X-ray diffraction, clay mineralogy and thermal analysis laboratories

The X-ray diffraction (XRD), clay mineralogy and thermal analysis laboratories provide a suite of techniques aimed at characterising, quantifying and interpreting the mineralogy of earth-science related materials.

• X-ray diffraction
• Clay mineralogy
• Surface area analyses
• Thermal analysis

For more information contact:

The laboratories are staffed by experienced, well-trained mineralogist/geologist personnel who are employed as integrated project staff.

Section Supervisor – Simon Kemp Tel. 0115 9363448

Section Team: Doris Wagner, John McKervey, Ian Mounteney

Section links: Petrography and Microanalysis, Industrial Minerals, Thin Sections, Autoradiography.

• Thin Sections
• XRD, Thermal Analysis and Clay Mineralogy
• XRD techniques
• Petrography and Microanalysis
• Industrial mineral commodity and end-use property testing
• Minerals processing