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Analytical and imaging facilities

Consulting services

The Natural History Museum offers comprehensive analytical and imaging facilities and DNA sequencing on a consultancy or service basis. Our new purpose-built laboratories are well-equipped with a wide range of modern facilities, and are staffed by a team of specialists experienced in preparation, analysis and interpretation of a broad spectrum of biological, mineralogical and material specimens.

Underpinning much of our world-class taxonomic and collection-based research, environmental programmes and consultancy, is our in-house capability to acquire the relevant chemical, structural and imaging information on diverse natural samples. Staff who manage the laboratories and develop new techniques using our wide range of analytical equipment are all qualified scientists with extensive experience of working with natural samples.

Our analytical capabilities and techniques include:

  • world-class analytical facilities in modern purpose-built laboratories

  • experienced personnel

  • close liaison with researchers and curators

  • electron probe microanalysis

  • analytical scanning electron microscopy

  • field-emission scanning electron microscopy

  • low-pressure scanning electron microscopy

  • transmission electron microscopy

  • inductively-coupled plasma mass spectroscopy

  • atomic absorbtion spectroscopy

  • ion chromatography

  • infra-red spectroscopy

  • powder and single crystal X-ray diffraction

  • transmitted and reflected light microscopy of minerals, ores and rocks

  • thin, ultra-thin and polished sectioning of rock and mineral specimens


Find out more about our recent Analytical and imaging consulting projects.  

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For further information contact

Terry Williams
Natural History Museum
Department of Mineralogy
Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road
London
SW7 5BD
UK

Tel: +44 (0)20 7942 5663
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7 942 5811
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NHM Consulting

Kristina Duffin
Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road
London
SW7 5BD
UK

Tel: +44 (0)20 7942 5816
Fax: +44 (0)20 7942 5841
Email us