Shared Facilities
Mineral Separation
The Mineral Separation Facility includes shatterboxes for sample pulverization, a crusher, a disc mill pulverizer, a Rogers table, a Wilfly table, a mica table, sieves, heavy liquids and Franz magnetic separators for mineral separation.
- Contact Daniel Stockli for details
Recording Studio
The Recording Studio is a sound-dampened room outfitted with cameras, a green screen, a learning wall, microphones, and editing software that streamlines and simplifies the process of recording classes, presentations, or other multimedia.
- Contact Ty Lehman for details
Faceting Lab
One of a few faceting labs in the U.S., it contains equipment for grinding and shaping gemstone-grade material.
- Contact Kenneth Befus for details.
Rock Saw
The Rock Saw Lab supports research and teaching by providing equipment to cut and trim rock, mineral, and core samples for petrographic, geochemical, and structural analyses. The facility includes slab saws and trim saws capable of processing a wide range of lithologies, from sedimentary and metamorphic rocks to harder igneous samples, enabling precise sample preparation prior to thin sectioning, geochronology, and microanalytical work.
- Contact Elizabeth Catlos for details.
Thin Section Lab
The goal of the Thin Section Lab is to support in-house thin section production for research and instructional needs. More information coming soon.
- Contact Elizabeth Catlos for details.