Fugro Robertson acquires QEMSCAN

Continuing our commitment to investment in state-of-the art technology, Fugro Robertson is pleased to announce the acquisition of a QEMSCAN™ (Qualitative Evaluation of Minerals by Scanning Electron Microscopy) instrument which provides digital imaging, and mineralogical and petrological analysis.

Intellection QEMSCAN™

This flagship instrument consists of a base scanning electron microscope, equipped with four energy dispersive X-ray detectors, a microanalyser and an electronic processing unit designed by Intellection. This powerful automated system can acquire and process vast amounts of chemical and mineralogical data.

Features and applications of this cutting-edge technology include:

• 12000 mineral analyses per minute 24 hour operation
• Objective discrimination of mineral types using robust statistical software
• Chemostratigraphy
• Microfossil targeting and imaging
• Rock properties (including Porosity and Specific Gravity Evaluation)
• Rapid cuttings analysis/screening

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