New equipment for high-accuracy laboratory measurements of spectral induced polarization of rock samples in the time- and frequency domains: Testing of laboratory multifunction potentiostat-galvanostat

The spectral induced polarization (IP) technique is widely used in prospecting and applied geophysics and allows remote assessment of porosity, mineralogical composition, textural and structural features of rocks, and chemical composition of the saturating fluid. The nature of the IP phenomenon in rocks is still not fully understood; therefore, much attention is paid to laboratory IP measurements on rock/ore samples carried out in the time (TDIP) and frequency (FDIP) domains. The intensity of the polarization effect can be low in rocks. Reliable IP measurements on rock samples in a broad time or frequency domain require tailored high-precision equipment.