CAMECA's Electron Probe Microanalyzers perform high resolution x-ray mapping and accurate quantitative analysis of trace elements in minerals.
Using EPMA with low beam currents allows precise and accurate chemical analysis of rock fragments and particles ejected by volcanic eruptions.
The IMS 7f-GEO can deal with several molecular interferences of extremely close masses in order to measure Rare Earth Elements at trace levels.
Our Large-Geometry SIMS provides excellent precision and reproducibility in mapping minerals for minor variations in isotopic ratios.
The simultaneous detection system available on our Large-Geometry SIMS provides key advantages for the analysis of Mg isotopes.
Zircon grains extracted from a volcanic rock on Mauritius were dated around 3 Ga old using U-Th-Pb age determination methods on large-geometry SIMS... far too old to belong to the island of Mauritius!
The IMS 1300-HR3 large geometry SIMS performs in situ dating of old and very young zircon with excellent precision.
EPMA performs non-destructive, in situ measurement of Th, U and Pb in monazite grains and determines the crystallization age of subdomains, even on a submicron scale
Used to acquire trace element line-scans with spot size of 500 or 1000nm and to compare model diffusion profiles in zircon crystals, the NanoSIMS helps analyze cooling and storage conditions in silicic magma reservoir.
Combining high lateral resolution and benchmark sensitivity, NanoSIMS elemental maps give evidence of the association of proteins with biogenic nanocrystals, an example of extracellular biomineralization.