A separate sample preparation lab with:
Hillquist thin section machine
Buehler grinder/polisher with magnetic quick-change system
plus several rock saws for small, medium, and large samples, ultrasonic cleaner, and polarizing light (petrographic) microscopes.
Additional analytical equipment available for use includes: an atomic force microscope (AFM), Raman spectrometer, gas chromatograph-mass spectrometer (GC-MS), gas chromatograph (GC), high performance liquid chromatograph (HPLC), Fourier transform infrared spectrometer (FTIR), supercritical fluid extraction equipment, a fluorimeter, and UV/Vis spectroscopy.