Initial Publication Date: April 28, 2006
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