The lab houses one Leica DM 2700P petrographic microscope, equipped with both transmitted and reflected light sources and up to 100x objective lenses, a Leica DMC 4500 high-resolution camera, and an imaging workstation.  The petrographic microscope is used primarily for documenting textures of polished experimental samples. The lab also houses a Leica binocular microscope for the characterisation of experimental samples and assembly parts both before and after experiments.