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Section Contents
- NERC Chemical Dating Facility
- Introduction
- Access
- Sample Requirements
- Suggested Reading
- Contacts
- Monazite Links
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CHEMICAL DATING FACILITY |
The Chemical Dating Unit (CDU) was established in 2008 to provide a centre for the chemical dating of suitable minerals by electron probe microanalysis and to complement the NERC ion microprobe isotopic dating facilitity
The Unit provides a service to the earth and environmental science community. It is located in the Grant Institute of Earth Science at the University of Edinburgh. To date, this is the only facility for chemical dating by EPMA within the UK.
Instrumentation
The Unit comprises a five spectrometer Cameca SX100 electron microprobe for major and minor element analysis. A Cameca ims 1270 ion microprobe is also available for dating by isotopic measurements.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Additional information about the Electron Probe Chemical Dating Unit may be obtained via Simon.Harley@ed.ac.uk, Richard.Hinton@ed.ac.uk or Chris.Hayward@ed.ac.uk or contacting
Dr Chris Hayward
School of GeoSciences,
Grant Institute of Earth Science,
University of Edinburgh,
Kings Buildings,
West Mains Road,
Edinburgh.
EH9 3JW
Tel: 0131 650 5827
Fax: 0131 668 3184