Department of Geology (DG)

• Ass. prof. Matej Dolenec, DrSc
• Department of Geology, Aškerčeva 12
• Tel: 031 53 03 88
• E-mail: matej.dolenec@ntf.uni-lj.si, smudut@siol.net

Purpose of equipment and additional information:

• Geochemical elemental analyses of different samples:
  – analyses of major and minor elements in sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks
  – analyses of heavy metals in soils
  – analyses of alloys
  – analyses of precious metals (gold and silver purity)
  – analyses of toxic elements in food and plastic
  – field analyses (monitoring)

Access to equipment:

• Equipment is available at the Department of Geology, Aškerčeva 12, Room 220. Equipment rental or independent work is not possible because it needs a qualified technician (a course of radiation protection, medical certificate, personal dosimetry and training at the headquarters of Niton Europe in Munich, Germany).

Price of equipment use:

• Experienced user: 9.20 €/hour.
• Inexperienced user: 24.94 €/hour

• Prof. Andrej Šmuc, DrSc
• Department of Geology, Aškerčeva 12
• Tel: 01/47 04 604
• E-mail: andrej.smuc@ntf.uni-lj.si

Purpose of equipment and additional information:

• Sampling of unconsolidated lake and sea sediments up to a depth of 140 m. Sampling with a piston core is performed from a raft. PVC pipes 2 m long and 9 cm in diameter are used for sampling, which allows to capture a core up to 2 m long with one maneuver.

Access to equipment:

• Equipment is available at the Department of Geology, Aškerčeva 12, LAB M7. Equipment rental or independent work is not possible without qualified technician from FNSE.

Price of equipment use:

• Experienced user: 172.78 €/hour.
• Inexperienced user: 224.26 €/hour

• Prof. Andrej Šmuc, DrSc
• Department of Geology, Aškerčeva 12
• Tel: 01/47 04 604
• E-mail: andrej.smuc@ntf.uni-lj.si

Purpose of equipment and additional information:

Particle size determination (suspension and dry particles):

• wet particle size determination-use of different liquids (0.01 – 2100 µm)
• dry particle size determination (0.1 – 2100 µm)
• particle image analysis

Access to equipment:

• Equipment is available at the Department of Geology, Aškerčeva 12, LAB M7. Equipment rental or independent work is not possible without qualified technician.

Price of equipment use:

• Experienced user: 32.51 €/hour.
• Inexperienced user: 69.08 €/hour

• prof. dr. Mihael Brenčič
• Chair of Applied Geology
• Tel: 01 47 04 523
• E-pošta: mihael.brencic@ntf.uni-lj.si

Purpose of equipment:

The equipment is intended for measuring flows in watercourses.

Dostop do opreme:

• Equipment is available at the Department of Geology. The equipment is available by arrangement with the operators or the equipment administrator. It is not possible to rent equipment without trained NTF operators..

Reservations: mihael.brencic@ntf.uni-lj.si

Access to equipment:

• Experienced user:
• Inexperienced user:

• Ass. prof. Matej Dolenec, DrSc
• Department of Geology, Aškerčeva 12
• Tel: 01/47 04 636
• E-mail: matej.dolenec@ntf.uni-lj.si

Purpose of equipment and additional information:

• for high quality thin and thick sections of rocks, sediments, soils, concrete and aggregates used for optical microscopy, petrography, microstructure analysis, electronic microscopy, laser ablation, microprobe, etc.

Additional information:

• Small footprint of a combination machine, and no noise/pollution/spills during thin/thick section preparation
• Constant-load drive moving the sample back and forth over the diamond rollers ensures gentle and identical treatment
• Two-sided vacuum holder for both block (one side) and TS (opposite side)
• Automatic thickness control system
• Build-in thickness control accuracy at 1 micron level
• Required thickness is set before grinding
• Sample is operated non-manually
• Grinding stops automatically at set thickness
• Same thickness at large production series
• No pollution of ‘grid’ in your samples
• No relief of the final TS, no matter differences in hardness
• No differences in thickness, no matter differences in hardness
• Thin section of sizes up to 40mm×80mm
• Some focus on your microscope, as the surface is 100% plane
• Initial setting takes a total of 5-10 minutes

Access to equipment:

• Equipment is available at the Department of Geology, Aškerčeva 12, Room P6. Equipment rental or independent work is not possible because it needs a qualified technician (a three days training of the headquarters of PELCON, Denmark and at least one year of expertise in TS preparation). All information: matej.dolenec@ntf.uni-lj.si

Price of equipment use:

• prof. Matej Dolenec, DrSc
• Chair of Mineralogy, Petrology and Materials, Aškerčeva 12
• Tel: 01 31 530388
• E-mail: matej.dolenec@ntf.uni-lj.si, laboratorijkmpm@ntf.uni-lj.si

Purpose of equipment:

Qualitative and quantitative determination of the mineral composition of crystalline substances (natural and artificial materials)

Destructive/non-destructive determination of the mineral composition of:

• powder samples,
• hard samples (rocks, ores, minerals, aggregates, ceramics, crystals),
• archaeological samples (15×15×15 cm max 3 mm spot size),
• textiles,
• metals,
• alloys,
• slags,
• thin coatings.

Access to equipment:

The equipment is available at the Department of Geology, Aškerčeva 12, on the second floor, room 203. Access to the equipment is only possible for individuals who have completed a course in radiation protection, has personal dosimeter, has medical certificate and has passed the basic training course for handling the equipment. Reservations are possible by prior arrangement with the resposible person at NTF.

Price for equipment use:

• or experienced users: 148,25 EUR/h
• for inexperienced (untrained) users: 295,13 EUR/h

• Matic Centa
• Chair of Mineralogy, Petrology and Materials
• Tel: 01/47 04 623
• E-mail: matic.centa@ntf.uni-lj.si

Purpose of equipment:

A system designed to produce high-quality standard and polished thin sections of rocks, sediments, ceramics, bones, teeth, soils, concrete, ores, slags, and aggregates for use in optical polarising microscopy, petrographic and microstructural analysis, electron microscopy, laser ablation, microprobe analysis, and related applications.

Functional Characteristics :

• Preparation of standard and polished thin sections with minimal noise, no contamination, and no splashing
• System includes a diamond cutting blade and a diamond grinding wheel mounted on a single spindle
• Vacuum sample holder for both cutting and grinding (supports mounting of glass slides in all common standard sizes)
• Two precision micrometers for thickness control during both cutting and grinding
• Reproducible thin section thicknesses and damage-free sample preparation (no microcracks, tearing, or contamination)
• Uniform thickness across the entire sample surface (including edges), eliminating the need for constant refocusing under the microscope
• Production of thin and polished sections without relief (regardless of variable hardness)

Access to equipment:

• The equipment is available at the Department of Geology, Aškerčeva 12, ground floor, room P7. Equipment rental or independent operation is not possible, as specialised operator training and at least one year of experience in thin section and polished section preparation are required.

Cena za uporabo raziskovalne opreme:

• For inexperienced user: 109,34 €/h, with expert assessment 158,80 € /h