Flash Player Not Detected or Javascript is disabled

Get Adobe Flash player

General Information

In addition to the space at the AMGRF that is utilized for routine core processing and curatorial activities, the facility houses a wide variety of equipment to enable visiting scientists to carry out additional analyses on the cores. This equipment includes:

  • GEOTEK multi-sensor core logger with a non-contacting resistivity sensor.
  • Quantachrome Multipychnometer
  • Norelco whole-core X-Ray unit
  • Rigaku Miniflex XRD with Jade 7.5 and search/match software and minerals database
  • Zeiss Axioskop 2 with analog and digital cameras
  • A photographic copy table for core and close-up digital photography
  • Nikon D-70 digital camera with 60 mm and 18 – 125 mm lenses
  • Dark room facilities
  • Adjustable core splitter for cores 2" to 5" in diameter
  • Standard sediment processing facilities
  • A networked system of Macintosh and PC's including a power Mac G5 computer with analytical software
  • Artixscan 2500f Microtek high resolution scanner
  • HP color LaserJet printer 4650dn
  • Upgraded network database server with over a tera-byte of storage capacity
  • New LCD Projector