Table of Contents
Core Description area on the Core Deck.
Overview
Depending on the types of sediments or rocks cored, the scientists involved in core description may include sedimentologists, petrologists, or structural geologists. The main duties include
- Macroscopic visual description of split cores
- Microscopic observations from smear slides and thin sections
- Description and measurement of deformational structures
- Preliminary interpretation of depositional, diagenetic, or deformational processes
- Selection of samples for shipboard analyses
- Acquisition of data with split-core tracks, including digital images, diffuse color reflectance, and magnetic susceptibility
DESClogik core and fossil description application
- Core description resources (link to shorebased Google docs)
- DESClogik Frequently Asked Questions
- DESClogik Micropaleontology Quick Start Guide
- DESClogik Quick Start Guide
- DESClogik Ship and Shore Data SOP
- Value List Builder Macro: User Guide
- Thin Section Report Builder
Section Half Imaging Logger (SHIL)
Section Half Multisensor Logger (SHMSL)
Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)
- SEM User Guide
- SEM Sputter Coating Quick Start Guide
- SEM File Uploader Quick Start Guide
- SEM File Uploader User Guide
- SEM File Uploader Administrator User Guide
- SEM 3D Imaging Guide