SAMPLE DIVIDER

A sample divider for granular material comprises a peripheral wall section and a centrally located sample spreading member which here is in the form of an upwardly facing cone. A first plurality of holes is distributed evenly around the peripheral wall and together serves as an outlet of a first discharge stage. A second plurality of holes is located in and evenly distributed around an inner wall section and together serves as an outlet of a second discharge stage. Each chute from a plurality of such chutes is associated with its own one of the plurality of holes and is angled to direct incident sample towards the associated hole.