Price List and Sample Requirements

Contact:    

 Dr. Fred Longstaffe, Director of  L.S.I.S.
Department of Earth Sciences
Biological  and Geological Sciences Building
The University of Western Ontario
London, Ontario, Canada
N6A 5B7
 Phone: 519-661-3177 
Fax:    519-661-3198 
e-mail: flongsta@uwo.ca

Please send all samples prepared for analysis (fine homogeneous powder); otherwise a preparation charge of 75$/hour will be applied.  All prices are in Canadian dollars.  

Please be aware that some samples require special preparatory work or repeat analyses, for which there may be an extra charge.  Please contact us to discuss the details of what is required for your project.

Services Offered:

Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry

Waters (D/H, 18O/16O, 18O/16O, 13C/12C in DIC)
Carbonates (18O/16O and 13C/12C)
Organic Matter (13C/12C, 15N/14N, 34S/32S, 18O/16O)
Silicates and Oxides (18O/16O)
Pure Gases (CO2, N2, SO2, H 2)
Elemenal Anaysis C, N, H, S %
X-Ray Diffraction

Detailed clay mineral Anaysis, Bulk Diffraction, Interpretation

Costs Price#1:     Commercial rate
Price#2:     Non-collaborative research (research grants, e.g. NSERC)
Price#3:     Collaborative research rates

Material

 Method

Optimal Qty
(used Qty)

Precision
per mil

$ #1

$ #2

$ #3

Waters
D/H Zinc 1 ml (2ml) 3 45 35 25
18O/16O CO2 equilibration 2 ml (1 ml) 0.2 40 30 20
18O/16O Micro equilibration 1 ml (3ml) 0.3 65 55 45
13C/12C in DIC H3PO4 extraction 1 mg C 0.2 50 40 30
Carbonates
18O/16O and 13C/12C acid extraction 0.5 mg C 0.2 50 40 30
18O/16O and 13C/12C
in carbonate mixtures
(price per phase)		 selective acid extraction 0.5 mg C 0.3 65 55 45
Organic/inorganic matter
13C/12C EA/continuous flow 100mg 0.3 35 25 15
15N/14N EA/continuous flow 100mg 0.3 35 25 15
34S/32S EA/continuous flow 100mg 0.3 35 25 15
18O/16O TC/EA continuous flow 100mg 0.3 70 50 30
weighing trained technician     40/hr 40/hr 40/hr
Silicates and oxides
18O/16O ClF3 extraction 50 mg (15 mg) 0.3 150 125 75
Isotope ratio measurements of pure gases
CO2, N2, SO2   100 -1 mmol 0.2 25 15 10
H2   100 - 10 mmol 2 25 15 10
Elemental analysis
C, N, H, S % Elemental Analyzer 5 mg < 0.3 % 25 15 10
weighing trained technician     40/hr 40/hr 40/hr
X-ray diffraction 

Detailed clay mineral analysis (interpretation not included)

 375 300 200
  6 treatments/sample: (<2mm size fraction 
or fraction provided) 		      
  Ca-saturated @ 54% relative. humidity        
  Ca-saturated, ethylene glycol solvated        
  K-saturated @ 0% relative humidity        
  K-saturated @ 54% relative humidity        
  K-saturated @ 300°C        
  K-saturated @ 550°C        
Bulk diffractogram ( 2-82° two theta) includes grinding and mounting (interpretation not included)
  front pack > 300 mg   75 60 40
  back pack > 1000mg   75 60 40
  glass slide smear > 10 mg   75 60 40
Interpretation of diffractograms   65/h 65/h 65/h
Separation of <2mm fraction (including bleaching of organics)   75 60 40
Separation of other size fractions    (cost on request)
Soxlet extraction prior to mineralogical analysis

100 g

   100 75 50
Use of separation equipment/sample by trained user (chemicals and material extra) 15/h 15/h 15/h
Training 
All instruments and lines     60/h 60/h 60/h

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