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Facility
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Geology Technical Laboratory (a.k.a. the Thin Section Lab)
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Contact
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Elaine Treacy, CTO
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Staff
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Sarah Carty, Maura Morgan, Mary O’Shea
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Location
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Technicians labs, Museum Building, TCD
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Activities supported
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- Preparation of geological thin sections (50 x 25 mm) to required thickness (ca. 30 – 200 µm), stained/non-stained
- Preparation of polished puck (25 mm)
- Cutting of rock samples from ~1 to 50cm diameter
- Grinding to remove weathering or to a flat surface
- Preparation of polished rock samples up to ~30cm diameter
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Equipment
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- 24” circular saw, DURO
- 12“ circular saw, Diamant Borat
- 6” grinder, Cutrock
- Precision saw, Buehler PetroThin
- Precision saw, Buehler ISO Met 1000
- Precision lapping equipment, Logitech LP70
- Manual grinder & polisher, Buehler EcoMet 30
- Polisher, Logitech PM 5
- Vibro lap
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Note
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Open to research & commercial work subject to availability. Contact technical staff for pricing, enquires and booking.
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