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
Laboratory | Location | Contact |
Jaw crusher, disk mill and ring mill | Berthoud 147D | Thomas Monecke tmonecke@mines.edu Yvette Kuiper ykuiper@mines.edu |
Franz Magnetic Separator, heavy liquids and picking microscope | Berthoud 147C | Yvette Kuiper ykuiper@mines.edu |
Geochemistry lab | Berthoud 406 | Alexis Navarre-Stichler astichle@mines.edu |
Geology Core Lab | Green Center B-73 & B-70 | Stephen Sonnenberg ssonnenb@mines.edu |
Geomechanics | Berthoud 303 | Paul Santi psanti@mines.edu |
Geotech sample testing equip | Garage | Paul Santi psanti@mines.edu |
Optical mineralogy lab | Berthoud 401 | Wendy Bohrson bohrson@mines.edu |
Source Rock Analyzer | Berthoud 301B | Steve Sonnenberg ssonnen@mines.edu |
Thin section and sample preparation lab | Berthoud 147 | Jae Erickson jaericks@mines.edu |
Wilfley ‘wet shaking’ table | Berthoud 147E | Yvette Kuiper ykuiper@mines.edu |