Facilities

The Department of Earth Sciences possesses a wide range of modern facilities ranging from Teaching and Research Laboratories to specialized research equipment. The latter include:

research petrological and biological microscopes
campus access to geological maps and literature on regional geology
laser particle size analyzer
magnetic susceptibility meter with automatic core system
magnetic fluid separator
24 channel field seismograph
resistivity meter
ground penetrating radar
gravity meter
proton precession magnetometer
portable rock magnetometer
ac demagnetizer
thermal demagnetizer
ICP-MS with laser ablation system for trace element geochemistry
heating stages for 600C/1500C fluid/glass inclusion studies
wavelength dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence spectrometer
powder and single crystal X-Ray diffractometer
low voltage/low vacuum Hitachi S2380N Scanning Electron Microscope for
observation of uncoated geological and paleontological specimens