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Colorado School of Mines, Metallurgical Engineering and Geology Museum

A highly informative visit to the Department of Metallurgical Engineering and the Geology Museum at the Colorado School of Mines, guided expertly by Professor David Matlock and colleagues.

Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Artists interpretation of metallurgy, including pearlite, phase diagrams, alchemy. Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Artists interpretation of metallurgy, including pearlite, phase diagrams, alchemy. Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Artists interpretation of metallurgy, including pearlite, phase diagrams, alchemy. Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Professor George Krauss’ office at the Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

This is a historical picture of the Coors ceramics factory, now producing engineering ceramics. Coors is also a huge beer producer and invented the process of “ironing” cans sot that they can be produced without seams.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

This is a historical picture of the Coors ceramics factory, now producing engineering ceramics. Coors is also a huge beer producer and invented the process of “ironing” cans sot that they can be produced without seams.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Gleeble at the Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Torsion fatigue samples, Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Torsion fatigue samples, Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Torsion fatigue samples, Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Professor David Matlock showing a sample where the surface in the centre has been deformed to introduce compressive stresses prior to fatigue testing. Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Equipment made at the Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, for sliding wear testing.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Wire drawing equipment at the Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Equipment for making flux-cored welding wire. Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Equipment for making flux-cored welding wire. Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Equipment for making flux-cored welding wire. Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering. The alloy and flux powder is placed in the channel and the tube curled and sealed.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

The powder feeder for the flux-cored welding wire. Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Sample showing torsion fatigue failure, just one of a huge collection of failure analyses belonging to Professor David Matlock. Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Sample showing torsion fatigue failure, just one of a huge collection of failure analyses belonging to Professor David Matlock. Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Sample showing torsion fatigue failure, just one of a huge collection of failure analyses belonging to Professor David Matlock. Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Samples showing torsion fatigue failure, just one of a huge collection of failure analyses belonging to Professor David Matlock. Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Hyperbaric welding chamber, Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

The book, well used, in David Matlock’s office
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

This is the creek that flows through Golden, Colorado. Corten is a weathering steel that develops a protective patina. Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

The bridge across the creek in Golden, Colorado, is made from Corten Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

The bridge across the creek in Golden, Colorado, is made from Corten Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Harry’s lunch meeting with undergraduates at the Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Harry’s lunch meeting with undergraduates at the Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering. This is at their Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Gold on Sphalerite and Galena. Geology Museum, Colorado School of Mines.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering. This is at their Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Samples of cuprite, showing the cubic symmetry (four triads, the defining symmetry of a cube).
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Cuprite, showing the cubic symmetry (four triads, the defining symmetry of a cube).
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

This is a sample of cuprite, showing the cubic symmetry (four triads, the defining symmetry of a cube).
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

This is a sample of cuprite, showing the cubic symmetry (four triads, the defining symmetry of a cube). Geology Museum, Colorado School of Mines.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

This is a sample of cuprite, showing the cubic symmetry (four triads, the defining symmetry of a cube). Geology Museum, Colorado School of Mines.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

This is a sample of cuprite, showing the cubic symmetry (four triads, the defining symmetry of a cube). Geology Museum, Colorado School of Mines.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering. This is at their Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Stronitium sulphate on sulphur. Geology Museum, Colorado School of Mines.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

This is a sample of fluorite, showing the cubic symmetry (four triads, the defining symmetry of a cube). Geology Museum, Colorado School of Mines.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

This is a sample of fluorite, showing the cubic symmetry (four triads, the defining symmetry of a cube). Geology Museum, Colorado School of Mines.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

This is a sample of fluorite, showing the cubic symmetry (four triads, the defining symmetry of a cube). Geology Museum, Colorado School of Mines.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

In this case the cuprite, from Namibia, has been cut and polished.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering. This is at their Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering. This is at their Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering. This is at their Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering. This is at their Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Pyrite (fools gold), Colorado School of Mines, Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering. This is at their Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering. This is at their Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering. This is at their Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Adamite on Limonite, Colorado School of Mines, Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Calcite, Colorado School of Mines, Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering. This is at their Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering. This is at their Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering. This is at their Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering. This is at their Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Azurite with Malachite, Colorado School of Mines, Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering. This is at their Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering. This is at their Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering. This is at their Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Pyrite (fools gold), Colorado School of Mines, Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering. This is at their Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Fluorite cubes, Colorado School of Mines, Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Fluorite, Colorado School of Mines, Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

lead and molybdenum oxide, Colorado School of Mines, Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Wlulfenite, lead-molybdenum oxide, Colorado School of Mines, Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Thomsonite, Colorado School of Mines, Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering. This is at their Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering. This is at their Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Widmanstatten plates in a meteorite, Colorado School of Mines, Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

A rock brought back from the moon, Colorado School of Mines, Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

A rock brought back from the moon, Colorado School of Mines, Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering. This is at their Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering Colorado School of Mines, Department of Metallurgical Engineering. This is at their Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Forms corresponding to cubic symmetry, Colorado School of Mines, Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Orthorhombic system, Colorado School of Mines, Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Tetragonal system, Colorado School of Mines, Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Hexagonal system, Colorado School of Mines, Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Monoclinic system, Colorado School of Mines, Geology Museum.
Colorado, Golden, David Matlock, April 2015, Harry Bhadeshia, Department of Materials Engineering, Metallurgy, crystallography, minerals

Triclinic system, Colorado School of Mines, Geology Museum.






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