Department of Geology
3081 Natural History Bldg.
1301 W Green St.
Urbana, IL 61801
Phone: (217) 244-5256
Email: wrg@illinois.edu
The noble gas laboratory houses a custom-built Santa Cruz Laser Microfurnace noble gas extraction, purification, and measurement line. This instrument supports the research group of Dr. William Guenthner in the Department of Geology, and is primarily designed to extract He gas from minerals and measure its abundance.
SERVICE RATES
Service |
UI (incl. UIS and UIC) |
Non-UI Users |
Zircon Samples (MI, pre-prepped) |
$62.48 |
$82.28 |
Apatite Samples (MI, pre-prepped) |
$55.46 |
$73.04 |
Zircon Samples (MI, raw separate) |
$85.36 |
$112.42 |
Apatite Samples (MI, raw separate) |
$78.35 |
$103.18 |
Zircon Samples (visitors/in-house) |
$50.28 |
$66.22 |
Apatite Samples (visitors/in-house) |
$43.27 |
$56.99 |