• Rock & Mineral Collection housed in the Tutt Science Center
• Fossil & Sedimentary Rock Collection housed in Palmer Hall
• Map Collection housed in Palmer Hall

• 2x electronic total stations for high-precision field surveying and mapping
• Swoffer Model 3000 Current Velocity Flow Meters with top-set wading rods
• Emlid Reach RS2 and RS+ RTK GPS units
• Autolevel survey units
• Schmidt Hammer, Type L
• Laser rangefinders
• Wet and dry abrasion mills
• Grain size analysis sieve suite and RO-TAP sieve shaker
• 0.1 mg-precision digital balances up to 15 lbs
• Emriver Em2 Geomodel fluvial geomorphology in a box stream table
  • For modeling river science and conservation principles across a full range of fluvial phenomena such as meanders, oxbows, and delta formation.
  • Color-coded-by-size media for sedimentological demonstration of channel morphology, differential erosion, transport, and deposition.
• Array of colorimeters, soil testers, refractometer, pH tester, water test kit, and other physical and chemical soil and water testing equipment
• Field measurement and coring equipment for sampling of sediments and soils
• Augmented Reality (AR) Sandbox
  • 3D visualization software for teaching geographic, geologic, and hydrologic concepts by creating real sand topography models that are augmented in real-time by an elevation color map, topographic contour lines, and simulated water.
  • https://web.cs.ucdavis.edu/~okreylos/ResDev/SARndbox/ 

• Bico Inc. Chipmunk Jaw Crusher (1995)
• Bico Inc. Disc Mill Rock Pulverizer with ceramic grinding plates (2003)
• W.S. Tyler Co. RO-TAP Testing Sieve Shaker
• JCRModel 4 Mineral Concentrating Water Table (2022)
• Frantz LB-1 Magnetic Separator with Low Field Control (2023)
  • Magnetic separation is based on a mineral's magnetic properties. Typically, the ferromagnetic minerals are removed via a handheld magnet before the sample is sent through the magnetic separator. The Frantz can then be used to separate diamagnetic (repellant force) and paramagnetic (attractive force) minerals by applying a magnetic field.
• Heavy liquids mineral separation
  • Methylene-iodide (MEI) or diiodomethane (DIM) has a very high density (3.325 g/mL) which allows the higher density minerals to sink and the lighter density minerals to float. This allows for easy separation of the minerals based on their density properties.
• Lapidary equipment

• Malvern-Panalytical Epsilon 4 X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) benchtop system (2022)
  • A non-destructive and fast technique to determine the chemical (i.e., elemental) composition of a material. For example, which element (Fe or O) are present and in which quantities, down to 100 ppb (parts per billion). It requires relatively minimal sample preparation. And it can be used for various applications from precise analysis to screening materials for toxic elements.
• Bruker Tracer 5 X-Ray Fluorescence (XRF) portable handheld system (2023)
  • Shared with the Chemistry Department
• PANalytical X'Pert PRO X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) system (2011) 
  • Shared with the Chemistry Department
  • X-ray diffraction and scattering can be used to analyze a sample's crystal structure (X-ray crystallography) or to identify and quantify crystalline phases in a sample. This provides information about the crystalline phases present in a sample, and can distinguish between compounds, such as polymorphs (hematite vs. maghemite) or oxidation states (Fe2O3 vs Fe3O4). 
• Sample powdering & fusing equipment
  • Spex Enclosed Shatterbox (1984)
  • Spex CertiPrep Mixer/Mill
  • Carver Lab hydraulic press with 40 mm die set
  • Fisher Sci Isotemp muffle furnace
  • Claisse LeNeo Electric Fluxer (2015)

• ZEISS Axio Imager.M2m motorized polarized light microscope with Axiocam 807 Color camera for automated PPL, XPL, and CPL imaging of large area samples and thin sections (2024)
• ZEISS SteREO Discovery.V8 stereo microscope (2 total; 2024) and Nikon SMZ1500 stereo microscope 
• JEOL JSM-6490LV Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) with Oxford INCA X-Sight Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy X-Ray (EDS)
• SPI Supplies Module Control with Carbon and Sputter Coaters (2022)
• Teaching array (22 total) of Leica EZ4 stereo microscopes with integrated WiFi camera (2024)
• Teaching array (15 total) of Leitz LaborLux 11 Pol S binocular petrographic microscopes
• Fluid inclusions heating and cooling stage for analysis of rock thin sections (refurbished 2020)

• Electrical Resistivity Tomography (ERT) - IRIS Syscal Jr Switch with 24 electrodes (refurbished 2023)
• Seismic Refraction Line - TerraPlus Inc Geode with 12 nodes up to 300 ft (2001)
• Gravimeter - Lacost & Romberg Model G Land Gravity Meter (2004)
• Magnetometer - TerraPlus GEMSystems GSM-19GW Overhauser Magnetometer/Gradiometer
• 2x Seismic Stations - Guralp Systems CMG-3ESP Analog Output Broadband Seismometer w/ RefTek RT 130 Datalogger (2008)
• Dell Latitude 5430 Rugged field laptop (2023)

The GIS Center is part of the Colket Center for Academic Excellence, which also supports the Writing Center, Quantitative Reasoning Center, Speaking Center, and Office of Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Education.

The Helen and Arthur E. Johnson GIS Lab: https://www.coloradocollege.edu/offices/colketcenter/giscenter/

• Provide a geospatial computer lab with full-time staff to support GIS use in classes, as well as faculty and student research projects.
• Training on geospatial data, data design, and data collection.
• Drone GIS mapping for research sites.
• Drone videos and GoPro360 data collection.
• Intro to GIS courses.
• Student employment opportunities.
• Installation and licensing of GIS software on CC student, faculty, and staff computers.

In addition to our Geology Departmental facilities, we have access to instrumentation housed in other departments:

• Chemistry
• Environmental Studies
• Biology
• Physics
  • including the Machining & Fabrication Shop

Journals & Maps

• The William A. Fisher Geology Seminar Room and Colorado College library house a good collection of geological materials.
• The Charles L. Tutt Library is a depository of U.S. Geological Survey publications and maps, as well as maintains access to a wide array of scientific publications.
• These holdings are augmented by the rapid Inter-Library Loan services that also draw on nearby facilities at the Air Force Academy, U.S.G.S., and the University of Colorado.
• Additionally, there are numerous resources for Earth-related expertise through the U.S.G.S., Denver Museum of Nature and Science, and gas, oil, mining, and related industries located in Denver.

Geology Department Computer Lab

• 2x Apple Macs and 2x Dell PCs with a broad suite of geology software
• 2x scanners for high-definition scanning of photos, slides, thin sections, and rocks
• 7x LED light boxes for tracing map work
• Black & white and color printers for up to 11"x17" pages

• The William A. Fisher Geology Seminar Room and Colorado College library house a good collection of geological materials.
• The Charles L. Tutt Library is a depository of U.S. Geological Survey publications and maps, as well as maintains access to a wide array of scientific publications.
• These holdings are augmented by the rapid Inter-Library Loan services that also draw on nearby facilities at the Air Force Academy, U.S.G.S., and the University of Colorado.
• Additionally, there are numerous resources for Earth-related expertise through the U.S.G.S., Denver Museum of Nature and Science, and gas, oil, mining, and related industries located in Denver.