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Physical materials that include (but are not limited to)
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Type of Research Library Menlo Park / Santa Cruz Woods Hole St. Petersburg
FACS rm. 1133 Menlo Park     1050 O'Brien     rm. 141 Santa Cruz MOF  
Multi-channel rm. 1217 Menlo Park MOF  
Sensitive media rm. 1249 Menlo Park     rm. 141 Santa Cruz MOF  
Non-Refrigerated Cores and Samples 1030 O'Brien     1040 O'Brien LV01 Core Lab
Refrigerated Cores and Samples rm. m1021a Menlo Park     1020 O'Brien RE01     RE02  
Frozen Cores and Samples   FR01     FR02  
Microslides rm. m3270 Menlo Park     rm. 1133 Menlo Park     1050 O'Brien    
Off site MBARI     UMINN

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