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Optical Microscopes
The Petrological and Stereo microscopes that are available to students and staff include:
- Leica DMLP Reflected/transmitted light polarizing microscope with digital camera. (Donated to the School of GeoSciences by Prof. W. Williams and up-graded from EMMAC funds, December 2007).
- Leica DMLP transmitted light polarizing microscope with a Prior X-Y motorised stage an in-house software for point counting (Donated to the School of GeoSciences by Dr Rchel Wood and up-graded from EMMAC funds, August 2009).
- Nikon SMZ800 Stereo microscope for both incident and transmitted
illumination capability for viewing whole large-format thin sections
under crossed polars, and attachment for Nikon Coolpix digital camera.
- Nikon Eclipse e200 petrological microscope with Nikon Coolpix camera.
- Zeiss binocular petrological microscope.
Donated to the Department of Geology and Geophysics (2003) from the estate of Sir F. H. Stuart.
- Zeiss monocular petrological microscope.
- Zeiss Stemi 2000-C stereo microscope used for mineral separation. See reticle calibration below. Donated to the School of GeoSciences by Dr. H Sinclair.
- Zeiss Stemi SV11 stereo microscope with drawing tube (Donated to the School of GeoSciences by Dr S. Rigby)
- Wild M420 stereo microscope with Nikon Coolpix camera.
- Leitz Metallux 3 microscope for Linkham fluid inclusion stage.
- Nikon Optiphot for Cathodoluminesence studies.
CoolPix operating instructions
Coolpix operating instructions can be down loaded here:
Zeiss Stemi 2000-C
Reticle calibration.
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