Lab Equipment

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Name Capability
Buehler IsoMet 1000 Slow speed cutoff saw
Buehler Petrothin Thin sectioning machine (initial grinding and cutting)
MetCut10 Thin sectioning machine (initial grinding and cutting)
MetPolA Thin section polishing machine with automatic dosing unit
Durin polisher For final polishing of thin sections
Denver Glass Machinery 12” rotating lap For fine polishing of small samples
18” Diamond Pacific rotating lap For polishing of larger samples and initial polishing of thin section billets
2 vibrating laps For polishing large samples
2 Lortone TS10 trim saws For breaking down whole rock samples for thin sectioning
Medium rock For breaking down larger samples for the trim saw
Large rock saw For breaking down larger samples for the trim saw
Small BICO rock crusher (chipmunk) For crushing small rock sampl
Large BICO rock crusher (chipmunk) For crushing large volume of rock samples
Disk mill For milling coarse crush material from rock crusher
Ceramic plates For milling siderophile sensitive samples
Steel plates For milling non-siderophile sensitive samples
Rocklabs pulverizing ring mill For milling of coarse crush from rock crusher (<2mm)
Rocklabs agate pulverizing mill For milling siderophile sensitive samples
Rocklabs Tungsten Carbide pulverizing mill For milling non-siderophile sensitive samples

 

 

 

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