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3. Put on gloves and 'wash' them with isopropyl alcohol. Clean the crushing supplies with isopropyl alcohol and set them down on the clean surface.
4. Collect sample beakers from the drying oven (for ICP preparation) or dessicator located in the X-Ray Lab. Put a piece of Parafilm® over each beaker and bring them over to the X-Press.
Assembling the crushing unit
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Now that the X-Press area is clean and the samples are in the Lab, assemble the crushing unit as follows:
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