Olin 318 microscope room

 

In Olin 318 we have research microscopes set up for transmitted and reflected light petrographic and photographic work. Both microscopes can be used with the two available cameras. A dedicated laptop computer runs the image acquisition software.

• Transmitted light microscope, BX41.

• Reflected light microscope, BH2.

• Cameras.

• Image acquisition software.

• Point counting.

• Petrology link.

• Geochemistry link.

Here are the diameters of the round fields you see by eye, and the widths of the images the Paxcam camera acquires:

 

BH2 reflected light			|	BX41 transmitted light
Objective	Field diameter	Camera image width	|	Objective	Field diameter	Camera image width
2.5x	6.2 mm	4.6 mm	|	2x	11 mm	8 mm
5x	3.1 mm	2.3 mm	|	4x	5.5 mm	4 mm
10x	1.6 mm	1.2 mm	|	10x	2.2 mm	1.6 mm
20x	0.78 mm	0.58 mm	|	20x	1.1 mm	0.80 mm
50x	0.31 mm	0.23 mm	|	40x	0.55 mm	0.40 mm
100x	0.16 mm	0.12 mm	|	100x	0.22 mm	0.16 mm

 

Note: Keep the microscopes covered when not in use. Thank you.