Lab Charges

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Service Cost
  Internal* External**
Regular Thin Section $16.00 $20.00
Large Thin Section $40.00 $50.00
Polished Thin Section $32.00 $40.00
Regular Thin Section to Polished Thin Section $16.00 $20.00
Large Polished Thin Section $100.00 $120.00
Polished Thick Section $24.00 $30.00
Grain Mount $20.00 $20.00
Polished Grain Mount $28.00 $35.00
Small Epoxy Puck $16.00 $20.00
Medium Epoxy Puck $24.00 $30.00
Large Epoxy Puck $28.00 $35.00
Cutting/Sample (sample sent offsite for further processing) $3.00  
Lapping/Sample (sample sent offsite for further processing) $3.00  
Epoxy Impregnation $3.00 $4.00
Blue Staining $4.00 $5.00
Add cover slip $2.50 $3.00
Remove coverslip $2.50 $3.00
Oriented samples $1.50 $2.00
Repair Thin Section $3.00 $5.00
Carbon removal $3.00 $5.00
Resurface Pucks $3.00 $5.00
Cutting Slabs *** $10.00-
    30.00****
Lapping Slabs *** $10.00-
    30.00****
K - Feldspar Staining (Rock) *** $10.00
TS K-Feldspar Staining *** $4.00
P-Feldspar Staining (Rock) *** $5.00
TS P-Feldspar Staining *** $4.00
TS Carbonate Stain *** $4.00
TS Fe Carbonate Stain *** $4.00
TS Dolomite Stain *** $4.00
Crushing Sample *** $8.00
Milling Sample *** $5.00
25 slide TS box TBD TBD
100 slide TS box TBD TBD
40 dram vials TBD TBD
20 dram vials TBD TBD
Rush Orders +100% +100%

* Internal pricing applies to faculty, sta4, graduate students, undergraduate students, visiting scientists, and adjuncts of the Earth Sciences Department, Carleton University.

**External pricing applies to everyone else including members of the OCGC.

*** Graduate and undergraduate students are expected to complete these processes themselves with training and supplies obtained from their supervisor.

**** Price includes 3 initial cuts and $1.00 for each additional cut. Polishing includes successive grits up to 600 and finished with Aluminium Oxide on 1 cut surface. Please contact for quote.

TBD: To be determined based on current market value of last purchase.

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