The Mineralogy and Petrology Laboratory provides mineralogy and petrology services, which include lapidary services for the preparation of thin sections, polished sections, polished slabs and so forth.
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Mineral Examination Services Analysis & Fees
No. | Type of Analysis | Fees (RM) | Minimum Sample Weight |
1. | MINERAL SEPARATION | ||
Magnetic or electrostatic separation of sample into standard fractions |
50.00 per sample | ||
Separation into non-standard fractions | 80.00 per sample | ||
Bromoform separation | 20.00 per sample | ||
2. | QUANTITATIVE MINERAL EXAMINATION | ||
Estimation of each constituent in a concentrate or micropreparation | 35.00 per sample | 3 gm | |
Maximum charge per sample or specimen | 90.00 per sample | 3 gm | |
3. | X-RAY DIFFRACTION | ||
Preparation of a powder photograph and identification report |
120.00 per sample | 1 gm | |
4. | LAPIDARY WORK | ||
Preparation and permanent mounting of mineral grains | 20.00 per sample | ||
Preparation and permanent mounting of a microsection | 20.00 per sample | ||
Preparation of polished surface (for microscopy) | 30.00 per sample | ||
Preparation of a polished rock surface (76.2 mm x 101.6 mm) (for dimension stone) (a) using wax (b) using diamond paste) |
80.00 per sample (a) |
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Cutting of hard rock or mineral sample into slabs (76.2 mm x 101.6 mm) |
15.00 per sample | ||
5. | PETROGRAPHIC AND OPTICAL DETERMINATION | ||
Microscopic identification of mineral/rock in thin/polished section | 40.00 per sample | ||
Detailed petrographic/mineragraphic report | 70.00 per sample | ||
6. | ROCK AND MINERAL STANDARD | ||
Standard rock and mineral collection including alluvial minerals |
70.00 per set | ||
7. | PHOTOGRAPHIC WORK | ||
Rock, mineral and fossil sample/specimen – (a) monochrome (b) color |
10.00 per sample (a) 15.00 per sample (b) |
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Microphotography | 15.00 per photograph | ||
8. | SPECIMEN IDENTIFICATION | ||
Identification of a rock or mineral present | 20.00 per sample | ||
Quantitative estimation of each mineral present | 30.00 per sample | ||
Maximum charge per sample or specimen | 80.00 per sample | ||
9. | PHYSICAL AND OPTICAL DETERMINATIONS | ||
Determination of the specific gravity of a specimen | 20.00 per specimen | ||
Determination of the indices of refraction of a specimen | 20.00 per specimen | ||
Staining test on a mineral or rock specimen | 30.00 per specimen | ||
Determination of hardness of a mineral | 30.00 per specimen |
Service available in:
Laboratory | Address | Telephone | Fax |
Ipoh, Perak. | Laboratory Services Technical Service Division Jabatan Mineral & Geosains Malaysia Jalan Sultan Azlan Shah 31400 IPOH, Perak Darul Ridzuan. |
605 5406000 | 605 5406100 |
Kuching, Sarawak. | Jabatan Mineral & Geosains Malaysia Jalan Wan Abd. Rahman, Kenyalang Park P.O.Box 560, 93658 Kuching, Sarawak. |
6082 244666 | 6082 415390 |
Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. | Jabatan Mineral & Geosains Malaysia Jalan Penampang, 88999 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. |
6088 260311 | 6088 240150 |