Microscopy
GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
last updated: June 16, 2025
About the Laboratory
Microscopy
GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
@ Section 3.2 Organic Geochemistry
This Laboratory
is part of:
- Organic-geochemical Laboratories laboratory complex
- Networks: Geo.X
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Description
The microscopy lab comprises facilities for reflected-light microscopy for organic petrography.
Reflected light microscopy is applied in the field of organic petrography for the reconstruction of facies, determination of thermal maturity and determination of oil and/or gas potential. Possible modes of illumination are white light illumination and UV light illumination as well as reflection measurements.
Instruments
Analytical Methods
Laboratory Keywords
In addition to the instruments and analytical methods listed above, these keywords help to describe the work done in the laboratory. This may include the type of samples, standard materials, specific preparative or analytical methods and specific instrument characteristics.
- Petrographic Microscopes