Stanford University

Contact Info:

Alex Grande

https://sdss-samplepreparation.stanford.edu/

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RRID: RRID:SCR_023258

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Description:

Provides guidance, access, and hands-on training for rock preparation, equipment uses, and mineral separation techniques. The most common uses are Powdering samples for geochemical or isotopic analysis;Cutting/drilling/coring rocks for geophysical analysis or generating thin section billets;Separation of zircon and apatite from quartz and feldspar;Soil and/or sediment sieving.