Department of Mineralogy

 

Infrastructure
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Clean air chemical laboratory

Thermal Ionization mass spectrometry – TRITON

Thermal Ionization mass spectrometry – MAT262

Noble Gas mass spectrometry – ARGUS

Noble Gas mass spectrometry – NOBLESSE

Fission Track dating laboratory

Raman microspectrometry laboratory

Fluid inclusion microthermometry laboratory

Particle characterization laboratory

Geophysical Fluid Dynamics laboratory

X-ray diffractometry

Thin and polished sectioning laboratory

XRF preparation

Mineral separation facilities

ICP-MS

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Mineral separation facilities

Our department is featuring classical sample preparation and mineral separation facilities: jaw-crusher, rotating disk mill, tungsten carbide and agate ring mills, Wilfely table, two Frantz magnetic separators, heavy liquid separation facility mainly using methylene iodide and sodium poly-tungstate solution.

Mineral separation facilities

Contact: Prof. Urs Schaltegger, Tel +41 22 379 66 38, urs.schaltegger@unige.ch

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