Teaching and Research Laboratories of the Department of Earth Sciences

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Equipment
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Engineering Geology Laboratory Direct shear apparatus, oven, balance, Casagrande cup device, rock cutting machine, disc pulverizer, and gemstone cutting equipment. Soil and concrete mechanics studies, sample pulverization, rock cutting, and gem cutting instruction. Dr. Mohammad Fathollahi
Sedimentology and Paleontology Laboratory Paleontology hand specimens and sedimentology equipment (sieves, hydrometer, shaker, and auger). Conducting the practical sessions for Sedimentology and Paleontology courses. Dr. Hadi Amin Rasouli, Dr. Mohammad Sharifi
Hydrogeology Laboratory Water distiller, magnetic stirrer with hot plate, spectrophotometer, digital balance, flame photometer, pH meter, and leveling instrument. Conducting hydrogeological and environmental studies. Dr. Mahdi Kord
Microscopic Petrology Laboratory Ten polarizing microscopes and one binocular microscope. Conducting practical courses in Petrology, Mineralogy, Micropaleontology, Crystallography, and Economic Geology; performing microscopic studies. Dr. Farhad Ahmadnejad
  
 Gem Cutting Workshop
Workshop Supervisor Dr. Golaleh Asghari
Area of Specialization Identification and characterization of gemstones, lapidary arts, and gem faceting.
Available Tools Hand specimens of rocks and minerals, rock cutting machine, grinding and polishing equipment.
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Microscopic Studies
Workshop Supervisor Dr. Farhad Ahmadnejad
Area of Specialization Optical analysis of minerals and rocks.
Available Tools Ten polarizing microscopes, thin sections, and a binocular microscope.
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Photogeology and Surveying
Workshop Supervisor Dr. Mahdi Kord
Area of Specialization Interpretation of aerial photographs and preparation of geological and mineral exploration maps.
Available Tools Aerial photographs, geological maps, stereoscopes, cameras, and surveying instruments.
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Engineering Geology
Workshop Supervisor Dr. Mohammad Fathollahi
Area of Specialization Investigation of the mechanical properties of soil, rock, and concrete.
Available Tools Consolidation apparatus, direct shear apparatus, oven, Casagrande device, concrete chemistry testing equipment, instruments for measuring physical properties, and a core drill.
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Hydrogeochemistry
Workshop Supervisor Dr. Mahdi Kord
Area of Specialization Chemical analysis of water.
Available Tools Flame photometer, spectrophotometer, field measurement instruments, pH meter, EC meter, laboratory glassware, and a water distillation unit, ...
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Sedimentology and Paleontology
Workshop Supervisor Dr. Hadi Amin Rasouli, Dr. Mohammad Sharifi
Area of Specialization Conducting sedimentological studies, including grain size analysis and hydrometry, and paleontological studies, involving various macrofossils.
Available Tools Hand specimens of rocks, minerals, and fossils, sieves, a mechanical shaker, auger, and hydrometer, ...
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