Both labs are equipped with:
• Retsch Vibratory disc mill RS200 – used to mill samples from cm-mm size down to 20µm – 300µm powders.
• Retsch Jaw Crusher BB200 – used to crush large samples down to cm chips
• Rock splitter – used to split large samples
• Airbench – used to collect dust in the lab to prevent cross contamination and for safety reasons

The Outer lab is also equipped with:
• Analytical balance – used to weigh samples, sieved fractions and powders
• Fly press – used to crush softer rocks (normally sedimentary) to cm size 
• Stainless steel and phosphor bronze sieves, size range 38µm – 19mm – used primarily to separate stones and vegetation from soil samples but can also be used to determine particle and grain size distribution 
• Carbolite oven AX120 – used for drying soil, rock and vegetation samples
• Ceramic and agate pestle and mortar – used to crush samples by hand when required
• Steel Hammer and anvil – for crushing rock samples by hand

The Inner Lab is also equipped with:
• Sturtevant Jaw crusher – additional jaw crusher used for hard igneous and metamorphic rocks 

We use a range of barrel mills for crushing, dependent on the sample type, sample volume and final analytical procedure required. We use steel, hardened steel, agate and tungsten carbide mills in the RS200.