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- For sediment cores: Using either a stainless steel spatula or glass slide scrape the surface of the core. Scrape sections from top to bottom, ensuring that the section surface is clean and flush to the section liner. If necessary, retire moisture excess using paper towels.
- Place section in the core tray. Make sure the section is oriented blue endcap up, and is flush against the red benchmark (Figure 2).
Figure 2.- Correct core position.
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