U/Pb dates are being collected from the mass spectrometer. Below are some photos of how the samples are loaded for analysis as well as a photo of the analyzing screen. After the U and Pb are extracted from column chemistry, it gets dried down and moved into the mass spectrometry lab. A couple drops ofContinue reading “Lab Work: Obtaining Dates of Zircon Crystals”
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Lab Work: Extracting U and Pb from Zircon Crystals
One of the primary goals of this project is to date the various small volume eruptions in the Black Rock Desert in conjunction with chemical analyses of the lavas to better understand the processes that control magma evolution. To that end, we are using U/Pb dating and trace element geochemistry of zircon crystals to determineContinue reading “Lab Work: Extracting U and Pb from Zircon Crystals”
Black Rock Desert Volcanoes 