In the rock crushing room, rocks are crushed and powdered using a variety of tools, e.g. sieve machine, agate vessels for disk mill, jaw crusher, Wilfley table, rock mill, disc mill.

The section is well equipped for rock crushing, sieving and milling, preparation of thin and polished sections and grain mounts, and mineral separation by gravimetric and magnetic methods. We maintain central facilities and equipment for cleaning, crushing, sieving and grinding rock samples, both for preparation of homogenized whole rock powders and for the production of mineral separates. Whole rock powders (grain sizes < 62 μm) are typically used for X-Ray diffraction (XRD), X-Ray …