PETROGRAPHY

Groundwork Plus provides our clients with a fast, detailed, and confidential petrographic examination from our modern petrographic laboratory within our NATA accredited Brendale facility.

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The Brendale facility is managed by a professional team with over 40 years of combined experience in laboratory services, whilst our petrographic team comprises over 20 years of hands-on quarry resource evaluation and petrographic knowledge. Our thin sections are constructed in-house with a LP 50 Logitech Auto Precision lapping machine and polishers.

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We offer our clients:

• Thin section and polished thin section preparation of geological materials including concrete and quarry products.

• Petrographic investigation of natural rock and quarry materials including aggregates and manufactured sand.

• Petrographic consultancy services and expert technical advice on the compliance, performance and durability of construction materials, and assessment services, technical troubleshooting available upon request.

• Petrographic reports for Department of Transport and Main Roads quarry certification and recertification (TMR Test method Q188).

• Secondary mineral content analysis conducted according to Australian Standard 1141.26.

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Additional analysis using advanced microscopic techniques, including:

• X-ray diffraction (XRD)

• Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)

• Probe and X-ray Mapping with Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy

• X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy

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