Using the color coding button, you can color-code locations by repository, ship, cruise, year, and sampling device. Using the sample info button, you can click on a sample to view information about it. A tab-delimited file containing a list of cores, grabs, dredges, etc. You will be asked to click on a link to download your file to your own computer. This file is suitable for import into most standard spreadsheet and database applications.
Headers describe column contents, with more information at the end of the file.
This file does not contain lithologic or age information. The Index is intended to be used to find seafloor samples for further study and to provide information necessary to contact the responsible repository - it is not intended to be a lithologic database for research. Because of this, if you search by other criteria, you may get zero samples returned. Latitudes and longitudes may be entered in whole degrees or in decimal degrees. Negative numbers indicate West longitudes or South latitudes.