Laboratories

Major Laboratories

Microscopy and Fluid Inclusion Laboratory

Room: BH111, BH401B
Contact: Dr. Thomas Monecke
Link: Laboratory Homepage

Minerals and Materials Characterization Facility

Room: BH110, BH116, BH118, BH119
Contact: Dr. Katharina Pfaff
Link: Facility Homepage

Stable Isotope Facility

Room: BH404, BH406B
Contact: Dr. Susann Stolze, Dr. Thomas Monecke
Link: Facility Homepage

General Chemistry Lab

Room: BH406
Contact: Alexis Sitchler

A general chemistry and research labs with a wide variety of standard equipment including: fume hoods, glassware, ovens, hotplates, centrifuges, scales, etc. Instrument: Ion Chromotagraphy

Thin Section Lab

Room: BH147
Contact: Jae Erickson

Rock saws, laps, automated thin section and polishing equipment for production of petrographic thin sections, polished thin sections, and fluid inclusion sections.

X-Ray Diffractometer

Room: BH405
Contact: Dr. Ric Wendlandt

A powder x-ray diffraction system used for mineral characterization. The solid state system is PC driven and completely automated, capable of multi-sample analysis and uses a copper radiation source. Instrument: Scintag XDS 2000

Additional Analytical Equipment

Field pH Meters

Room: 301
Contact: Rick Sarg

For the measurement of pH of water in the field.

Magnetic Separator

Room: 147E
Contact: Yvette Kuiper

For the separation of magnetically sensitive grains of a ground up rock sample by use of a vibrating slide within a magnetic field, in preparation for various types of analysis. Instrument: Franz L-1

Petrographic Microscope

Room: 401
Contact: Wendy Bohrson

A research quality petrographic microscope with a digital imaging system and a camera attachment. Various other research microscopes are distributed throughout the Department. Instrument: Leitz Labolux 12 Pol

Rock Crushing and Milling

Room: 147D
Contact: Thomas Monecke/ Yvette Kuiper

Rocklab Boyd jaw crusher and ring mill for crushing and pulverizing rock samples for geochemical analysis. A BICO cone mill is available for grinding and pulverizing of broken rock samples in preparation for geochronological analysis.

Source Rock Analyzer

Room: 301B
Contact: Steve Sonnenberg

Hydrous pyrolysis analysis of source and reservoir rock hydrocarbons for organic carbon content and estimation of thermal maturity.

Water Level Sounder

Room: 141E
Contact: Dave Benson

For measurement of water levels in wells along with measurements of organic liquid-water interface levels. Instrument: Solinist #11688