Petrography & Mineralogical Analysis
Automated Mineralogy (SEM-EDX)
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CASE STUDIES
The Clays of Seiont Brickworks Quarry
Bricks were made on the southern outskirts of Caernarfon from the mid-19th century until 2008 under the name Seiont, though latterly in the hands of the Butterley Group and Hanson PLC…
Question: When is a ‘marl’ not a marl?
Answer: When it comes from Etruria, and we are not talking about Italy here! In the latter part of the 19th century the ‘productive’ rocks of the British Carboniferous were the basis of explosive growth…
Spodumene Case Study
Spodumene is an unusual type of pyroxene with a lithium content that is present in commercially significant amounts (percent levels).It is one of only a few natural primary sources of lithium and is…