Research Applications

The following procedures have been established and presently operational at NENIMF:

Applications operational on routine basis

1. U-Pb, Th-Pb chronology of zircon and monazite (O^-/O₂^- primary beam)
2. Ti contents in zircon and quartz for thermometry (O^-/O₂^- primary beam)
3. Boron isotopes in silicate glasses (O^-/O₂^- primary beam)
4. Sr/Ca and Ba/Ca of marine carbonates (O^-/O₂^- primary beam)
5. B/Ca and B isotope analysis of marine carbonates (Cs⁺ primary beam)
6. Concentrations of H2O, CO2, F, Cl and S in silicate glasses (Cs⁺ primary beam)
7. Isotopic composition of sulfur in silicates and sulfides (Cs⁺ primary beam)
8. Trace and Rare Earth Element Analysis of Silicate Glasses and Zircon (O-, O2-)

Applications operational but requiring improvement

1. Isotopic composition of Pb in silicate glass and K-feldspars (O^-/O₂^- primary beam)
2. Isotopic composition of oxygen in silicate, oxide and carbonate minerals (Cs⁺ primary beam)
3. Isotopic composition of chlorine in minerals and glasses (Cs⁺ primary beam)
4. Isotopic composition of carbon in carbonate (Cs⁺ primary beam)

Mg isotopes in marine carbonates are among high priority technical developments to be completed in the near future.