Consultancy
The Thin Section and Micromorphology unit offers a well established service for the production of thin section slides. Slides are produced from a wide range of materials, mainly soils, rocks, sediments and vegetation such as roots amongst other materials. Normally soil samples are provided by the client in 
Kubiena tins, or other suitable containers. The soils are then dried, impregnated with resin and then processed into thin section slides (see the methods page for more details). The prices are based on standard sample sizes of 75 x 55 x 40 mm, larger samples may incur a slight additional charge. Our standard slides are nominally 110 x 75 mm.
Current prices:
- slide from a soil sample: £110 + VAT
- slide from an impregnated block: £55 + VAT
- Kubiena tin 75×55x40 mm (including lids): £7 + VAT
For further information please complete the online form. Soil samples from outside the European Union require an import licence, for soils from Europe (but not in the EU) a phytosanitary certificate may be required. Please check the links below for further information.
