Contact the Thin Section and Sample Preparation Facility
Contact details and information on services available for staff, students and visitors.
Services available
- Ordinary (transmitted light) thin sections sizes 26x76mm and 51x76mm.
- Polished thin sections sizes 25x48mm and 1" diameter.
- Polished resin blocks, hot or cold cast, 1" diameter.
- Demountable fluid inclusion wafers 24x48mm.
- Blue dyed resin impregnation is available.
- Colloidal silica polishing is also available.
Polished thin sections and resin blocks can be polished with either diamond or aluminium oxide compounds.
Mineral separation
We offer the potential to separate minerals (e.g. apatite, olivine, zircon) from crushed rocks based on their density and magnetic properties.
Important information
The facility is available for use by:
- Students and staff at the University of Edinburgh
- Students and staff from other universities
- External users such as research bodies and commercial organisations
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Contact
For more information or to access our services, please contact:
Mr Ivan Febbrari Senior Technical Equipment Officer
- Telephone: +44 (0) 131 650 8504
- Email: Ivan.Febbrari@ed.ac.uk
- Address: Sample Preparation Facility, Grant Institute, School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, James Hutton Road, EDINBURGH EH9 3FE
Location:
The Thin Section and Sample Preparation Facility is located in the John Murray Building, King's Buildings campus at the University of Edinburgh.
Please note that parking on campus is strictly by permit only. Commercial and external users should contact the facility staff about parking arrangements.