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Scientific Ocean Drilling Vessel

Paleontology Prep Laboratory

See Laboratory Manuals, Guides, and Resources for Paleontology.

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Microscopy Lab Fume Hood Fume Hood Canopy Hood Centrifuge Oven Eppendorf 5804/5810 multipurpose centrifuge

Function

The Paleontology lab is used to process samples for the identification of microfossils that are needed to date the recovered core.

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Fume and canopy hoods (one for HF acid)
  • Two Eppendorf 5804/5810 Multipurpose Centrifuges

See all chemicals used in shipboard labs.

Paleontology Prep Laboratory