DEPARTMENT FOR MINERAL RESOURCES AND MARINE GEOLOGY
Mineralogical-Petrographic Laboratory
Contact: Jasmina Martinčević Lazar, dipl. ing. geol. (XRD Analysis)
Dr. sc. Anita Grizelj, dipl. ing. geol. (XRD Analysis)
Dr.sc. Nikolina Ilijanić, dipl. ing. geol. (XRD i SEM)
Dr.sc. Marija Horvat, dipl. ing. geol. (SEM)
Dr.sc. Ozren Hasan, dipl. ing. geol. (SEM i laserski difraktometar)
The mineralogical-petrographic laboratory has been established for the purpose of determining the mineral composition of rock samples (igneous, metamorphic, volcaniclastic, and sedimentary), palaeosols, and archaeological samples. X-ray diffractometer (XRD analysis), magnetometer, polarizing microscopes (modal analysis), and scanning electron microscope (SEM) with BSE and EDS detectors are used for determining the mineralogical composition.
Within this laboratory, granulometric analyses are conducted using a laser diffractometer and sieving, as well as analyses of particle sphericity and roundness.
Laboratory equipment includes:
- PANalytical X’Pert Powder X-ray Diffractometer
- Scanning electron microscope JEOL SEM with EDS and BSE
- Shimadzu SALD 2300 laser diffractometer with a measurement range from 17 nm to 2.5 mm
- Bartington magnetometer with detectors (MS2C, MS2E, MS2B)
- Isodynamic magnetic separator (LB-1)
- TGA/DSC 2 Star – Mettler Toledo
- Polarizing microscopes (Leitz – LABORLUX12POL S; Carl Zeiss – Axio Lab.A1 POL; Carl Zeiss Jenna – Amplival; Olympus – BX 51…)
- Stereo microscopes (Olympus – SZH; BTC – STM8b)
- McCrone Micronising Mill for fine sample grinding
- Vibration shaker for sieving
- Aerometer
PANalytical X’Pert Powder X-ray Diffractometer
McCrone Micronising Mill for fine sample grinding
Shimadzu SALD 2300 laser diffractometer
