Carbonate Petrology and Characterization Laboratory
Carbonate Petrology & Characterization Lab (CPCL)
The Carbonate Petrology and Characterization Laboratory (CPCL) a part of the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences at Western Michigan University. The CPCL is a collaborative research facility headed by Dr. Stephen Kaczmarek. The CPCL is equipped with various laboratory and analytical instruments for materials characterization and experimental petrology.
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Instrumentation
- XRD 2nd Generation Bruker D2 Phaser X-ray Diffractometer
- Mineralogical characterization of carbonate rock and mineral samples
- SEM-EDS JEOL-JSM-IT100LA Scanning Electron Microscope w/EDS
- High-resolution imaging and elemental detection with spatial mapping
- XRF Bruker Elemental Tracer IV-SD System portable XRF Analyzer
- Elemental characterization of rock and mineral samples
- TSP Zeiss AxioPlan 2 Petrographic Microscope with digital camera
- Thin-section characterization of sedimentary rocks
- High-resolution digital scanner
- Slabbed core and thin section imaging
Miscellaneous laboratory instrumentation
- Teflon-lined, acid-digestion (23 ml capacity) autoclaves (Parr Instruments)
- Heratherm (Thermo Scientific) high-precision density convection ovens
- Metler-Toledo XSE104 high-precision electronic balances
- Eppendorf 5417C centrifuge
Research partnerships
- Michigan Geological Repository for Research & Education (MGRRE)
- WMU Carbonate Sedimentology Laboratory