Analytical and Experimental Laboratories

Facilities - Analytical and Experimental Laboratories Photo of ICP mass spectrometer

Numerous laboratories and research facilities are at the disposal of department personnel. A few include, but are not limited to:

Multi-user Laboratories

Facility	Location	Description	Contact
Electron Microprobe Laboratory	POST 621	Micron-scale quantitative major and minor element analysis of minerals, glasses and other solid materials.	Mike Garcia Eric Hellebrand
Isotope Biogeochemistry Laboratory	POST 724, 725, 726	Stable isotope analyses of geologic and oceanographic samples including C, N and H isotope analyses of individual compounds.	Brian Popp Elizabeth Gier
Isotope Laboratory	POST 637, 638, 604	Radiogenic/Radioactive/Heavy-stable isotope analysis for volcanology, petrology, geochronology, paleooceanograpy and other applications.	John Mahoney Ken Rubin Doug Pyle
MC-ICP-MS Laboratory	POST 630	Isotope geochemisty and environmental chemistry by multi-collector plasma ionization mass spectrometry.	Doug Pyle Ken Rubin Chris Russo
Mineral Geochemistry Laboratory	POST 632	Inorganic and biological mineral separation and processing for geochronologyand isotope geochemistry.	Doug Pyle Ken Rubin
Physical Volcanology	POST 622, 623	Thin section making facility, rock crushing and powdering.	Bruce Houghton Sam Weaver
Seismic Processing and Analysis Laboratory	POST 834	Computer hardware and software for processing and analysis of seismic reflection/refraction data.	Robert Dunn Greg Moore
X-ray Fluorescence Laboratory	POST 609	Major and trace element whole rock geochemistry by X-ray fluorescence.	Eric Hellebrand John Sinton