{"id":131998,"date":"2018-09-24T14:59:10","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T18:59:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/?page_id=131998"},"modified":"2025-08-14T12:40:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-14T16:40:46","slug":"marine-geological-samples-laboratory","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/marine-geological-samples-laboratory\/","title":{"rendered":"Marine Geological Samples Laboratory"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"cl-wrapper cl-menu-wrapper\"><nav id=\"\" class=\"cl-menu  \" data-name=\"MGSL Menu\" data-show-title=\"0\"><ul id=\"menu-mgsl-menu\" class=\"cl-menu-list cl-menu-list-no-js\"><li id=\"menu-item-138366\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-138366\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/marine-geological-samples-laboratory\/\">MGSL<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-138363\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-138363\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/marine-geological-samples-laboratory\/facilities\/\">Facilities<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-138360\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-138360\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/marine-geological-samples-laboratory\/samples\/\">Collections\/Sample Requests<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-138357\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-138357\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/marine-geological-samples-laboratory\/tours\/\">Outreach\/Tours<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-139747\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-139747\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/marine-geological-samples-laboratory\/mgsl-cruise-reports\/\">Publications &amp; Cruise Reports<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav><\/section>\n<figure id=\"attachment_138669\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-138669\" style=\"width: 364px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/IMG_04373-1.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[174590]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-third_column wp-image-138669\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/IMG_04373-1-364x434.jpg\" alt=\"Storage of rock and core samples at the MGSL. Photo by Alex DeCiccio.\" width=\"364\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/IMG_04373-1-364x434.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/IMG_04373-1-252x300.jpg 252w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/IMG_04373-1-768x916.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/IMG_04373-1-859x1024.jpg 859w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/IMG_04373-1-500x596.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/IMG_04373-1-1000x1192.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/IMG_04373-1.jpg 1082w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-138669\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Storage of rock and core samples at the MGSL. Photo by Alex DeCiccio.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Marine Geological Samples Laboratory (MGSL) of the Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO), University of Rhode Island is one of four NSF funded sample repositories (MGSL, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ldeo.columbia.edu\/core-repository\">LDCR<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.whoi.edu\/site\/seafloorsampleslab\/\">WHOI SSL<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/osu-mgr.org\/\">OSU-MGR<\/a>) for dredge rocks, deep-sea cores, and land-based geological samples. The MGSL began its life as a collection of materials acquired by the Marine Geology and Geophysics group at GSO\/URI but has since grown to also house materials collected by external PIs and vessels from UNOLS, NOAA, and the United States Antarctic Program. The facility is located on the Narragansett Bay Campus of the University of Rhode Island in Narragansett, R.I. Its main purpose is to assure that geological samples are properly stored, described, preserved and available for use by qualified investigators from around the world.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div class=\"cl-tiles thirds\">\n<div>\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/research-facilities\/marine-geological-samples-laboratory\/facilities\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/mgsl-tour-setup.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Facilities<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/research-facilities\/marine-geological-samples-laboratory\/samples\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/mgsl-tall-room-cropped.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Collections and Sample Requests<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"cl-wrapper cl-card-wrapper\"><a class=\"cl-card  \" href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/research\/research-facilities\/marine-geological-samples-laboratory\/tours\" title=\"\"><div class=\"cl-card-container media\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/mgsl-tour.jpg\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"><\/div><div class=\"cl-card-container text\"><div class=\"cl-card-text\"><h2>Outreach and Public Tours<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3>Curious about our activities? View this video to learn more about us!<\/h3>\n<div class=\"oembed oembed-youtu-be\" style=\"\" data-url=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/uiZM8xTzRNE\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"From Ship to Shore: Processing Geological Samples | Nautilus Live\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/uiZM8xTzRNE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<hr>\n<h2>Contact<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:mgsl@etal.uri.edu\">mgsl@etal.uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Co-Curators<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/danielle-cares\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Danielle-Cares-364x364.jpg\" class=\"u-photo third_column wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Danielle-Cares-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Danielle-Cares-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Danielle-Cares-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Danielle-Cares-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Danielle-Cares-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Danielle-Cares-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Danielle-Cares-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Danielle-Cares-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Danielle-Cares-1280x1280.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Danielle-Cares-2000x2000.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Danielle-Cares-scaled.jpg 2560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/danielle-cares\/\">Danielle Cares<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Marine Research Specialist IV<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Research<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:dcares@uri.edu \">dcares@uri.edu <\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/katherine-kelley\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/039_Katie_Kelley_2-500px-364x364.jpg\" class=\"u-photo third_column wp-post-image\" alt=\"Headshot of Katherine Kelley.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/039_Katie_Kelley_2-500px-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/039_Katie_Kelley_2-500px-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/039_Katie_Kelley_2-500px.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/katherine-kelley\/\">Katherine Kelley<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor of Oceanography<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Marine Geology and Geophysics<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.6838<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:kelley@uri.edu\">kelley@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/rebecca-s-robinson\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rebecca-Robinson-scaled-e1686318094795-364x364.jpg\" class=\"u-photo third_column wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rebecca-Robinson-scaled-e1686318094795-364x364.jpg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rebecca-Robinson-scaled-e1686318094795-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rebecca-Robinson-scaled-e1686318094795-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rebecca-Robinson-scaled-e1686318094795-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rebecca-Robinson-scaled-e1686318094795-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rebecca-Robinson-scaled-e1686318094795-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rebecca-Robinson-scaled-e1686318094795-1000x999.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rebecca-Robinson-scaled-e1686318094795-1280x1279.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/Rebecca-Robinson-scaled-e1686318094795.jpg 1708w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/rebecca-s-robinson\/\">Rebecca S. Robinson<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Professor of Oceanography<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Marine Geology and Geophysics<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><span class=\"p-tel\">401.874.6569<\/span> <br> <a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:rebecca_r@uri.edu\">rebecca_r@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<h3>Graduate Student Research Assistants<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"uri-people-tool cl-tiles halves\"><div class=\"peopleitem h-card has-thumbnail\">\n\t<header>\n\t\t<div class=\"header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/molly-robinson\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"364\" height=\"364\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/molly-robinson-500px-364x364.jpeg\" class=\"u-photo third_column wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/molly-robinson-500px-364x364.jpeg 364w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/molly-robinson-500px-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/916\/molly-robinson-500px.jpeg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 364px) 100vw, 364px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"p-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/gso\/meet\/molly-robinson\/\">Molly Robinson<\/a><\/h3>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\t<div class=\"inside\">\n\n\t\t<p class=\"people-title p-job-title\">Ph.D. Candidate<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-department\">Advisor: Rebecca Robinson<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"people-misc\"><a class=\"u-email\" href=\"mailto:mrobins@uri.edu\">mrobins@uri.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div style=\"clear:both;\"><\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Marine Geological Samples Laboratory (MGSL) of the Graduate School of Oceanography (GSO), University of Rhode Island is one of four NSF funded sample repositories (MGSL, LDCR, WHOI SSL, and OSU-MGR) for dredge rocks, deep-sea cores, and land-based geological samples. 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