The Geochronology Section houses three complementary, analytical facilities:

• J.C. Roddick Ion Microprobe Laboratory

  in situ U-Th-Pb isotope analysis using the Sensitive High Resolution Ion Microprobe (SHRIMP)

• Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometry (TIMS) Facility

  A Class 100 clean laboratory and thermal ionization mass spectrometers for the analysis of U-Th-Pb, Rb-Sr, Pb-Pb and Sm-Nd by isotope dilution methods

• ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar Facility

  A ⁴⁰Ar/³⁹Ar facility, equipped with a laser for in situ age determination

See also: access to the geochronology laboratories