An example of a publication using live IGSNs can be found here:
This paper contains several samples identified by IGSN. One of them is IGSN: 10.58052/SSH000SUA. Information about this sample can be obtained by resolving the IGSN by adding the URL of the resolver before the IGSN: https://doi.org/10.58052/SSH000SUA.
IGSN can be used to identify samples and sampling features, such as boreholes or outcrops. The IGSN [https://doi.org/10.60510/ICDP5054ESYI201 10.60510/ICDP5054ESYI201] identifies a core section from core [https://doi.org/10.60510/ICDP5054ECYD101 5054_1_A_658_Z (IGSN 10.60510/ICDP5054ECYD101)] of the COSC Expedition of the International Continental Scientific Drilling Program. The corresponding drill hole (sampling feature) [https://doi.org/10.60510/ICDP5054EEW1001 5054_1_A] is identified by IGSN [https://doi.org/10.60510/ICDP5054EEW1001 10.60510/ICDP5054EEW1001].