Equipment

• Two X-ray Diffractometers:
  • Philips Theta-2Theta instrument
  • Panalytical Theta-Theta instruments
• Scanning Electron Microscope: Leo 1430VP
• Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectrometer: Oxford Instrument, Aztec and Inca software
• Gold sputter coater and graphite evaporator
• Buehler Minimet sample polisher for SEM/EDS
• Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer: Perkin Elmer 1100B
• Dionex Ion Chromatograph DX 120
• Delta-Nu Portable Raman Spectrometer for Mineral identification
• Hach DR2000 Spectrophotometer
• Polarizing Microscopes: 15 Leitz petrographic microscopes for student use
• Five research grade Petrographic Microscopes:
  • (2) Nikon (trinocular), Leitz and Olympus (Transmitted and Reflected light capability)
  • (2) Meiji Techno RZ binocular Microscopes
  • Olympus SZ60 zoom binocular photographic microscope
• 28 various student stereo zoom binocular microscopes
• Braun Chipmunk Rock Crusher
• Two Hydraulic Rock Splitters
• Large Centrifuge
• Sonic Dismembrator
• Muffle Furnace: Ney 2-525
• Nikon Digital Camera D200
• Olympus EOS D60 Digital Camera
• Sony HD Video Camera
• Geiger Counter
• Ultraviolet lamps
• Diamond Rock Saws
• 8 inch Buhler diamond polishing unit
• Paulin Altimeter
• Thin Section Equipment
• Geometrix G858 Cesium Vapor Magnetometer
• Scintrex Proton Precession Magnetometer
• Mala Ground Penetrating Radar
• Geometrix ES3000 12 channel portable seismic unit
• 5 Trimble Geoxm GPS units
• Pentax PX-06D Infrared Theodolite
• ISCO Automatic Water Sampler
• 2 Water flow meters
• Spex Industries Ball Mill
• 13 telescopic alidade and plane table units
• 3 Topcon Stereo Viewers
• Department Computer Lab with 20 Dell GX280 Computers
• HP Designjet 800ps 42 inch color plotter
• HP 5500 Color Printer
• One 15 Passenger Vans; Two 12 Passenger Vans