UCT GEOLOGY FACILITIES
	The Department of Geological Sciences maintains a number of internal facilities in addition to participating in the operation of facilities within the Science Faculty. The department houses the following instruments and laboratories:
	Multi-collector ICP-MS Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer Electron Microprobe X-Ray Fluorescence facility Stable isotope laboratory The facility includes extraction lines for silicates, carbonates and water, which are analyzed in the Archaeology Department, just across the road. X-ray Diffractometer facility Radiogenic Isotope Facility (RIF) with a VG Sector solid source multicollector TIMS configured for isotope dilution analysis involving the Rb-Sr, Sm-Nd and U-Th-Pb isotope systems. Contact Steve Richardson with enquiries. Linkam fluid inclusion stage used for fluid inclusion microthermometry. Applied Geophysics software laboratory managed by George Smith.
	These labs and instruments are supported by staffed sample preparation facilities and clean labs. The department also supports a world-class thin section facility managed by John Harrison and operated by David Wilson and Rene van der Merwe. Full-service workshop facilities including maintance of a large vehicle fleet and camp store for the support of field work, field courses and other activities are operated through the department.