Measuring slide thickness with micron meter (Making the section)

Section polishing on the Mobasco polisher (Polishing)

Polishing rate is controlled by diamond size, weight, and speed of rotation (polishing)

Kent polishers in a row. Old and reliable. (Polishing)

From right to left, George Morgan, Mark Steen, Sam Sansovini, Peter Ruge

Logitec and Kemet machines are used for grinding the minerals to desired thickness. (Making the section)

We receive core or rock samples or billets. (Raw product)

Before glueing up billets must be flattened using a variety of methods. Here they are seen on the zinc lap.(Making the section )

In polarised light quartz thickness can be determined by colour (making the section)

George Morgan, proprietor of Adelaide Petrographic

Microscopes are used to ensure regular thickness (making the section)

every sample is labelled with non-soluble label, and covered with epoxy.

For the polishing phase slides are mounted onto holders using hot wax. (Polishing)

A mineral is a fixed ratio of elements combined in a regular fixed matrix.

Its possible to capture photos of thin sections in polarised light digitally.(finished product)

Sections are utilized by a wide variety of extractive and ore mining industries.(Raw Product).