Instrumentation

ANALYTICAL GEOCHEMISTRY EQUIPMENT

• Thermo-Finnigan Element 2 Inductively-Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer
  (HR-ICPMS)
• JEOL 2010 Analytical Transmission Electron Microscope (200kV)
  (HR-TEM)
• Hitachi HS-9 Transmission Electron Microscope
• Hitachi S510 Scanning Electron Microscope with Thermo-Noran system six EDS
• Bruker Analytical SRS3000 Sequential X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer
  (XRF)
  
• Rigaku Biplanar automated powder x-ray diffractometer (XRD)
• Isotope separation laboratory
• J2-MC refrigerated centrifuge with rotors
• Labline Model 3476M mechanical convection oven
• Edwards FTM6 sputter coater
• FISONS SC502 Au sputter coater
• FISONS CA508 C sputter coater
• Microwave oven for chemical digestion
• Atomic absorption spectrophotometer w/Graphite furnace
• Corning Model 610A pH meter
• YSI Model 32FI specific conductivity meter
• Digilab FTS-3500 Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer with UMA 600 microscope (FTIR)

MINERALOGY & PETROLOGY EQUIPMENT

• Rapid-quench cold-seal pressure vessels (8)
• Deltech one atmosphere gas mixing furnaces (2)
• ThermoLyne one atmosphere gas mixing furnace
• SPI-53 mineral standards
• Braunsonic Ultrasonic Cell Disruptor
• Clay preparation equipment
• Panasonic GP-KS102 Microscope Video Camera System
• Mitsubishi 26" Video Receiver/Monitor/SVHS CS-2610
• Olympus Research Petrographic Microscope (transmitted and reflected light)
• Automatic Petrographic Point Counter
• Olympus Petrographic Automatic Camera System
• Nikon SMZ-1B Stereomicroscopes

SEDIMENTOLOGY & HYDROGEOLOGY EQUIPMENT

• Soil sampling equipment (augers, lysimeters, etc.)
• Photo Ionization Detector
• Gilson SS-15 Sieve Shaker and Sieves
• Mettler BB-1300 Electronic Balance
• Mettler PM200 Electronic Balance
• Branson Model B5200RA 2.5 gal. Ultrasonic Bath
• GilSonic Autosiever Model GA-1
• Gilson Hydrometer Test Apparatus with Bath
• QED Air Bladder Groundwater Sampler
• Geotech Peristaltic Pump/Timco Bailer
• Blue M Gravity Convection Oven
• Franz Magnetic Separator
• RediFlo 2 Pump (well sampling)
• Slope Indicator Water Level Indicator
• Brainard-Kilman t-125 Hand Pump Set
• Corning Checkmate Modular Meter pH and Conductivity
• On-Campus Well Nest with piezometer
• ABEM SAS 300C Terrameter
• ABEM SAS Log 200 Well Logging Unit
  
  

GEOPHYSICS & SURVEY EQUIPMENT

• GISCO MMTD-60 Thermal Demagnetizer
• ASC IM-10 Impulse Magnetizer
• Spinner Magnetometer
• Magellan Model NAV5000 Global Positioning System
• Bison Magnetic Susceptibility Meter
• Gravity Meter
• Magnetometer
• Digital Altimeter
• Bison 8012 Seismograph
• Bison 2365 Resistivity Accessory
• Keck GR-86 Gamma Ray Logger
• Geonic EM34 Ground Conductivity Meter
• Leitz TM6 Theodolite/tripod/rod
• Earth Resistivity Meter SAS300
• Autohelm Digital Compass

SAMPLE PREPARATION EQUIPMENT

• BICO Chipmunk Jaw Crusher
• BICO Enclosed Ring Mill Shatter Box
• Hillquist Diamond Flat Lap
• Polimet Polisher/Grinder
• Hot Plates (12" x 24")
• Buehler 3 Position Polishing Table
• Rock Pulverizer
• Hillquist Thin Section Machine
• Covington Diamond 16" Rock Saw
• MK Diamond 12" Rock Saw
• Gemeni Mineral Separation Table

COMPUTER EQUIPMENT

• 12-station Dell High-End Computer Modeling Laboratory
• HP Laser Printers
• HP Color Scanner
• MacIntosh Computers
• Networked HP ColorLaserJet 4550Dn Printer
• Two Newtworked HP Color Plotters

SOFTWARE

• ESRI ArcMap mapping packages
• IgPet
• RockWorks geological software
• MinPet 2.0
• GeoGraphics (Landmark) Integrated Geological Mapping/Geophysical
• Processing Packages
• CorelDraw and Adobe illustration software
• Modflow and other hydrogeology programs
• Surfer
• Grapher
• Maptek Vulcan
• Stereonet
• GeoCalculator