Solids & Liquids

Our team can analyze the carbon, nitrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and hydrogen isotopic composition in a variety of different solids and liquids. We have cryogenic mills and elemental analyzers to prepare solid samples for isotopic analyses. Please contact us if you have any questions regarding which types of samples we can provide analyses on.

sample being weighed on a scale — A scale with a solid sample being weighed for isotopic analysis.

Sampling Guidelines

Sample Container

Solid samples can be collected in small vials, pouches, envelops, jars.

Liquid samples can be collected in HDPE or plastic bottles.

Holding Time

The hold time is dependent on which analyses the client wishes to perform and what the make up is of the sample.

Shipping

Do not ship on a Friday as there is no one to receive the sample. Please include a Chain of Custody (COC) form.

Questions we can answer

Could a honey sample contain sugar cane and corn syrups, rather than authentic honey derived from C3 plants?
Could precipitation or dissolution of certain minerals be occurring in a water sample?
Has dissolution occurred on a carbonate sample?
Were carbonate rocks from different locations formed by the same geologic process?
What were the conditions of the geologic past when carbonate rock formed?