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Above: Nikon Eclipse E600 POL Polarizing and Reflected Light Microscope. Right: Olympus BX40 Polarizing and Reflected Light Microscope.
Petrographic Analyses
Petrographic Analyses
The PDRG offers two polarizing and reflected light microscopes with cameras and 2.5x to 100x objectives. The Nikon E600 is equipped with a rotating stage, fitted with an X/Y slide holder, to enable point counting.
Cathodoluminescence
Cathodoluminescence
This CITL MK5 cathodoluminescence stage is mounted on a Zeiss A1 Axioscope microscopes with polarizing and reflected light. This microscope is fitted with a Canon EOS R50 mirrorless camera, Canon software, and a custom Martin Microscope adapter. The EOS R50 has a 24.2MP sensor with built-in WiFi & Bluetooth® capability. The camera may be operated on a phone or tablet and is connceted to a HP Compaq 6200 SFF Desktop PC Computer Intel Core i5 2400 16GB RAM. This setup is capable of long exposure times, required for low light conditions.
Stereoscope Microscopy - Microfossil ID
Stereoscope Microscopy - Microfossil ID
The PDRG Group has several trinocular dissecting scopes, used in microfossil ID applications. Shown here: an Olympus SZ61 Stereomicroscope fitted with a ring light and an A5 Motic Camera photographing a benthic foraminifera from Abu Dhabi. The camera is controlled by a Dell Optiplex Small Form Factor i5-14500/16GB RAM.
X-Cite Fluorescence and CRAIC UV-visible-NIR Microspectrophotometer
X-Cite Fluorescence and CRAIC UV-visible-NIR Microspectrophotometer
The PDRG also supervises the Fluorescence Microscopy Lab. Shown here is a Zeiss Axioscope D1 Imager microscope polarizing and reflected light microscope with an X-Cite Fluorescence System and fitted with a CRAIC UV-NIR Microspectrophotometer. The CRAIC microspectrophotometer includes a built in camera. For low light fluorescence photography, the microscope may be mounted with Canon EOS R50 mirrorless camera and a custom Martin Microscope adapter.
Department of Earth Science, MUN
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Memorial University of Newfoundland
The Core Research Equipment & Instrument Training Network at Memorial University of Newfoundland run a number of different analytical facilities. Information about the facilities, contact information, and fee structure can be found online here:
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