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Purpose-built and experienced
MGPalaeo has a unique, purpose-built laboratory at the Perth office in Western Australia, capable of meeting all of your processing needs.
Our skilled laboratory staff can provide high-quality sample preparations from a wide range of sample types, and we have worked on a diverse portfolio of projects for different industries, including oil & gas, minerals, groundwater, archaeology, beekeeping, civil engineering, carbon capture & storage, and more.
Laboratory Services
Our laboratory services can be delivered independently or combined into a project-specific preparation program.
Palynology & microfossils
Preparation of samples for palynological analysis for geological studies, forensics, honey, archaeology, and more.
We also support microforam and nannofossil processing, acetate peels and microbotanical recovery from coarse fractions.
Microcharcoal processing
Microcharcoal fragments preserved within soil and sediment samples, extracted via routine palynological processing.
We can also provide macrocharcoal studies via a trusted consultant to improve fire burning studies.
Phytolith processing
Phytolith preparation from artifacts, sediments and plant material, producing clean concentrates for archaeological and environmental investigation.
Where required, piranha solution (sulfuric acid and hydrogen peroxide) can be used to remove stubborn organic residues.
Diatom processing & permanent mounts
Diatom concentrates prepared from a wide range of sediment types using reproducible workflows designed to preserve frustule integrity.
Permanent Naphrax mounts are available for long-term storage, high-resolution imaging and publication-quality analysis.
Microfossil recovery from chert
Disaggregation of fossiliferous chert to recover microfossils and resistant residues for identification, provenance and archaeological interpretation.
A specialist pathway for material that conventional preparation methods cannot readily unlock.
Specialist acid digestion
Acid digestion and sample preparation for challenging mineral and silica-rich matrices.
- HF-based digestion for silica-bearing material
- Perchloric acid capability
- Four-acid preparation using HF, HNO₃, HClO₄ and HCl
Sedimentological processing
Washing, disaggregation and physical separation of sediments and rocks for sedimentological, palaeontological and mineralogical investigation.
- Particle-size sieving
- Heavy-mineral separation using LST
- Coarse-fraction and microfossil recovery
Legacy microscope slide maintenance
Care and maintenance of valuable microscope slide collections.
Microscope slides degrade over time, with cover slips coming off or the residue drying out. We can help repair these slides so they can be scanned and preserved digitally.
For all your processing needs
100% safety record
We pride ourselves on our HSE, both in the lab and at rigsite.
No minimum sampling number
Our lab is available for processing small (1 sample) to large (>1000 samples) projects.
Fast turnaround times
Hotshot, high priority, and routine turnaround times are available.
Neoproterozoic to the modern day
Our lab staff are highly experienced with a wide range of sample types and ages.
Sample collection
Our team can collect samples for you from docks, airports, warehouses, etc.
Custom method development
Practical workflows developed to suit your research objectives.