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Thin Section Lab on Fo'c's'le Deck


Overview

The Thin Section lab provides contains equipment for making thin sections sample preparation of lithified and nonlithified materials for microscopy and microanalytical analysis (e.g. SEM-EDS). Thin section lab technicians are equipped to prepare core material in a wide variety of preparations, including but not limited to thin sections, polished thin sections, and grain mounts. Protocols for thin section creation vary depending on material, and can be done by hand (Buehler MetaServ 250) or through a largely automated process (Logitech LP-50 lapping machine).

Instruments

  • Buehler Petrothin thin section cutting blade and cup wheel
  • Logitech LP-50 lapping machine
  • Logitech PM5 PM-5 precision polishing and lapping machine
  • Zeiss microscope
  • Beuhler MetaServ 250 grinder/polisher MetaServe 250
  • Kemet Kemvac vacuum impregnator
  • Zeiss petrographic microscope

Thin section Request

Thin section request form

Manuals

Logitech LP 50

     

Frosting Slides

     

Flattening Thin Section Billets     

Bonding Billets to Frosted Slides Slide

Cutting Billets with PetroThin

Lapping Samples on Samples on LP50

     

Polishing Samples on PM5     

End of Expedition Cleanup

     

Quick Guide TS Laser Engraver

How Disassemble the Disassemble the Logitech Jigs

Carbonate Staining with Alizarin Red

Dickson 1965_Nature_Carbonate staining for thin sections