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Specimen preparation facility
Chemical or mechanical extractions/preparations of study material, whether paleontological, archaeological or current.
The equipment allows in particular:
– the dissolution of carbonate rocks, using acids, to extract the fossil material
– the drying, washing and sieving of acid attack residues, sediments or substrates
– the release, using micro-hammers, fossil material included in rock blocks
– precision cutting and polishing for the production of thin-blades (to study microstructures)
– drying, grinding, sieving and precision weighing for the preparation of powder samples (geochemical analyzes).
Informations complémentaires :
Equipment reservation
Equipment available:
“Sieving” room: – 4 dilution columns formic and acetic acids – hydrogen peroxide – 3 fume cupboards – 1 large dryer – 1 large sink tray with numerous water inlets + 6 individual sinks – sieves (mesh size 100 µm to 5mm) – basins of various sizes – 2 long benches
“Dendro-paleontology” room dedicated to manipulations generating noise and dust: – 3 micro-hammers (or “micro-chisels”) of different precision and power – compressed air – 1 bench
“Fine preparations” room: – 1 oven – 1 crusher – 2 precision scales – 1 precision saw – 1 lapidary (thin-blade polishing) – 1 micro-drill – 2 bench hoods – compressed air – 1 sink – 2 bench tops
