Hello mineralogists, I am making decisions about a new petrographic scope for my research lab, and I'm curious if anyone close to the Minneapolis-Saint Paul (MN) area has a Zeiss Axioscope. My department has almost exclusively Nikon scopes right now, and I would love to actually sit down at a different one before shelling out $$ one way or the other. *If anyone has a Zeiss polarizing scope (or knows of one) you'd be willing to show off for a half hour in the near future, please get in touch! * (Also if you have strong opinions about the quality of various scopes, I'm all ears... but I know this is a conversation that pops up on here frequently so I don't want to bore anyone). Cheers, Emily *.....................................* *Dr. Emily First (she/her)* Assistant Professor of Geology Macalester College Olin-Rice Science Center 113 Saint Paul, MN 55105 USA (651) 696-6415 website <https://www.macalester.edu/geology/facultystaff/emily-first/> | efirst@macalester.edu *Our work hours may differ! No action or response is expected outside of your own work hours.*