Microscopes • 1 x Meiji Polarized Light Microscope with transmitted and incident illumination• 1 x Microtec RM-1 Polarized Light Microscope with transmitted illumination• 2 x Microtec HM-3 Stereomicroscope with transmitted and incident illumination and a zoom range of 6.4:1• 2 x USB microscopes General Laboratory Equipment • A&D GF-300 Analytical Balance, 310 x 0.001 g• Erlab CaptairFlex Ductless Fumehood• Pipetman® pipettes: P20, P200 and P1000• Purite Labwater 1 with coil and gun• Incubator: maximum temperature 100 °C• UV Lamps