X-ray diffractometer Shimadzu XRD-7000S (Japan)

 

Designed for a wide range of studies: X-ray analysis of any crystalline material. It has a high-temperature chamber for control of phase transitions when changing temperatures. The software allows to carry out qualitative and quantitative analysis using a computer licensed international database.

 X-ray diffractometer Bruker D2 Phaser (Germany)

 

Designed for a wide range of studies: X-ray analysis of any crystalline material. Software (DIFFRAC.EVA and TOPAS) allows you to use a computer database to carry out:

- Qualitative and quantitative mineralogical analysis;

- Clarification of the structure of crystalline minerals and other substances;

- An assessment of the real structure (defects, crystallinity), minerals, and other amorphous and crystalline materials.

Device Simultaneous thermal analysis Netzsch STA 449 F3 Jupiter (Germany)

 

Designed to study the thermal properties of minerals, rocks, artificial materials and fluids, including hydrocarbons, as well as quality control materials.

This enables the measurement of mass changes and thermal effects at temperatures up to 1500 ° C. Designed for thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), differential thermal analysis (DTA), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC).

Able to conduct simulation experiments taking place during firing minerals.

Optical polarizing microscope transmitted light «Axio Imager» Research class (Carl Zeiss, Germany)

 

It is used for the study of thin sections of rocks to identify the mineral composition of rocks and structure of the distribution of the pore space.

Equipped with a digital camera, a computer-controlled, software AxioVision and Zen Pro for analysis and processing of the images.

 Complex thermobarogeochemical studies of minerals and rocks on the basis of an optical microscope Axio Scope A1 (Carl Zeiss, Germany) and heat chamber Linkam THMS600 (UK)

 

It designed for the study of gas-liquid inclusions in minerals and rocks, the reconstruction of physical and chemical parameters and paleotemperatures mineralization.

Equipped with a high-resolution photo and video installation for imaging studies, software AxioVision software for automatic control of the experiment and the processing of the results.

Stereomicroscope Stemi 2000C

 

A microscope for observation of bulk include surfaces minerals, rocks, various inclusions therein of bulk natural and artificial materials. The microscope is equipped with a high resolution camera and software Zen Pro analysis and image processing.