RATES OF VARIOUS TYPES OF LABORATORY TESTS IN THE NATIONAL CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE IN GEOLOGY,
UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR, PESHAWAR

 

A. XRF/XRD Laboratory

 

S.No Name of Equipment Particular of Test Rates in Rupees

1.

X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry (XRF)

Elemental Analyses

Rs: 6000/sample (includes full set of major elements)
 
Rs: 3000/sample (only major elements).
 
Rs: 3000/sample (only trace elements.

2.

X-Ray Diffractometer (XRD)

Mineral Identification.

 3000/sample

 

B. Rock Cutting Laboratory

S.No Name of Equipment Particular of Test Rates in Rupees

1.

Standard Thin Section Preparation 

Research 

Rs. 1500/ Thin Section

2.

Thin Section for Friable/Unconsolidated Material Preparation

Research

Rs. 2000 / Thin Section

3.

Staining( Blue Dye) of     Rocks  Cutting

Research

 Rs. 3000/ sample  

4.

Ditch well sample Staining( Blue Dye)

Research

 Rs. 3000/ Sample

 

C. Geophysics Laboratory

S.No Name of Equipment Particular of Test Rates in Rupees

1

GPR Ground Penetrating Radar

Radargram Depicting 2D/3D Subsurface Section/Image

Rs. 500/Meter along Measured Line/Section 

2

Terrameter                     SAS 4000

ERS,Vertical Electrical Sounding, Schlunb-Wenner

Rs. 10,000/Per ERS Probe

3

VLF Wadi E/M Unit

 

250/Meter Line Length

4

GEODE
Geometric seismic unit 24 CH

Subsurface exploration, layers distribution, and seismic velocity based distribution, and zoning, refraction survey 

Rs 300/ meter 
For normal areas
50 percent plus for semi hard areas
100 percent  plus for  v  hard areas

5

Trominio
 

 

Rs. 500/spot Measured  

6

Magnetometer

Subsurface magnetic survey

Rs. 400/meter square

 

D. Environment and Soil Science Laboratory

S.No

Name of equipment

Particular of Test

Rates in Rupees 

1

U.V. Visible spectrophotometer

Elements

Rs.500/element/sample

2

HPLC

Liquid Chromatography

Rs.3000/sample

 


E. Petroleum Geology/Sedimentology Laboratory

S.No

Name of equipment

Particular of Test

Rates in Rupees 

1

F.T.I.R

Functional Groups

Rs.1000/sample

2

GC.FID

Chromatogram

Rs.3000/sample

3

T.O.C.

Organic Carbon

Rs.3000/sample

4

GC.MS

Mass Chromatography

Rs.8000/sample

 


F. Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) Laboraory


Instrument

Specification

Rates for UoP (Rs)

Rates for other universities (Rs)

Commercial sample Rates
(Rs)

Scanning electron microscopy with SED(SEM)

2 image/sample

600/-

1200/-

2500/-

Scanning electron microscopy with BED(SEM)

2 image/sample

600/-

1200/-

2500/-

Scanning electron microscopy with
Mini CL(SEM)

2 image/sample

700/-

1200/-

2500/-

Energy dispersive
X-ray spectroscopy
(EDS with SEM)

1 EDS/sample(spectra)
1EDS /sample(Map)
1EDS/sample(line)

600/-

1200/-

2500/-

Gold coating

Per 5 sample

1000/-

2000/-

3000/-

Carbon coating

Per 5 sample

500/-

1000/-

2000/-

Sample preparation

1) Polished block
2) powder pellets

500/-
300/-

1000/-
300/-

1500/-
500/-

 


G. Geochemistry Laboratory

S. No

Instrument Name

Particular of Test

Rates in Rupees 

1.

Atomic Absorption Spectrometer

Elemental Analyses

Rs. 400/ element/sample

2.

UV-VIS Spectrophotometer

Elemental Analyses

Rs. 500/element/sample (only selected elements).

3.

CHNS Analyzer

Elemental Analyses

Rs. 4000/sample

4.

DR 2800 Spectrophotometer

Chemical test

Rs. 400/ element/sample

5

Turbidity Meter 6035 Jenway UK

Turbidity test

Rs. 50/sample

6.

DO Meter Junco 9173

Dissolved Oxygen test

Rs. 200/sample

7.

Potable Kit Consort C931

PH,CE TDS, Resistively & Salinity

Rs. 50/sample

8.

Muffle Furnace

Loss on Ignition

Rs. 2000/sample

9.

Specific Gravity Balance

Specific Gravity

Rs. 250/sample

10.

oven

Moisture Loss

Rs. 250/sample

11.

BOD Incubator 

BOD in Water

Rs. 500/sample

12.

Magnetic separator

Magnetic Mineral Separation

Rs. 600/sample

13.

Shaking table

Separation of Heavy Minerals

Rs. 1000/sample

14.

Fire Assay(Cupellation Furnace)

Gold & Precious Metal Analyses in Rocks, Sediments

Rs. 4000/sample

 


H. Sedimentology Laboratory  

S. No

Instrument Name

Particular of Test

Rates in Rupees

1

Thin Section/Slide Preparation for Paleontological and Palynological Studies 

Preparation of Slide/Thin Section Only

Rs. 4000/sample

2
       
 

Reflected/Transmitted Microscope

Sedimentological Investigation (Including Roundness, Sphericity studies, Microfacies, Facies Association and Depositional Environment Studies etc.)  

Rs. 5000/Sample

 

 

Palaeontological Investigation (Biostratigraphic Analysis and Formation Identification etc.)

Rs. 5000/sample

 

 

Palynological Investigation (Palynostratigraphic Analysis and Formation Identification etc.)

Rs. 5000/sample

Note: These rates exclude thin section preparation for sedimentological and paleontological studies. Please refer to Rock Cutting Laboratory (B) for thin section preparation charges and add to the relevant investigation in this table.   

 


I. Pertrography/Microscopy Laboratory

S. No

Instrument Name

Particular of Test

Rates in Rupees

1

Polarizing Microscope

Pertographic Study for:
1. Construction material feasibility
2.Research Purpose


4000/thin section
5000/thin section

2

Steromicroscope

Stereomicroscopic study

2000/sample

 


J. Geodesy Laboratory

S. No

Name of equipment

Particular of Test

Rates in Rupees

1

Geodetic GPS

GPS Geodesy

*4500/station

* These charges exclude transport, field and other logistics

 

 

 K. Geotechincal Laboratory  

S.No

Name of equipment

Particular of Test

Rates in Rupees

1

Sieve shaker

Grain Size Analysis (Sieve Analysis)

1500/sample

2

Hydrometer

Hydrometer Analysis

1500/sample

3

Field Density apparatus

Field Density Test

1500/sample

4 LAA Machine Abrasion Test 2000/sample
5 Cassa Grande apparatus Atterberg Limits (P.I ) 1500/sample
6   Soundness Test 4000/sample
7 Flakiness and Elongation scales Flakiness and Elongation Test 4000/sample
8   Proctor Compaction Test 1800/sample
9   Specific Gravity and Absorption Test 1000/sample
10   Natural Moisture Content 500/sample

 

 

L. Printing  

S.No Name of Equipment Particular Rates in Rupees
1 Ploter Map printing (A0 size) Rs. 2000/- (20*25 inches) per sheet

 

 

 
Note:  1. 50% discount for research students of University of Peshawar

    1.             2. 25% discount for research students of other Universities