The Department of Geological Sciences at UNR provides excellent research facilities for both field and laboratory research and include standard XRD/XRF, SEM, EMP, laser-assisted ICP-MS, stable isotope, fluid inclusion analysis capabilities, cathodoluminescence, and standard optical transmitted and reflected light microscopy. The department maintains four vehicles for field work.

The DeLaMare Library houses an exceptional collection of textbooks and journals in geology, geophysics, geochemistry and paleonotoloy. The Ansari Map Library, located within the DeLaMare Library, is the largest map library in the state and is home to the W. M. Keck Earth Sciences and Mining Research Information Center, which provides GIS specialized bibliographic databases, scientific visualization and modeling packages, and geospatial data resources. A world-class rock and mineral collection can be found next door at the W.M. Keck Museum.

The Mapping, Modeling, and Visualization Lab provides laser printers (b/w and color), inkjet printers, a color plotter, a 35mm film recorder, image scanners, and high speed network access to the Internet

Equipment:

Image taken on the department's SEM

• Cameca electron microprobe
• JEOL Scanning electron microscope
• Atomic force microscope
• Micromass Induction Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (ICPMS)
• Phillips X-ray diffractometer
• Phillips X-ray fluorescence spectrometer
• Cathodoluminsence scope