Group picture of the new laboratories

IGCAS has successfully established the Laboratory of Geophysics operated by the Laboratory of Ore Deposit Geochemistry, as well as the Laboratory of Physical Property Measurements of Rock which is an experimental platform belonging to the State Key Laboratory of Ore Deposit Geochemistry (SKLODG). The setup of both laboratories commenced at the end of 2009.

Led by Dr. WANG Yun, the geophysics research team members have paid great efforts in the lab setup including recruiting new talents, purchasing equipment, and building up facilities. After three years of their efforts, both laboratories are officially established. The Laboratory of Physical Property Measurements of Rock will be launched in 2013 and will provide testing services for the users inside and outside IGCAS. Meanwhile, another new laboratory, the Laboratory of Physical Simulation is underway.

Based on solid earth geophysics, the Laboratory of Geophysics aims at geophysical exploration for deposit, and pursues the goal of training high-level talents for geophysics. The laboratory is not only geared to meet the needs of CAS institutes, domestic and foreign research institutes, colleges and universities, and geoscience agencies including geophysical units, but also looking forward to the collaboration and exchange on geophysics projects. The laboratory addresses a wide range of research topics including fossil energy, mineral resources exploration, shallow earth structural engineering exploration, deep earth structural and kinetic mechanism studies, geothermy, groundwater, water conservancy, transportation infrastructure exploration, and other research related to national economic construction, safety, and environment.

Currently, the Laboratory of Geophysics consists of one Professor, three Assistant Professors and three graduate students. The laboratory practice the academic disciplines of Gravity and Geomagnetism, Geoelectricity, Seismology and Petrophysics, focusing on the following three areas: 1) the physical properties of rock and their relationship with lithofacies and geochemistry under the temperature and pressure conditions of the upper crust; 2) the numerical simulation and imaging of 3D anisotropic electromagnetic fields; 3) airborne geophysical data processing and integrated inversion.

The resistivity inversion profile of the distribution of a coal mine in water-rich region of Shanxi by CSAMT exploration

The Laboratory of Physical Property Measurements of Rock plans to achieve the following goals: 1) setting up a systematic database of physical properties of rocks and minerals; 2) developing new methods, technologies and equipment for physical property measurement, 3) providing basic data and modeling support for geophysical exploration of deposit. So far, the laboratory is equipped with the instruments including Impedance Analyzer (LCR—ZM2371),Digital IP instrument (WDJS-2) andMagnetic Susceptibility Meter (SM30), all of which have been running successfully since October 2012. The laboratory will provide the testing services and reports for the users inside and outside IGCAS. The testing services include isotropic and anisotropic measurements, and physical property measurements such as density, magnetic susceptibility, resistivity, susceptibility, and complex resistivity.

Impedance Analyzer（LCR—ZM2371）	Computer Monitoring System

（By LIU Yun ）