Mineralogical

analysis and reporting on metalliferous ores, gold and PGM, industrial minerals, slags and contaminants.

Materials

analysis and reporting on rocks, aggregates, building stone, slate, concrete, render and mortar.

Mundic Property Search

Since 1991, Petrolab has completed thousands of concrete screening tests on properties throughout Cornwall. Search our database and and see if your property is one of those tested.

Sample Preparation

Preparation of petrographic thin sections from samples and specimens of rock, aggregate, concrete and other similar materials.

Why Petrolab?

Mineralogical analysis

Identification and quantification of valuable and gangue minerals in ores
Automated Mineralogy (Bulk Modal Analysis, Deportment, Detailed Liberation, GSD, Associations, Theoretical Mineral Liberation, Particle Images)
Ore characterisation
Predicting the behaviour of minerals during ore processing
Mineralogical description and quantitative analysis of mill products

Petrographic analysis

Examination of concrete, mortar and render to identify degradation factors.
Examination of rock, aggregate, building stone and slate.
Mundic Screening Tests for building structures suspected of containing ‘mundic’ concrete.

Sample preparation

Petrolab offers a materials preparation service producing petrographic thin sections from samples and specimens of

rock
aggregate
fossil / coral
concrete and other similar materials

We operate the first Pelcon Automatic Thin Section Machine in the UK, which produces high quality thin sections.

Our Clients

Petrolab has provided a wide range of services to industry leading clients including:

Latest News

Many congratulations are due to two of Petrolab’s mineralogists for their newest achievements. Rachel Garside, after 7 years of varied project experience at Petrolab, has deservedly been accredited by The Geological Society as a Chartered Geologist (CGeol). Meanwhile, Josie White, who very recently joined Petrolab as a Junior Mineralogist, has been awarded a Distinction by the University of Manchester for her MSc in Petroleum Geoscience. Very well done to you... read more