Characterization of minerals in relation to geochemical and environmental processes
The Earth Materials Analysis Facilities provide a seamless and increasingly comprehensive environment for the complete characterization of Earth materials. Earth materials are often analyzed by several techniques. Current research under way in the facility includes: (1) quantification of element and isotopic fractionation in mineralized tissues; (2) the use of element and isotopic partitioning between minerals and fluids to understand fluids in the environment, and (3) measurementof small-scale redox conditions in minerals and mineral stability.
Analysis of trace elements in materials (typically to the ppb range), analysis of isotopic ratios in materials (traditional, non-traditional and radiogenic)
- Defence and security industries
- Education
- Energy
- Environmental technologies and related services
- Fisheries and aquaculture
- Manufacturing and processing
- Mining, minerals and metals
- Ocean industries
- Utilities
Specialized labs and equipment
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Equipment |
Function |
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Femtosecond laser |
Analysis of small, micron-scale features in minerals |
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Mossbauer system |
Measurement of valence states of elements |
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Cryostream 700 |
Crystallographic and spectroscopic measurements at low-T conditions |
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LA-ICP-MS |
Trace element, light element and isotopic analysis. |
Private and public sector research partners
- Aarhus University
- Greenland Institute for Natural Resources
- East Carolina State University
- Yukon College
- Department of Fisheries and Oceans
- Stantec