Sample Preparation

• We maintain a number of tools for sample preparation:

• Low speed saws for cutting and sectioning

• Jaw crushers for pulverizing rock samples

• Jar mills to grind powders down to 10 µm

• Planetary mill for high energy grinding

• Ovens for drying

• Furnaces for ashing and phase conversion

• Coating and sputtering equipment

• Optical microscopes for examination

• Microbalances for preparing custom standards