MRI: Aquisition of an Advanced Fluid and Melt Inclusion Laboratory

0821152SirbescuFunds from this Major Research Instrumentation（MRI）Program grant will support acquisition of a fluid inclusion microthermometric stage and dedicated microscope and column upgrades for a existing ion chromatography in the Department of Geology at Central Michigan University. 该设备将支持依赖于单个流体和熔体包裹体的化学表征的研究。 实例包括以下研究：1）古海水化学和寻找海洋微生物早期生命的化学线索; 2）表征矿石存款的流体包裹体，以阐明其形成的环境条件; 3）伟晶岩矿床中的岩浆流体包裹体，以解释其岩石成因。 所要求的流体和熔体包裹体分析设备将支持学生体验最先进的矿物包裹体化学表征技术。 PI将继续并加强底特律大都会地区当地代表性不足的K-12外展计划，该计划侧重于法医化学分析技术。***

0821152SirbescuFunds from this Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program grant will support acquisition of a fluid inclusion microthermometric stage and dedicated microscope and column upgrades for an existing ion chromatograph in the Department of Geology at Central Michigan University. The equipment will support research that relies on chemical characterization of individual fluid and melt inclusions. Examples include studies of: 1) paleoseawater chemistry and the search for chemical clues to early microbial life as recorded in marine evaporites; 2) characterization of ore deposit hosted fluid inclusions in order to elucidate the environmental conditions leading to their origin; and 3) magmatic fluid inclusions in pegmatite deposits to decipher their petrogenesis. The requested fluid and melt inclusion analytical equipment will support student experiences with state-of-the-art technologies for chemical characterization of mineral-hosted inclusions. The PIs will continue and enhance a local underrepresented K-12 outreach program in the Detroit metro area which focuses on forensic chemical analysis techniques. ***