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A sample of rock, soil, snow, or ice obtained by driving a hollow tube into the medium and withdrawing it with its contained sample or "core."

In general, the aim of core sampling is to obtain a specimen in its undisturbed natural state for subsequent analysis. The snow sampler is a hydrometeorological example of the type of instrument used to obtain core samples.

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-<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A sample of rock, soil, [[snow]], or [[ice]] obtained by driving a hollow tube into the medium  and withdrawing it with its contained sample or &ldquo;core.&rdquo;</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">In general, the aim of core sampling is to obtain a specimen in its undisturbed natural state  for subsequent analysis. The [[snow sampler]] is a hydrometeorological example of the type of  instrument used to obtain core samples.</div><br/> </div>
+<div class="definition"><div class="short_definition">A sample of rock, soil, [[snow]], or [[ice]] obtained by driving a hollow tube into the medium  and withdrawing it with its contained sample or "core."</div><br/> <div class="paragraph">In general, the aim of core sampling is to obtain a specimen in its undisturbed natural state  for subsequent analysis. The [[snow sampler]] is a hydrometeorological example of the type of  instrument used to obtain core samples.</div><br/> </div>
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