History and current state of analytical research at the Institute of the Earth’s Crust SB RAS: Centre for geodynamics and geochronology

Abstract

The article discusses the history of the development of analytical research at the Institute of the Earth’s Crust, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences over the past 22 years. An overview of the existing scientific equipment, current analytical techniques and some examples of their application in geological research are provided. It is shown that the availability of highly qualified personnel and modern scientific equipment at the Center for Geodynamics and Geochronology allows, both entirely on its base and in cooperation with other Russian and foreign organizations, to conduct state of the art research with the publication of results in leading international journals.

Keywords

• tims
• la-icpms
• xrf
• xrd
• aas
• noble gas mass-spectrometry
• raman spectroscopy
• cavity ring-down spectroscopy
• laser diffraction analysis