Lapidary Charges & Requests

Products

Code

Internal rate; $

Urgent internal rate; $

External rate; $

Standard Thin Section ~50 x 25 mm 30µ on 76 x 26 mm slide, no cover glass. No special treatment.

TS

24

48

60

Large Thin Section up to 76 x 52 mm x 30µ, no cover glass. No special treatment.

LTS

48

96

120

Polished Thin Section ~50 x 25 mm 30µ on 76 x 26 mm glass. Top surface only polished to 1µ diamond.

PTS

48

96

120

Large Polished Thin Section up to 76 x 52 mm. Top surface only polished to 1µ diamond.

LPTS

96

192

240

Double Polished Thin Section in 50 x 25 mm x 30µ on 76 x 26 mm glass. Top and bottom surfaces polished to 1µ diamond, mainly for sphalerite examination. Softer minerals may be thinner.

DPTS

72

144

180

Large Double Polished Thin Section. Up to 76 x 52 mm top and bottom surfaces polished to 1µ diamond.

LDPTS

144

288

360

Laser Mount. Sample mounted in ~12 mm thick x 25 mm diameter plastic cylinder. One surface polished to 1µ diamond, suitable for Electron Microprobe and ICPMS Laser.

LM

24

48

60

Mineral Liberation Analysis Tile. A small tile of rock 30x30x12mm polished on one side with rounded corners.

MLAT

24

48

60

Polished Thick Section. As for PTS, but 100-300µ (please specify). For Melt inclusion work.

PTH

48

96

120

Fluid Inclusion Section. Up to 8 square centimetre section of sample polished on both sides for maximum light transmission. Thickness 1.0 mm to 100µ (please specify); also specify for heating stage or I.R. work.

FI

48

96

120

Laser Ablation Wafer (Sulphur Isotopes at CSL). Up to 8 square centimetres section of sample; sulphides polished to ~3µ diamond one side only. Thickness ~200µ. Removable glue.

LW

24

48

60

Polished Slab. A flat piece of coherent rock up to 150mm long polished to ~3µ diamond one side only.

PSL

48

96

120

Ground Slab. A flat piece of rock up to 150mm diameter, ground to 400# for photography or staining.

GSL

24

48

60

Polished Grain Mount. Individual grains set in epoxy in rows and the top surface polished to 1µ diamond. Specify the detail in the Comments field in the online request form.

PGR

24

48

60

Polished Grain Thin Section. ~50 x 25 mm; 30-300 um thick on a 76 x 26 mm. Top surface polished to 1μ diamond. Specify the detail in the Comments field in the online request form.

PGR

Polished grain mount (25 mm) of a concentrate > 100 um grain size. Vertical and horizontal cuts are mounted together. Specify the detail in the Comments field in the online request form.

PGR

Polished grain mount (25 mm) of a concentrate 40 - 100 um grain size. Vertical and horizontal cuts are mounted together. Specify the detail in the Comments field in the online request form.

PGR

PGR

Large Polished Slab (>150 mm long). The charges depend on the time it takes to process the sample

LPSL

$58/hr