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Archive of Geosample Information from the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) Marine Geoscience Collection (GSC Atlantic and GSC Pacific)

The Geological Survey of Canada (GSC) Marine Geoscience Collection (GSC Atlantic and GSC Pacific) contributed information on 40,428 cores, grabs, and dredges in their holdings to the Index to Marine and Lacustrine Geological Samples (IMLGS) database. Only metadata describing the GSC A samples is maintained in the IMLGS for search purposes, no additional data are archived at NCEI. Complete data and information are available from the contributing institution.

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Updated: 2024-02-22
Metadata Last Updated: 2025-11-19T16:00:20.439Z
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