Quaternary Geology and Sedimentology Laboratory Room B8, Carnegie Science

Analytical Capabilities:

• Textural Analysis
  • Beckman Coulter Laser Particle Size Analyzer
  • Sedigraph 5100
  • CIMAX Settling Tube
• Biogenic Silica
• Organic Matter
• Sediment Thin Section Analysis
• Magnetic Susceptibility (whole core and discreet sample) using a Sapphire Instruments magnetometer
• Walk-in Core Storage

Field Equipment:

• Limnology – Seabird CTD and Hydrolab
• Automated Weather Stations
• Acoustic Seismic System including:Datasonics Chirp towed fish, and Knudsen portable 12khz, 200 khz echosounder
• 12 Foot Starcraft motorboat
• Zodiac Inflatable motorboat
• Coring Systems:
  • Livingstone Square-rod Corer
  • Nesje Percussion Corer
  • Reasoner Percussion/Piston Corer
  • Universal Surface Corer
  • Freeze Corer
  • Numerous Dredges and Small Box Corers