Department of Earth and Environment

Franklin and Marshall College
http://www.fandm.edu/earth-and-environment

Contact Information

Carol deWet

717-291-4388

carol.dewet@fandm.edu

Lancaster

PENNSYLVANIA

Instrument Type

WHOLE ROCK ANALYSIS - ICP Inductively-coupled plasma spectrometer +/- mass spectrometer (ICP-MS) and laser source

Spectro Ciros ccd

Application:

  • Whole-rock analysis (major and trace element)
  • Fluid or gas analysis

Typical Use:

  • Carbonate geochemistry from drilled microsamples: Mg, Mn, Sr, Ba, Fe
  • Environmental water samples (marine porefluids, surface water and groundwater)

Conditions for Use:

  • Visitors are invited to work in the lab to work with lab personnel
  • Training Session (short course) is offered

User Fees:

If the user is collaborating with our faculty and/or students there is no fee charged. It is desirable for the user to contribute money towards consumables if possible.

Instrument Priorities:

Student classwork and collaborative research with students have top priority. Faculty research usually fits in around the student needs.

Remote Use:

No

Sample Preparation:

  • For carbonates, 0.05 g of powder is required
  • Other materials require different sample sizes
  • Contact the Department's Research Associate, Steve Sylvester, ( steve.sylvester@fandm.edu ) for details

Standard Collections/Lab Blanks:

There are dedicated standards for the carbonate samples, and a routine carbonate procedure that is always followed to ensure consistency. Other materials, such as water samples and soils have their own procedures and standards.

Software:

Please contact the Department's Research Associate, Steve Sylvester, for details.

Educational Use:

  • Class demonstrations are available for undergraduates
  • Undergraduate student research projects are invited
  • The instrument is used routinely in student independent study research projects, KECK Geology Consortium projects, class research projects, and student-faculty collaborative research (summer and academic year)


Support provided by:

NSF (MRI) EAR-0116484