The Optical Microscopy & Laser Imaging Research Facility provides light and confocal laser microscopy for geologic applications such as mineral and rock sample preparation, mineral identification, and high-resolution imaging of mineral structures, fission tracks, and surface geometries.
What we do
The Optical Microscopy & Laser Imaging Research Facility uses light and confocal laser microscopes to further mineral separation, pick suitable minerals for dating techniques, examine fission tracks, and determine the surface topography of grains for volume estimates of laser ablation pits. We provide access to our microscopes listed below for general use.
Facilities and equipment
Key capabilities include:
- Leica binocular microscope
- Zeiss LSM 900 confocal laser scanning microscope
- Zeiss Axiolab
- Zeiss Binocular Picking scope
- Zeiss Axioplan with drawing tube and digitising tablet
- Zeiss Axio Imager.M2
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Contact us
- Lead: Prof. Todd Ehlers
- For inquiries or to learn more about our facility and services, email Dr Sarah Falkowski
