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Analytical Procedures

LacCore and associated labs provide the following services on a for-fee basis. Please contact for details.

Standard Operating Procedures

Basic Preparation

• Subsampling (PDF, 86KB)
• Freeze Drying (PDF, 12KB)
• Storage (PDF, 70KB)

Geochemical Analyses

• Scanning XRF (PDF, 20KB)
• Stable Isotopes
• Carbon Coulometry
• Overview (PDF, 25KB)
• Total Carbon (TC) (PDF, 20KB)
• Total Inorganic Carbon (TIC) (PDF, 20KB)
• Troubleshooting Bad Standards (PDF, 20KB)
• UIC, Inc.

• Loss-On-Ignition (LOI) (PDF, 37KB)
• Carbonate Isotope Prep (PDF, 86KB)
• Organic Matter Isotope Prep (PDF, 86KB)
• Biogenic Silica (PDF, 972KB)

Sedimentology and Mineralogy

• Grain Size Pretreatment (PDF, 364KB)
• Grain Size Horiba Analysis (PDF, 390KB)
• X-ray Diffraction (PDF, 25KB)
• Tabletop SEM (PDF, 127KB)
• LacCore SEM Visitor Form
• X-radiography (PDF, 57KB)
• Thin Sections (PDF, 201KB)
• Image Analysis (PDF, 20KB)

Floral and Faunal Components

• Charcoal Counting (Sieve Method) (PDF, 74KB)
• Pollen Processing
• LacCore Pollen Spike Information Page
• Diatom Preparation (TBD)
• Ostracode Picking (TBD)

Dating and Magnetics

• AMS Radiocarbon Dating (TBD)
• ²¹⁰Pb (Near bottom of page)
• U-Channel Magnetometry (PDF, 188KB)