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A New Wave UP-213 Laser Ablation System coupled with an Agilent 4500 ICP-MS is used to analyse a wide range of geological and environmental samples including:
sulphides;
fluid inclusions
melt inclusions;
U-Pb dating of zircons and other minerals,
and fish otoliths.
Lapidary
CODES/SES Lapidary laboratory is equiped with state of the art polishing, rock-cutting and thinsection-making facilities.
Manager Simon Stephens
Lapidary webpage and Electronic order facility
The geochemistry of whole rock (powdered) samples are prepared by acid digests in a Class 350 Clean Lab and trace elements analysed with an Agilent 4500 ICP-MS.
X-Ray Fluorescence
A Philips PW1480 X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometer is used for analysing major and trace elements in a wide range of rocks and minerals.
Micro Mill
A New Wave Micro Mill can be used to collect small amounts of powdered sample for trace element and stable isotope analyses, from polished thick sections or small hand specimens.
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