• New Brunswick (NB)
• Newfoundland and Labrador (NL)
• Nova Scotia (NS)
• Prince Edward Island (PE)

The Basin and Reservoir Research Lab is multi-disciplinary. Professor Wach uses a research approach based on integrated, multi-disciplinary research themes:

Basin and Field Analysis and Stratigraphy

• Outcrop Analogs, Core Studies, Geologic and Reservoir Modelling
  
• Reservoir Characterization and Provenance Studies
• Source Rock characterization and Paleoenvironmental interpretation

• Environmental and Earth Sciences

• Energy (Renewable and Fossil)
• Environmental Technologies and Related Services
• Mining, Minerals and Metals
• Policy and Governance

Technical Specifications

The Thermo Scientific Niton XL3t 950 GOLDD is a portable, handheld x-ray fluorescence analyzer. Combining advanced technology with versatile x-ray tubes, this instrument is ideal for field analysis, providing instantaneous results and advanced light element analysis.

• For example, rock identification is usually done by examining thin sections of rock under optical microscope, being time consuming and requiring a thin section preparation laboratory onsite.
•  Field portable x-ray fluorescence (FPXRF) can not only be used to identify elemental composition , but also the subtle changes in geochemistry of rocks and monitoring of the gradual transition from one rock type to another.
• Applications to Research - Silva, R.L., Sedore, P., Plummer, N., Wach, G., 2015. Preliminary evaluation of the compositional sedimentary variation of the Jurassic
  Iroquois and Mohican formations of the Scotian Basin (Nova Scotia, Canada). Goldschimdt Conference 2015

The Thermo Scientific Niton XL3t 950 GOLDD is a portable, handheld x-ray fluorescence analyzer. Combining advanced technology with versatile x-ray tubes, this instrument is ideal for field analysis, providing instantaneous results and advanced light element analysis.