LOCATION: Palazzo delle Scienze, Ground floor Room T1
RESEARCH TOPICS:
The research activity of the laboratory consists in the separation of mineralogical phases starting from samples of rock up to sediment. The different types of geological materials comprise: colloidal mud from rivers, silty sandy sediments from rivers and sea soils, as well as, mineral separates from sedimentary-, magmatic-,and metamorphic-rocks. The rock samples reduced into smaller grain sizes by crushing and grinding. Subsequently, the rock granulates or the soil is sieved using vibrating sieves to produce particle size curves, to separate specific particle size ranges, and to prepare
separates for furtheranalysis. Mineral separates of less than 200 μm grain-size characterized by different magnetic susceptibility can be separated by using the magnetic separator Frantz.
The processing, depending on the type of sample and the mineral phase to be obtained, fo
llows different stages including the use of the instruments available in the lab:
crushing (fly press)
sieving machine (vibrating sieves)
magnetic separation (Frantz magnetic separator)
drying stove
muffle (up to 1000°C)
optical microscope
RESEARCH GROUP MEMBERS: Cristina Carbone (Head of laboratory), Carlotta Ferrando,
Elisabetta Rampone, Pietro Marescotti, Marco Scambelluri, Laura Gaggero, Roberto Cabella, Marno Vetuschi-Zuccolini, Donato Belmonte, Laura Crispini, Paola Cianfarra, Laura Federico, Ivano Rellini, Roberto Badano, Laura Negretti.
LINK TO RESEARCH LINES, PROJECTS AND PUBLICATIONS:
https://distav.unige.it/node/700
https://distav.unige.it/node/705
https://distav.unige.it/node/702
https://distav.unige.it/node/707
LABORATORY EQUIPMENT:
Laboratory glassware
Cupboard with chemical reagents
Sieving machine RETSCH 2000
Isodynamic Magnetic Separator Frantz S n.782 (AMPLI S.I.M. 53817)
Natural Convection Laboratory Oven ISCO (0- 200 °C). beni c
Optical microscope to observe mineral separates and other fine grained geological material
Muffle from 0 to 1000 °C (AMPLI S.I.M. 53809)
Fume cupboard BICASA EvoLite 120
TEACHING ACTIVITIES:
The laboratory is used to perform practical activities of different teaching courses such as laboratory activities of mineralogy and petrography of the Master Degree in Methodologies for
preservation and restoration of cultural heritage and activities for the courses, Methods for rock and mineral investigations and Mineralogy and environmental risk (Master Degree in Geological Sciences).
