Geochemical Instrumentation

Mineral Synthesis:  Experimental Petrology

Piston-Cylinder apparatus for mineral synthesis.  This instrument routinely opperates at 1300°C and at 30 kbar pressure. Components which confine the sample while at high pressure.  The actual sample is the tiny speck to the left of the white vial near the front with the cork top..
The internal assembly which constitute the sample cell.  The sample, itself, is contained in the small Pt capsule at the left.. 1700°C controlled-atmosphere furnace for mineral synthesis.

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