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Oakdale Rock Library and Research Facility The Oakdale Research Facility is located at The University of Iowa Oakdale Campus, one mile north of Interstate 80 (exit 240) on Highway 965. It is housed in a blue steel building on the west edge of the Oakdale Campus on Old Farmstead Road. The 10,800 sq. ft. building serves as a center for geologic research and houses the Iowa Geological Survey's Rock Library (the repository for drill core and chip samples, as well as samples collected from exposures throughout Iowa). The facility includes stations for core logging, processing and microscopic study of drill samples and production of striplogs, laboratories for the processing of microfossils, and stations for the entry of data into the Iowa Geological Survey's data bases. Additionally, it is used for equipment maintenance and storage, fabrication of equipment, and for publication and file storage. Core and well cuttings should be delivered or shipped to: Oakdale Iowa Geological Survey Building 370 2390 Old Farmstead Road Iowa City, IA 52242 For more information contact IGS staff at (319) 335-4024.