Polar Rock Repository Database

The Polar Rock Repository (PRR) at the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center (BPCRC) at Ohio State University is an NSF-OPP funded facility that provides access to rock, terrestrial drill core, glacial deposits and marine dredge samples from Antarctica and the Southern Ocean. The polar rock collection and database includes field notes, photos, maps, cores, powder and mineral residues, thin sections, and residues. Rock samples may be borrowed for research by university scientists. Samples may also be borrowed for educational or museum use in the United States.

位于俄亥俄州立大学Byrd极地与气候研究中心（BPCRC）的极地岩石库（Polar Rock Repository，简称PRR）是一个由美国国家科学基金会（NSF-OPP）资助的机构，该机构提供南极洲及南大洋地区的岩石、陆地钻孔岩心、冰川沉积物和海洋疏浚样本的访问权限。该极地岩石收藏与数据库包含了实地笔记、照片、地图、岩心、粉末和矿物残留物、薄片以及残留物。大学科学家可借用岩石样本进行科研，同时样本也可供美国的教育机构和博物馆使用。