Laboratory Facilities:

• Sensitive High Resolution Ion Microprobe lab (SHRIMP-RG) for chemical and isotopic microanalysis of solids
• Stanford Noble Gas Lab: Laser-probe 40Ar/39Ar system and (U-Th)/He lab for dating young volcanic rocks and determining surface exposure ages
• Thermal ionization mass spectrometer for analysis of Sr, Nd, and Pb isotopes
• Electron microprobe with image-analysis system
• Scanning and transmission electron microscopes (G-LAM)
• X-ray diffractometer for determining identity of unknown solids
• Stable Isotope Laboratory for measurement of O, C, and H isotopes in minerals and biological materials
• IICP spectrometer for analysis of fluids and solids
• Clean labs for isotopic analyses
• Thin sectioning equipment for preparation of thin sections of ceramics for microscopic analysis
• Petrographic microscopes for examination of thin sections of ceramics, soil profiles, rocks, etc.
• Sample preparation labs for chemical and isotopic analyses