Computer Laboratory Services Offered: lIT equipment monitoring through the use of specialized client-server solutions for Network access lInstallation/configuration/management of IT resources lMonitoring network infrastructure of the entire NCEG lIT System Management lSoftware/hardware troubleshooting lNetwork log on lReducing system's down time lPrint management, etc.

Structural Geology and Tectonics LaboratoryThis rig is designed to construct physical models with combination of different materials such as sand, clay, polymer, plasticine & mica flacks, depending on the requirement of the environment needed for a particular tectonic and sedimento-logical/ stratigraphic setup. Different stages of the sequential evolution of these wedges are being captured in sectional view (2D) by high resolution cameras as different intervals.

Theme behind the setup of 3D Modelling Rig is not very different from that of 2D Rig. The main difference between both 2D and 3D rigs is that in the 3D Modelling Rig the sequential evolution of the thrust wedge is being captured by the high-resolution cameras both from sides i.e. sectional views and from the top t o u n d e r s t a n d b o t h i n t e r n a l deformation within the wedge and changes in topography.

A f t e r t h e m o d e l s a r e b e i n g constructed, they are preserved with hot gelatin water and left for few hours to be turned in to sand cakes. Once solid enough to be cut they are then sliced along strike to see the inter nal defor mat ion and any structural variation along strike.

3D Analogue Modelling Rig Slicer2D Analogue Modelling Rig

PeshawarPeshawarPeshawar

CONTACT US

National Centre of Excellence in Geology, University of Peshawar, Peshawar-25130, Pakistan +92-91-9221062 +92-91-9221228 http://nceg.uop.edu.pk

directornceg@uop.edu.pk | services.nceg@uop.edu.pk UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR

National Centre of Excellence in GeologyUniversity of Peshawar

ANALYTICAL FACILITIES & PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

The National Centre of Excellence in Geology (NCEG) is one of the prestigious institutions of Earth Sciences in the country. It has the state-of-the-art laboratories where cutting edge research in regard to industrial minerals, rocks, soils, plants, petroleum and construction material is being carried out. Along with academic and research activities, the NCEG also offers technical consultancies in the field of Earth & Environmental Sciences involving high tech tools including Geophysical and space and remote sensing technology.

We are proud to have well qualified faculty with various specialities in the field of Earth & Environmental Sciences who are conducting advanced level research and are also supervising the students at MS and PhD level.

In order to encourage the public and private sector organizations, the NCEG has launched a one window service to facilitate research and expedite commercial consultancies in real time. As a Director, I am fully committed to further enhance the capabilities of the Centre's laboratories to deliver high standard analytical facilities to the private and public sector organization. In addition to this we also encourage collaboration with eminent researchers and joint ventures with national and multinational firms for socio-economic development of the country.

Director’s Message

National Centre of Excellence in Geology (NCEG), University of Peshawar (UoP) is an institution of higher learning and research in geosciences. The NCEG addresses important issues related to energy, mineral, water resources, geotechnical engineering and much more. The geoscience competencies and technological know-how are fundamental in research-oriented exploration and production activities of economic deposits and sustainable management of natural resources. In this regard the NCEG has wide range of research strengths including geochemistry and mineral deposits, petroleum prospects, geophysical exploration, engineering problems, earthquake, tectonic and structural geology, stratigraphy and sedimentology, environmental and geospatial sciences.The NCEG has been successful in establishing state of the art labs with wide range of equipment in the field of earth and environmental sciences. Laboratories are the places where one can see science in action and where research is performed that leads to various scientific conclusions whether be about various phenomena of our earth, its environment, or its various resources like minerals, water, oil and gas. The NCEG labs can provide services and consultancies to academia, industry and government sectors regarding exploration and production of minerals/gems, petroleum/coal, construction of dams, roads, buildings and other infrastructures etc. Our labs can generate high class data of international standards, which is obvious from its international publication record in prestigious journals published by the Elsevier, Springer, Science Direct from USA, UK, Canada and China etc.The NCEG has started one window operation for real time facilitation of research and commercial work.

Introduction

Geochemistry Laboratory Services offered: Ÿ Analyses of ores, industrial minerals/rocks (e.g. dimension stones, cement, aggregate), sediments, plants, soils

and water etc.Ÿ Major elements oxides (in weight%): SiO , TiO , Al O , Fe O , MnO, MgO, CaO, Na O, K O, P O 2 2 2 3 2 3 2 2 2 5

Ÿ Trace Elements (from ppm to ppt level) such as gold, silver, lithium, antimony, bismuth, iron, manganese, copper, lead, zinc, molybdenum, arsenic, cadmium, chromium, mercury, nickel, cobalt, zinc, selenium, tin, tungsten etc.

Ÿ Platinum Group Elements (PGEs)Ÿ Rare Earth Elements AnalysisŸ Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen and Sulfur Analysis Note: USGS Certified Reference Materials are available for calibration check/accuracy.

