The United States Polar Rock Repostory as a Scientific Resource: Continuing Operations Proposal

该奖项支持美国极地岩石储存库（USPRR）。该储存库收藏了来自南极和北极的岩石，以及相关材料，如野外笔记、带注释的照片和地图、原始分析数据、古磁芯、地面岩石和矿物残留物、薄片、微化石底座、微玻片和残留物。它为研究人员提供了对这些样本的开放访问，目前正在收集美国各地机构的遗留藏品。USPRR在可能的情况下整合了编目样本的地质和地球物理数据，并通过万维网维护在线样本、地图和岩石物理属性数据库。该设施的广泛影响包括新的研究基础设施，改善极地研究规划，并通过网站和设施参观为教育工作者和儿童提供有关极地地质学的信息。

This award supports the United States Polar Rock Repository (USPRR). The repository houses rock collections from Antarctica and the Arctic, along with associated materials such as field notes, annotated photos and maps, raw analytic data, paleomagnetic cores, ground rock and mineral residues, thin sections, and microfossil mounts, microslides and residues. It provides open access to these samples for researchers, and is currently collecting legacy collections from institutions across the US. The USPRR integrates geologic and geophysical data from cataloged samples where possible, and maintains online sample, map, and rock physical property databases accessible via the world-wide-web. The broader impacts of the facility include new research infrastructure, improving planning for polar research, and providing information for educators and children to learn about polar geology via the website and facility tours.