An FY17 NGGDPP grant funded a demolition project to rescue of 1952+ core boxes from a collapsed building, the Cary Annex. The OTHER Undocumented Core Collections (OUCC) defined herein helps compile the interim results of an inventory of 781 of the 1952+ rescued boxes, funded by an FY21 NGGDPP grant. As a result of the inventory, 277 core boxes were identified that are associated with 63 new, previously undocumented boreholes. All of the boxes were damaged and likely need reboxing; 85 were reboxed by NCGS staff. Some of the core boxes have partial losses of core lengths; some material is weathered in situ (in the box). These collections include HARD ROCK and TRIASSIC geologic core samples. Coordinate data is not yet available for most [...]
An FY17 NGGDPP grant funded a demolition project to rescue of 1952+ core boxes from a collapsed building, the Cary Annex. The OTHER Undocumented Core Collections (OUCC) defined herein helps compile the interim results of an inventory of 781 of the 1952+ rescued boxes, funded by an FY21 NGGDPP grant. As a result of the inventory, 277 core boxes were identified that are associated with 63 new, previously undocumented boreholes. All of the boxes were damaged and likely need reboxing; 85 were reboxed by NCGS staff. Some of the core boxes have partial losses of core lengths; some material is weathered in situ (in the box). These collections include HARD ROCK and TRIASSIC geologic core samples. Coordinate data is not yet available for most of the boreholes. Detailed results are provided at the NCGS Well & Borehole Collections Viewer: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/fab036e4eeed4f5eb951ee4ab9510780/.
State Geologist, Raleigh, NC and/or curator/manager of NCGS's Coastal Plain Office and Core Repository, 4100A Reedy Creek Road, Raleigh, NC
Provide status of rescued core boxes, removed from the collapsed Cary Annex during a demolition operation.
Normally, the public has access to NCGS's core collections. However, until the inventory of all 1952+ boxes of core rescued from the Cary Annex are sorted, inventoried and assessed for damage, it will not be easy to access this collection. In addition, coordinate data is not available for all the new borehole records.
