Cox-Colvin Lends Support to ODNR Core Lab & Coauthors Publication

For several years, I’ve participated as a committee member at the ODNR Division of Geological Survey’s H. R. Collins Core Lab at Alum Creek State Park, Delaware County. The Core Lab is a priceless repository of rock and soil cores from Ohio, which are extremely useful for study and research. The cores were gathered from various sources, including Cox-Colvin, at significant expense and are permanently archived and available for public use.

Last year, several Geological Survey employees and committee members put together a core workshop to help people hone their soil and rock examination skills. The workshop will be repeated on April 20 and 25 of this year. The group also put together a manual for the workshop, which has been published as:

Schumacher, G.A., Angle, M.P., Mott, Brian, and Schmidt, M.A. 2011. Central Ohio's Geology in Core and Outcrop Workshop II:, Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological Survey Open-File Report 2011-1, 44 pages.

We hope that the significance of the Core Lab will be understood by higher-ups in state government, and that budget cuts will not result in the loss of this irreplaceable asset.