James B. Murowchick

816 235-2979

murowchickj@umkc.edu

Kansas City

MISSOURI

FLUID ANALYSIS - Heating freezing microscope stage

Fluid Inc. gas flow heating/freezing stage

Chemical State fluid or gas analysis

Used for determination of salinities and information related to trapping temperatures of fluid inclusions in transparent minerals.

Visitors are invited to work in the lab to work with lab personnel.
Visitors are invited to work in the lab to design and do the work yourself.
Training Session (short course) is offered.

Variable. User would pay for consumables (e.g., liquid nitrogen). A small hourly user fee might be charged, depending on the source of the project (e.g., academic vs. commercial).

Priority given to funded research. Instrument is not heavily used.

No

Doubly-polished chips of transparent minerals are needed. We do not have facilities to prepare a large number of sections, so for major projects, the client should have fluid inclusion sections prepared in advance.

We have several melting point standards for thermocouple calibration, if needed.

No software. Digital or film photographic images can be collected, as well as video records.

Class demonstrations are available for undergraduates.
Undergraduate student research projects are invited.
Graduate student research projects are invited.
Tutorials and other educational materials related to the lab are available.

Supported by the UMKC Department of Geosciences