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A. Experiences encompassing levels of pri- relevant topic that affects teaching, research, K.M., Poust, A.W., Robson, S.V., Sclafani, J.A.,
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sampling, such as multi-use purposes for forum on Culture and Ethics of Geologic leontology: Paleobiology, p. 1–13, https://doi.org/
samples, openly shared databases for avail- Sampling are co-sponsored by the U.S. 10.1017/pab.2021.28.
able samples and repositories, and sample National Committee on Geological Sciences National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and
Medicine; Policy and Global Affairs; Board on In-
exchanges. (USNC-GS), AGU, the American Geo- ternational Scientific Organizations; Planning
C. Archiving and maintaining current sam- sciences Institute (AGI), the Mineralogical Committee for America’s Geoheritage II: Identify-
ple collections. Society of America (MSA), the National ing, Developing, and Preserving America’s Natural
D. Legal and liability issues involving per- Association of Geoscience Teachers Legacy; Sztein, E., and Whitacre, P., rapporteurs,
mitting, permissions, and licenses. (Note: (NAGT), and the International Association 2021, America’s Geoheritage II: Identifying, devel-
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What is legal is not necessarily ethical for Promoting Geoethics (IAPG). Proceedings of a workshop: U.S. National Acade-
and sampling guidelines may differ mies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine:
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