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Rock Processing Laboratory

The Rock Processing Laboratory is a three-room facility that houses equipment for cutting, polishing, crushing, sieving, and powdering rocks for preparation of thin sections, whole rock, and mineral analysis. The laboratory is equipped with running water, compressed air, built-in vacuuming system, and two chemical fume hoods.

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Equipment Includes:

Rock crushing and mineral concentration
1) Quinn Process Equipment Laboratory Anti-friction bearing Dual Crushing Rolls, 10" x 6"
2) Marcy Jaw Crusher, 4" x 6"
3) Bico Braun UA Pulverizer
4) Dual pan sieve shakers
5) Digital 100 lb balance
6) Short wave uv lights

Wet Processing
1) Gemeni Mineral Concentrating Table Model 60 with Eriez Vibratory Feeder
2) Settling Columns for sedimentology

Saws and Laps (for petrology and petrographic analysis)
1) MK Products 10" Slab/Trim Saws
2) 3 MK Products 10" Tile Saw
3) Lortone 14" Gravity Saw
4) 2 Buehler Petrothin Thin Section System
5) Buehler Petropol Polishing System
6) 5" Trim Saw
7) Coarse and fine grit laps
8) 20" Vibro Lap
9) Diamond Rock Coring Drill mounted on drill press
10) Ingram Ward Thin Section Cut-off Saw/Grinder
11) Ingram Ward Thin Section Cut-off Saw

Dry sample preparation-sieving, powdering, magnetic separation
1) 2 Ro-Taps
2) Bico Braun Chipmunk
3) Frantz Isodynamic Separator
4) Spex Shatterbox
5) 3 Ball Mills