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Geologist - Mineralogist  
Geological Consultancy and Training
 
A small well-established geological - mineralogical consultancy providing a personal service to mining and quarrying companies and related organisations in UK and other countries. It has specialist knowledge in Industrial Minerals and Rocks, Mineralogy and Ore Geology, and Extractive Industry Geology. These are supported by substantial geological fieldwork experience in UK and overseas.
 
Director:
Emeritus Professor Peter W. Scott,
BSc, PhD, DIC, FGS, CGeol, MRSC, CChem, CSci.
formerly Head of Geology at Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter, Cornwall, UK.
 
Scope of work:
 
Industrial Minerals and construction raw materials: 
   Market studies
   Fieldwork, mapping and geological continuity  
   Industrial properties and applications 
   Regional resource studies
   Aggregate resources
 
Geology, Mineralogy and Petrography:
    Metal ores 
    Industrial minerals 
    Construction materials
    Rock descriptions 
    Slags and other mineral wastes
 
Training:
      Courses in industrial minerals, ore geology, mineralogy and petrography 
 
Analytical techniques available:
     Optical microscopy in transmitted and reflected light
     Mineralogy by XRD
     Scanning Electron Microscopy
     Electron Microprobe Analysis
     QEMSCAN
     Chemical Analysis by XRF
     Particle size analysis
 
Experience as an Expert Witness on geological and mineralogical topics
 
Geodiversity in quarries:
     Reviews, audits, action plans and condition monitoring
 
The company has direct access to extensive in-house and external library resources devoted to industrial minerals, metalliferous deposits, ore geology and mineralogy.
 
 
Contact details:
Address:  Kinloss, Port Navas, Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 5RL,  UK.
Also at 36, Church Street, Cromarty, Ross-shire, IV11 8XA, Scotland.
 
Phone:   (+44)(0)1326-340214