Geology

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General Laboratory

General Laboratory equipment.

Facility

General Laboratory

Staff

Dr. Robbie Goodhue

Location

Unit 7, Trinity Technology And Enterprise Centre (TTEC), Pearce Street.

Activities supported
  • LOI determinations
  • Ashing of organic samples
  • ICP-OES bulk chemistry preparation (LiBO3 fusion and acid digestion)
  • ICP-OES and ICP-MS microwave digestion
  • XRD preparation (pressed powder discs, see in situ geochem)
  • Bench and fume hood space can be made available for other preparations upon arrangement

Equipment
  • Mach-Aire standard fume hood with vented chemical storage (x2)
  • Mars Microwave Digestion System
  • Katanax Automatic Fluxer (inserts for both fused glass discs and acid digestion of fused glass)
  • Mechanical Press (x2)
  • Memmert Oven (up to 200°C)
  • SNOL Furnace (up to 1050°C)
  • Ohaus suite of balances (shielded, d = 0.0001g, 120g max)
  • Ultrasonic cleaners
  • Magnetic stirrers

Note

As the general laboratory is a shared workspace, dust-producing activities such as the breaking down of solid samples (drilling, crushing, milling etc.) cannot be accommodated. The rock preparation facilities in Unit 36B are available for all pre-processing of solid samples.