Carbonate Petrology Lab

This SEM is equipped with a chamber that allows analysis of large samples up to 100 mm x 100 mm. A venting/loading mechanism ensures the fastest vent/load cycle in the world, providing the highest throughput. A compact motorized stage enables the user to scan the full sample area,

https://www.phenom-world.com/desktop-scanning-electron-microscopes/phenom-xl

If you would like to use this equipment please contact layajc@geos.tamu.edu

Rate for TAMU associated users: $29/hour

For Mineralogical analysis our lab uses the Rigaku Miniflex 6G system with Cu Kα radiation from 3° to 90° 2θ at 40 kV and 15 mA. The PDXL software package is used to process and interpret diffractograms..

If you would like to use this equipment please contact layajc@geos.tamu.edu

Rate for TAMU associated users: $26/sample

Petrographic analyses are performed with an Olympus BX53MTRF microscope paired with the Olympus Stream Essentials 2.1 software package for digital imaging and processing.

If you would like to use this equipment please contact layajc@geos.tamu.edu