Coordinator: Dr. Gláucia Nascimento Queiroga (glauciaqueiroga@ufop.edu.br )
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Link at PNIPE: https://pnipe.mcti.gov.br/laboratory/28127
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Types of services: Microanalyses of minerals
Fundind sources: FINEP
The EPMA Section in the Microscopy and Microanalysis Laboratory was installed and started to operate in 2015. The laboratory is equipped with a JEOL JXA-8230 microprobe, featuring 5 WDS spectrometers and 1 EDS detector.
The equipment performs quantitative microanalyses of minerals (silicates, sulfides, oxides, carbonates, phosphates, etc.), alloys, and soils, as well as in situ Th-U-Pb dating of monazites.
