The Dalhouise laboratory for high pressure geological research consists of two labs located in the Dalhousie Life Science Centre. The High Pressure Lab, located in room 2009A of the Earth Science wing, houses two end-loaded piston-cylinder pressure apparatus, capable of generating pressures of 0.5 to 3.5 GPa (~90km depth) and temperatures up to 2000°C. This Laboratory also contains peripheral equipment such as a high precision analytical balance, diamond wafering percision saw, PUK-3 arc welder, polarizing and binocular microscopes as well as drying furnaces. This lab also contains a MultiMode 8 Atomic Force Microscope used to characterise the crystallography of resorption surfaces.
The Low Pressure Lab, located in Room 3610 of the Oceanography wing, houses two vertical tube furnaces, capable of generating temperatures up to 1500°C with simultaneous control of oxygen fugacity by precise flow control of various gas mixtures (CO-CO2, air, O2). Ancillary equipment includes a graphite electrode arc welder, precision microbalance, and vacuum-sealing system for fused quartz ampoules.