Sedimentary Petrography Laboratory
Housed within the Michigan Geological Repository for Research and Education in the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences at Â鶹´«Ã½, this facility is the leading lab in the state to study the geology of Michigan. Dr. William Harrison directs this lab and Â鶹´«Ã½s can use the resources for research and study.
Recent Projects
- Geologic mapping of the Augusta quad: US Geological Survey, Federal, 9/1/11-8/31/12
- Michigan Contribution to the National Geothermal Data System: Arizona Geological Survey, 5/24/10-8/29/12
- Geologic mapping of Calhoun County: Great Lakes Geologic Coalition, Federal, 8/1/11-7/31/12
- Petroleum Technology Transfer Council Michigan Center: Petroleum Technology Transfer Council, Other, 10/1/09-9/30/11
Laboratory Equipment
- High-end PC-based work stations with Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Freehand, PETRA and Image analysis software
- Large format high end HP plotter
- Leica DC 480 digital microscope camera set up for direct DVD collection and projection to large screen with LCD projector
- Leica M-420 broad field polarizing microscope
- Luminoscope Cathodoluminescence stage and microscope
- Nikon Optiphot Pol research grade microscope
- Nuralog wireline scanner
Laboratory Library Collections
- American Association of Petroleum Geologists Bulletin
- Geological Society of America
- Journal of sedimentary research
- More than 250 reference volumes plus several other journal collections
- More than 2500 reprints filed and entered into the Endnote database
- Palaios and paleobiology