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Tufts University Department of Geology Facilities
Computing Facilities
- 11 PC workstations (Intel dual-core; 2GB RAM; 17in flat panel; Windows XP, ArcGIS, Illustrator, Photoshop, Rockware, Microsoft apps, Google Earth)
- Epson 7600 Ultrachrome wide format 24" printer and cold-process laminating machine
- Network Color Laser printer
Analysis and Preparation Equipment
- JEOL 6300 Scanning Electron Microscope (+EDX, 4pi USE, 4pi Revolution, Mac Pro Dual Quad Core Xeon)
- X-ray Diffractometer
- Olympus low power binocular microscopes
- Olympus petrographic microscopes
- Molspin Minispin sample magnetometer
- Molspin Minisep anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility device
- Molspin bulk susceptibility device
- Sapphire Instruments SI-4 single axis AF demagnetizer with IRM and ARM generation
- Bartington MS2C 125 cm core logging magnetic susceptibility device
- Octagon Digital sieve shaker, with coarse to fine 8" sieves at quarter-phi increments
- Mettler AM50 electronic balance
- Ohaus electronic balance
- pH meters, TDS meters
- Blue M drying oven
- Polar Cooler walk-in refrigerator
- Wide range of sample preparation equipment in dedicated rock prep lab
- Nikon D70 Digital Camera with microscope attachments
Field Equipment
- 3 Ruggedized "GeoPad" tablet PC computers (Itronix DuoTouch; Pentium M1; Windows XP, ArcGIS, Illustrator, Photoshop, tablet apps)
- Six handheld Garmin Rino GPS/GMRS units
- Full suite of Brunton pocket transits and Jacob staffs
- Soft sediment manual coring equipment
Repositories and Collections
- USGS Map Repository (GQ, I, and Misc. series)
- Large number of topographic maps covering all states
- Fossil collection of ~3000 specimens
- Mineral collection of ~4000 specimens
- Rock collection of ~2000 specimens
