Geol/GeoE Research Equipment and Facilities
Museum of Geology
Over 300,000 fossil and mineral specimens available for study and research
Black Hills Natural Sciences Field Station
Offering undergraduate field camps in the Black Hills and Turkey, as well as K-12 and professional short courses.
EMES
Offers a wide range of analytical equipment.
Biogeochemistry Laboratory
Low temperature geochemistry lab for biological and geological applications.
Homestake-DUSEL
Deep underground mine facility for research and education in physics, underground engineering, ore deposits, biogeochemistry, and much more.
GIS/Remote Sensing Laboratory
A 15-computer research and teaching laboratory including printers, scanners, plotters, and workshops. (I probably need to create/update this page).
Other equipment and facilities
- Analytical equipment used by the Department of Geology and Geological Engineering
- Inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS)
- A USGS-designed fluid inclusion stage
- Two scanning electron microscopes with EDS
- A transmission electron microscope
- X-ray diffraction equipment
- A 400,000 lb. capacity universal testing machine for rock mechanics
- Atomic Force Microscope (AFM)
- Scanning Tunneling Microscopy
- Laser Raman Microscope
- Portable Visible and Near Infrared Spectroradiometer
- Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy
- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (solid and liquid state)
- Portable Wind Tunnel capable of generating 40+ mph wind speeds
- Portable Drill with ability for drilling 30+ feet in alluvium (3" OD auger) and ~50 feet in hardrock
- Geoprobe for environmental sampling
