X-ray Fluorescence Analysis
Standard XRF for bulk rock and mineral analyses (ThermoARL Advant’XP+)
| 29 major and trace elements (Si, Al, Ti, Fe, Mn, Ca, Mg, K, Na, P, Sc, V, Ni, Cr, Ba, Sr, Zr, Y, Rb, Nb, Ga, Cu, Zn, Pb, La, Ce, Th, Nd, U – plus Cs if > 10 ppm) | |||
| Research Institutions (sample location info required) Price includes all sample preparation with no additional taxes or fees. |
$60/sample
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| Commercial Rate (location info optional) |
$120/sample
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| Rush Charges (~5-10 day turn around) |
150% + $200 surcharge per batch of ≤ 23 samples
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| LOI determination |
$5/sample
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| Samples prepared by visitors |
$20/sample
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| Beads made in your lab (to our specs) |
$15/sample
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| Re-run old beads from our archives |
$10/sample
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ICP-MS
For Bulk Rock and Mineral Trace Analysis (Agilent 7700)
| 27 trace elements (14 REEs & Ba, Th, Nb, Y, Hf, Ta, U, Pb, Rb, Cs, Sr, Sc, Zr) | |||
| Research Institutions (location info required) Price includes all sample preparation with no additional taxes or fees. |
$90/Sample
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| Commercial Rate (location info optional) |
$180/sample
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| Rush Charges (~7-10 day turn around) |
150% + $200 surcharge per batch of ≤ 33 samples
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| Solution analyses and standard preparation | $50/hour | ||
Please contact Arron Steiner for questions concerning solution ICPMS analyses and pricing.
XRF & ICP-MS (combined price for bulk rock analysis)
| Research Institutions (location info required) |
$120/Sample
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| Commercial Rate |
$240/Sample
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| Visitor prepared samples |
$40/sample
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Please contact Ashley Steiner for questions concerning whole rock XRF or ICPMS analyses and pricing.
Electron MicroProbe Analysis
| Beam time within College of Sciences and Federally Funded Researchers at WSU |
$50/hr ($600/day*)
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| Beam time for users from outside research institutions |
$55/hr ($660/day*)
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| Beam time for external commercial analytical work |
$110/hr ($1320/day*)
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| * Note that billing is capped at 12 hours per day for a 24 hr day | |
| Pacific NW tephra identification |
$325/sample
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Please contact Scott Boroughs (scott.boroughs@wsu.edu) for questions concerning EMP analyses and pricing.
Sample Submittal and Instructions
Contact us
Peter Hooper GeoAnalytical Lab
School of the Environment
Lab Location: Webster 845
For US Postal Service mail:
GeoAnalytical Lab
School of the Environment
PO Box 642812
Pullman, WA 99164-2812
For UPS, FedEx, DHL:
GeoAnalytical Lab
School of the Environment
410 Dairy Road
Webster 1226, MS-2812
Pullman, WA 99164-2812
Phone: (509) 335-1626
Fax: (509) 335-3700
E-mail: geolab@wsu.edu