519 TORII 36 556 TREVES 78 WEBB 5 13 7 99 17 59 268 WRENN SAMPLE 67 5 22 TOTALS 169 4 0 55 I0 445 98 475 15599 494 78 562 16 PERHOLE NUMBER 24 200 16 550 108 245 55,504 I NOTE:ALTHOUGH OTHER INVESTIGATORSARE INVOLVEDIN RESEARCH USING THESE SAMPLES,ONLY THE INDIVIDUALSTO WHOM SAMPLES HAVE BEEN OFFICIALLY ASSIGNED ARE HOLE 7:LAKE FRYXELL I0: NEW HOLE 5, 5A: DON JUAN POND HOLE 8: NEW HARBOR HOLE II COMMONWEALTH HOLE HOLE 9: NEW HARBOR HOLE 12', LAKE HOLE4, 4A: LAKEVANDA 6 : LAKE VIDA Fig. 3. LISTED HOLE HARBOR HOLE GLACIER 15: DON JUAN POND HOLE 14: NORTH FORK BASIN HOLE 15: McMURDO SOUND HOARE Sampledistributionfrom DVDP core stored at FSU. logs, photographs, and sediment descriptions of curation ofDVDPcores at theAntarctic Research Facilityhas DVDP core.Specifications for samples shouldindi- been provided byNational Science Foundation contracts C-564 cate,inaddition toroutine information such asthe and C-1059. core interval, sample size, and method of shipment, the criteria used for the determination of the desired sample interval. The latter information is SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY particularly important inthatit isextremely help-Cassidy, D.S.,Antarctic Marine Geology Research Facility, 1972-1973,Antarct. J. 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