MTSU X-ray Fluorescence Laboratory

Middle Tennessee State University

https://www.mtsu.edu/geosciences/xrflab.php

Contact Information

Warner Cribb

615-898-2379

cribb@mtsu.edu

Murfreesboro


TENNESSEE


Instrument Type

WHOLE ROCK ANALYSIS - XRF X-ray Fluorescence


Oxford Instruments MDX 1080+

Application:

Whole-rock analysis (major and trace element)

Typical Use:

Conditions for Use:

  • Submitted samples will be analyzed on a contract basis (i.e. lab personnel will do the work)
  • Visitors are invited to work in the lab to work with lab personnel
  • Visitors are invited to work in the lab to design and do the work themselves

User Fees:

Contact lab manager.

Instrument Priorities:

Remote Use:

Sample Preparation:

Standard Collections/Lab Blanks:

Software:

Educational Use:

  • Class demonstrations are available for undergraduates
  • Class demonstrations are available for K-12
  • Undergraduate student research projects are invited
  • Graduate student research projects are invited


Support provided by:

  • X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry: Inter/Intra Applications Applied to Geosciences and Social Science (Warner Cribb, Principal Investigator; Doug Heffington, Co-Principal Investigator)
  • National Science Foundation. 1999-2002; $92,000