Facilities

Inductively-Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry:

• IsoProbe
• Agilent 7500ce Quadrupole ICP-MS
• New-Wave 213 nm wavelength laser ablation unit

Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometry:

• Triton thermal ionization mass spectrometer
• MAT 261 thermal ionization mass spectrometer

Stable Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry:

• MAT 253 mass spectrometer + gasbench
• Kiel IV carbonate device
• continuous flow Delta V

Clean Labs and Sample Preparation:

Within the Department of Geological Sciences there are three clean-room laboratories supplied with HEPA-filtered class 100 air where sample preparation and ion-exchange chromatography for isotopic analysis may be done under ultra-clean conditions, making possible very low analytical blanks (e.g., < 1 pg Pb for U-Pb geochronology, and <10 pg Sr).  There are also two other laboratories with HEPA-filtered work stations where sample preparation and ion-exchange chromatography are performed.  These labs are supported by the departmental sample preparation facility, which includes shatterboxes for sample pulverization, and a crusher, a disc mill pulverizer, a Rogers table, a Wilfly table, a mica table, sieves, heavy liquids and Franz magnetic separators for mineral separation.

Electronic scales are, for me, a no no. [Delia Smith]

• Contact: Jim Connelly U-Pb geochronology facility
• Contact: Jay Banner isotope clean lab
• Contact: John Lassiter isotope clean lab