Marine Samples Collection

Created 11/01/2026

Updated 11/01/2026

The collection consists of seabed samples collected by Geoscience Australia and other organizations since the 1950s. Samples consist of various shallow cores types, rocks derived from dredging, and sea bed sediments collected by grab and dredge methods. A large proportion of samples are refrigerated.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Title Marine Samples Collection
Language eng
Licence Not Specified
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/dataset/69423dda-c7c7-441d-abef-a96b5b8de92c
Contact Point
Australian Ocean Data Network
clientservices@ga.gov.au
Reference Period 22/04/2018
Geospatial Coverage
Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors
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Data Portal Australian Oceans Data Network

Data Source

This dataset was originally found on Australian Oceans Data Network "Marine Samples Collection". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://catalogue.aodn.org.au/geonetwork/srv/eng/csw/dataset/marine-samples-collection1