Department of Geology (DG)

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The Research Infrastructure Centre of the Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering (NTF) offers research equipment of NTF that is also located at the Department of Geology.

Department of Geology
Aškerčeva cesta 12
Privoz 11
SI-1000 Ljubljana
Tel: +386 1 470 45 00
Fax: +386 1 470 45 60
E-mail: info@ntf.uni-lj.si

Equipment

Microscope Nikon Eclipse+

Responsible person:

Miran Udovč
Chair of Mineralogy, Petrology and Materials
Tel: +386 1 4704 632
E-mail: miran.udovc@ntf.uni-lj.si

Purpose of equipment:

Polarising microscope for optic microscopy
Determining the optical properties of minerals in transmissive and reflective light

Access of equipment:

Equipment is available at the Department of Geology NTF, Aškerčeva 12, room 219
Equipment rental is not possible. It is possible to work independently; users must be familiar with the microscope control. Use of the equipment must be requested in advance.

Price of equipment use:

use of the microscopes for an experienced user is € 19.85 per hour.
use of the microscopes for an inexperienced user is € 31.43 per hour.

Portable handheld X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analyser NITON (Thermo Fischer Scientific, USA)+

University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Natural Sciences and Engineering
Research Equipment is (co)funded by the Slovenian Research Agency.

Contact of responsible person: 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

XRD - X-ray diffractiometer with graphite monochromator+