Since 1966, the Department of Geoscience has maintained a full-service rock lab for the purpose of making research-grade thin (30 microns thick) sections by hand and teaching these techniques to students.

Over forty years later, we proudly carry on this tradition by continuing to maintain a thin section lab and satellite processing room dedicated to the production of high quality thin sections, the preparation of geologic specimens for modern analytical methods, and the instruction of these techniques to students involved in research projects.