Instrumentation and Facilities
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