ICPMS (Nexlon 350) Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer CHNS Analyzer (Euro 3000)

Muffle Furnace Microwave Digestion (Mars 6) UV/VIS Spectrometer PG T70

Services offered: l Morphological identification of different micro- and nannofossils l Hydrocarbons reservoir characterization (microporosity and permeability, analyses of cements and other pore

filling materials, pore morphology etc.)l Elemental composition of point, line and area in any solid sample e.g. ceramics, concrete, metals etc.l Minerals identificationl Ore/opaque minerals identification

SEM Model : Jeol JSM IT-100 (SE, EDX, CL, Backscattered)

Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) Laboratory

Geotechnical/Engineering Geology LaboratoryServices offered: Ÿ Index properties of Soil and Rock Ÿ Site InvestigationsŸ Geotechnical Engineering Design Ÿ Slope Stability AnalysisŸ Seismic Hazard Analysis Ÿ Surveying

Soilspy RosinaResonant column & torsional shear apparatus

3kN compression frame with semi-automatic rock triaxial testing systemSoil Water Characteristic Cell

Dynamic pneumatic triaxial system DYNATRIAX

GPT 7500 Series Pulse Total Station

Services offered: l Pointer counter based quantitative petrography of sedimentary rocksl Palynological services: slide preparation, identification and interpretation l Microfossil extraction and identificationl Nannofossils sample preparation and identificationl Fluorescence based organic matter characterizationl Ore microscopyl Photomicrograph facility

Paleontology and Sedimentology Laboratory

Nikon Trinocular Polarizing Microscope(Model LV100-ND) Nikon SMZ-25 Stereo Microscope PVC Acid Digestion Fume Hood

Shaker and Centrifuge

Radon Detection LaboratoryServices offered:l Analyses of water samples in field and laboratory for Radon (222Rn)

concentrationl Analyses of soil in field for Radon (222Rn) concentrationl Precession and Accuracy ±4-5%l Data plotting and interpretationNote: The RAD7 was set with internal humidity of lower than 10% and having detection limits of 4.0–400 kBq/m� .

Model: RAD7 (Durridge Company, USA)

Gems & Minerals

X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) Spectrometer Laboratory Services offered: l Analyses of all solid materials (rocks, sediments, plants, soil, ceramics and cements

etc.)l Preparation of pressed powder pellets and fusion beadsl Major elements oxides (in weight%): SiO₂, TiO₂, Al2O₃, total iron as Fe₂O₃, MnO,

MgO, CaO, Na₂O, K₂O, P₂O₅ l Trace Elements (in ppm.) Nb, Zr, Y, Sr, Rb, Zn, Cu, Ni, Cr, Ba, V, Co, Ce, As, Pb, U, Nd, Th l Certified Reference Standards are available for a wide range of elementsWDX AXIOS PAN AN X-Ray

Fluorescence analyzer

Gemology LaboratoryMajor instruments in the laboratory are latest QONTOR InVia Renishaw Raman Spectroscope and Nikon-SMZ25 stereo microscope. It is equipped with three (03) wide range lasers including: 514nm, 633nm & 830nm.Services offered:l Providing services to students and researchers nationwidel Practical hand on gemologyl Certification of various natural, synthetic and treated gemstonesl Key application areas are earth sciences, life sciences, materials sciences, chemical sciences and analytical

sciences

Gems Testing InstrumentRaman Spectroscope: QONTOR InVia Renishaw

X-Ray Diffractometer (XRD) LaboratoryThe SmartLab® SE is a highly versatile automated multipurpose X-Ray Diffractometer with built-in intelligent guidance. It is equipped with a 10-position auto-sampler and “PDF-4+_2020” database. Also, the SmartLab® SE can analyze different types of samples including (but not limited to) Powder, Solid Objects, and Thin Film etc.Services offered: l Phase Identification l Quantitative Analysesl Qualitative Analysesl Thin Film Analysis l Crystal structure determinationl X-Ray Reflectometry (XRR)l Rietveld AnalysisThe following services are also offered at XRD lab.l Clay mineral separationl Sample crushing and grinding for powder sample preparation

SmartLab® SE (by Rigaku Japan)

Thin Section Preparation Laboratory Services offered: l Both loose grains and solid samples are prepared as normal or polished thin sections of various sizesl Special sections, such as cutting in different sizes, proper grade polishing, impregnation and cuttingStandard thin section preparation: l Large size (76x25mm) l Small size (46x26mm) Thin sections for friable/ unconsolidated material: l Large size (76x25mm) l Small size (46x26mm) l Staining (blue dye) of rocks like sandstones and carbonates

