Petrography
The Department is well-equipped with a suite, a research compound, and petrographic microscopes. Special microscopes are dedicated to cathodoluminescence, flourescence, and vinitrite reflectance analyses. A number of the microscopes have built-in still cameras, 35mm and Polaroid formats. In addition, facilities exist to camcord images, display them on a CRT-screen, as well as digitize images and store, manipulate, etc., these within our Macintosh computer network. A Polaron Critical Point Dryer is available for fixing of organic matter for SEM analyses. A number of Scanning Electron Microscopes (SEM's) exist on campus and are available for use by geoscientists.
