My interpretation of those prices (US on the right) was that the NZ prices
are mostly better. Postage will probably impact greatly though.
Regards
Ralph Bottrill
Tasmanian Geological Survey
Mineral Resources Tasmania (Dept of Mines - Tasmania)
P.O. Box 56, Rosny Park, Tasmania 7018, Australia
Aus Tel: 03-6233-8359 Intl Tel: +61-3-6233-8359
Aus Fax: 03-6233-8338 Intl Fax: +61-3-6233-8338
"Geology is a capital science to begin with as it requires nothing
but a
little reading, thinking and hammering."
Charles Darwin, 1835.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Eckert [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, 19 July 2000 00:21
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Subject: Re: thin sections
FWIW, for commercial work we've mostly been using Petrographic
International [Saskatchewan]. Given their current pricing
[http://www.thinsection.com/newprc.html], seems to me you may have
difficulty justifying your charges. Regardless, of course, nothing is more
efficient than a good in-house technician! Best of luck.
At 05:36 PM 7/18/00 +1200, Julie Vry wrote:
>At present, our technician tells me is charging the following for
>commercial work:-
> (NZ dollars) approx. USA dollars (@45 to
50
>cents/NZ$)
>Normal thin section $30 $15
>Large thin section $40 $20
>Impregnated thin section $40 $20
>Polished section $50 $25
>Impregnated polished $65 $32.50
>Fluid inclusion $50 $25
>Polished mounts $25 $12.5
Jim Eckert
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