Petroleum Geochemistry Laboratory Services offered: Ÿ Crude oil extraction from solid samples via soxhelt extractionŸ Separation of compounds via column chromatographyŸ Solvent evaporation via R-210Ÿ KBr/sample pellet preparationŸ IR analysis and interpretationŸ Identification, quantification and interpretation of chromatogram

Environmental Soil Sciences LaboratoryClarus 600 GC-MS FTIR IRPrestige-21 QC 2010 Gas Chromatography (GC)

Services offered: Ÿ Sample preparation for extraction and quantification of each compound in a mixture as appeared on HPLC or UV

chromatogramŸ Measuring wide range of compounds in rocks/soil/water/plants and OD of microbial culture

High Performance Liquid ChromatographSeries 200 PerkinElmer (USA)

UV-VIS Spectrophotometer

PSR 3500 Spectroradiometer DJI Inspired 2Trimble RTK Differential GPS

Services offered :l GIS based mapping, monitoring and spatial analysisl Digital image processingl Precise navigation and mapping using DGPS (Natural hazards and Morphology monitoring)l In-situ Spectroscopy (Vegetation, minerals, glaciers and soil)l Aerial photography/videography through UAVs (aerial surveys, flood/landslides monitoring, crop monitoring,

glaciers monitoring etc.)

Petrography LaboratoryServices offered: l Petrographic studies for modal mineralogyl Petrography of aggregate and construction materialsl Photomicrograph facility

Polarizing Microscopes

Geographic Information System (GIS) /Remote Sensing (RS) Laboratory

Geodesy Laboratory

Trimble 5700

The Geodesy Lab at the NCEG is equipped with state of the art equipments including Trimble 5700, R7 and NetRS GPS receivers. The centre manages a fixed GPS reference station at its premises in Peshawar. Similarly, it also operates an extensive network of geodetic stations throughout Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Punjab, Azad Kashmir and Gilgit- Baltistan . All the stations are surveyed regularly and episodically and data is archived at the centre. The network is operational since 2001. Services offered :The centre offers both Continuous and Episodic GPS surveys for;l Regional crustal deformation l Local geological fault displacementsl Co-seismic and post-seismic deformation l Land subsidencel Glacier surface velocity and mass balance10 sets of Handheld Global Positioning System (GPS) sets can be effectively used for navigation, surveying, data collection and mapping.Services offered :l Navigationl Surveyingl Mappingl Data collection

Handheld GPS Sets

Services offered: l Earthquake hazards, probabilistic earthquake hazard, site specific seismic hazard, microzonation, landslides etc.l Mapping of bedrock topography, water levels, glacial structures, soils and aggregates etc. l Mineral prospecting (e.g. placer gold deposits), geotechnical (e.g. MASW etc.), prospecting of natural resources

(e.g. coal etc.), geothermal prospecting l Engineering applications (e.g. dams, tunnels, pavements, roadbeds, railway embankments, piles, bridge decks

etc.)l Environmental applications (Mapping and monitoring of contaminated ground water, mapping of frozen

ground/permafrost etc.)l Locating bed rock fractures, possible contaminant pathways, small cracks/fractures in strata, cavities etc.l Archaeology, Location and evaluation of buried structures and features etc.

Geophysics Laboratory

Magnetometer (G-858) Terrameter Seismometer

Geode (24 Channel System) GPR Tromino

Sample Processing, Crushing/GrindingServices offered:l Heavy minerals/metals separation l Separation of magnetic minerals from non-magnetic mineralsl Crushing and powdering l Multiple stage crushing and powdering techniques are used for crushing and powdering the samples l Riffle splitting and pulverizing rock samples (up to 1 Kg) to approximately -200 mesh l Assay of large samples (in Kg) for gold, platinum etc. using fire assay method

Shaking TablePlanetary Mono Mill “Pulverisette 6”Vibrating Cup Mill “Pulverisette”

Jaw Crusher “Pulverisette 1” Fire Assay (Nabertherm (N 110/HS) Froth Floater

Structural Geology and Tectonics LaboratoryThis rig is designed to construct physical models with combination of different materials such as sand, clay, polymer, plasticine & mica flacks, depending on the requirement of the environment needed for a particular tectonic and sedimento-logical/ stratigraphic setup. Different stages of the sequential evolution of these wedges are being captured in sectional view (2D) by high resolution cameras as different intervals.

Theme behind the setup of 3D Modelling Rig is not very different from that of 2D Rig. The main difference between both 2D and 3D rigs is that in the 3D Modelling Rig the sequential evolution of the thrust wedge is being captured by the high-resolution cameras both from sides i.e. sectional views and from the top to understand both internal deformation within the wedge and changes in topography.

After the models are being constructed, they are preserved with hot gelatin water and left for few hours to be turned in to sand cakes. Once solid enough to be cut they are then sliced along strike to see the internal deformation and any structural variation along strike.

2D Analogue Modelling Rig

3D Analogue Modelling Rig Slicer