RE: News20 Dec 2025 11:45
Reckon might have sent core samples here, about 250 miles from Rudyard.
MBMG Analytical Laboratory (Montana Tech): Located in Butte, this is Montana's leading geological lab, offering inorganic, trace metal, and isotope analysis, ideal for bedrock composition related to hydrogen potential.
Laboratory Analysis Techniques
Once samples are collected, various laboratory methods are used for precise quantification:
Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS): Instruments like the ChemCam on the Mars Curiosity rover use a laser to ablate a tiny spot on a rock, creating a plasma. The light emitted by the excited hydrogen atoms in the plasma is then measured to determine the relative hydrogen content.
Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA): This involves heating a rock sample and measuring the weight percentage of water (H₂O) or hydroxyl (OH) released, providing a direct measure of the hydrogen content in the sample.
Proton-Proton Elastic Recoil Coincidence Spectroscopy (ERCS) / Elastic Recoil Detection Analysis (ERDA): These nuclear microprobe techniques use a high-energy ion beam to non-destructively measure the hydrogen concentration and depth profile in mineral and rock samples.
Gas Chromatography (GC): For samples where hydrogen gas has been extracted (e.g., from core flooding experiments or thermal extraction), gas chromatography is used as a highly accurate method to separate and measure the specific hydrogen gas molecules.
Benchtop Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR): This method is used to measure the hydrogen content of fluids (like H₂-N₂ mixtures) after they have passed through rock cores in laboratory dispersion experiments.
Simple Chemical Test (for produced gas)
For a simple demonstration or basic chemical test of produced hydrogen gas in a controlled environment, the standard method is the "squeaky pop" test:
Collect gas in a test tube.
Bring a lighted splint (matchstick) to the mouth of the tube.
A distinctive sharp pop sound confirms the presence of hydrogen.
Who didn't do the school boy equivalent test of a match near rear end trying to light emitted gases lol
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