Sedimentological Laboratory
We carry out the following investigations on sediments and sedimentary rocks:
Chemical processing of sediments
- Destruction of carbonate contents
- Removal of organic matter
Grain size analyses and separation of grain fractions
- Dry and wet sieve analyses
- Atterberg method
- Centrifuge separation
Heavy mineral separation
- Separation by means of sodium polytungstate
- Preparation of scattering preparations
Carbonate content determination
- Carbonate bomb according to Müller
Mineralogy of sediments and sedimentary rocks
(in cooperation with the department of Applied Geochemistry)
- Powder production from sedimentary rocks
- Production of texture preparations for clay mineralogy
- Total rock mineralogy and clay mineral determination by XRD