Peter Hooper GeoAnalytical Lab

The WSU Peter Hooper GeoAnalytical Lab is a well-known research facility that has been providing analyses of rocks and minerals to the geologic research community since 1978.

Our extensive analytical capabilities include bulk rock and mineral elemental analyses for >50 elements.

We house a Thermo-ARL automated X-ray fluorescence spectrometer (XRF), an Agilent 8900 inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS/MS), which can be coupled to an ESI 193 nm laser ablation system, an Agilent 7700 inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometer (ICP-MS), which can be connected to a solid state 213 nm ESI laser system, and a JEOL JXA-8500F field emission electron probe micro-analyzer (EPMA).

Our facility includes a large prep lab equipped with grinding media, including an agate planetary ball mill and tungsten carbide and steel ring mills, as well as a large high temperature furnace and diamond polishing equipment. Acid digestions for ICP samples are performed in a perchloric rated hood.