Microscopy

• Basic mineral and rock identification
• Qualitative compositional analysis of rocks, sediments, and sherds
• Textural analysis
• Quantitative compositional analysis (point counting; petrographic modal analysis) of rocks, sediments, and sherds

Research Services

Geological

• Petrogenesis
• Provenance interpretation
• Mineralization
• Statistical analysis of compositional data

Archaeological

• Provenance interpretation in archaeological context
• Ceramic technology (for pottery studies)
• Geologic resource utilization studies
• Statistical analysis of compositional data

Proposal Development and Support

• Can provide proposals suitable for competetive contracts or grants
• Development of provenance-related research designs
• Technological studies research designs
• Willing to work one-on-one to create robust petrographic modules to enhance your proposal
• Registered with NSF, federal contracting system

Available equipment

• Binocular stereomicroscope
• Polarized light microscope
• Reflected light microscope
• Digital camera for photomicroscopy