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environmental geosciences
Research and teaching centre
environmental geosciences

Geophysical and petrographic tools

Rock magnetism instruments

. Superconducting Magnetometer SRM760R (2G Enterprises) for long samples and with in-line AF demagnetization

. Vibrating sample magnetometer 8604 (LakeShore) with temperature range: 77-950 K

. Susceptibilimeter MFK1 (AGICO), frequency and variable field, low and high temperature, rotational device for anisotropy

. High-resolution magnetic scanner (developed in-house) with permanent magnets up to 1T

. TD48SC PaleoIntensity Furnace (ASC) with controlled atmosphere device

. LDA5 alternating field demagnetizer (AGICO)

. Pulsed field magnet MMPM9 (Magnetic Measurements)

. Helium Pycnometer Stereopycnometer (QuantaChrome Instruments)

. Non-magnetic hydrostatic pressure cells (up to 2.5 GPa)

. Magneto-Optical Imaging (MOI) system with ultra-sensitive camera

. Magnetometer and susceptibility meter for large samples (up to around 5kg)

. Oriented sampling equipment for palaeomagnetism

The Roche Module instruments

. Cutting machine (BROTLAB)

. Double blade carrot saw

. Rectiplaque (BROT)

. Core drilling machine

. Grinder (BROT)

. Polisher (BROT)

. Ring mill

Geophysical equipment

. Flow valve gradiometer with Foerster datalogger

. ABEM Terrameter SAS4000 electrical resistance tomography system

. Ohmmeter for electrical prospecting (4 electrode methods)

. Overhauser effect magnetometer QMLab MMPOS

. Geometrics G856 proton precession magnetometer

. Caesium Geometrics G-858 Steam Gradiometer

. Fluxgate magnetometer for metal detection

. LE3D/5sec 3-axis H/V seismometer

. Portable H/V seismometer (10 x 14 x 8 cm, 1kg) Tromino Blu

. MetMet meteorite susceptibility meter

. Development of printed circuits, measurement and calibration systems.

SEM Hitachi S 3000 N

Microscopy and petrography

. MEB Hitachi S 3000 N, image processing and elemental analysis software : Spirit, EDS : Brucker

. Keyence digital microscope VHX

. Leica Petrographic Microscope DMRXP with a 4k CMOS camera