Stable Isotope Laboratory
Dept. of Earth & Planetary Sciences
University of New Mexico
     lab phone: 505.277.0742

The Team
  • Zachary Sharp          - Assoc. Professor, Stable Isotope Geochemistry
  • Viorel Atudorei         - Ph.D., Laboratory Manager, Stable Isotope Geochemistry
  • Toti Larson               - Ph.D. student - Metamorphic petrology and stable isotopes
  • Jaime Barnes           - Ph.D. student - Fluids in subduction zones -- the
                                        importance of serpentines (w/ J. Selverstone )
  • Heather Hibbert      - M.S. student - Chemistry, stable isotopes of biotite from volcanics
  • Dan Breecker          - M.S. student - Oxygen isotope thermometry of monazite
  • Marcey Hess           - B.S. student - Studying Gorgonian corals as a paleoclimates
The Mass
Spectrometers
Gas extraction facilities
  • CO2 laser   - 25W Merchantek  with motorized XYX stage and joystick control.
  • UV laser     - Merchantek quadrupoled Nd-YAG laser. See the movie of our in situ line  (runs well with quicktime)
  • TC-EA        - High temp. pyrolysis unit for reduction of organic matter, water and minerals.
  • Carbonate Line - conventional extraction line with four carbonate vessels.
  • Conventional silicate line - 'on line' extractiona line with eight nickel bombs. 
Lab Photos
Useful links for 
stable isotopists
  • COOL - Gawen Jenkin's program for diffusion rate calculations
  • ISOFRAC - Jordi Delgado's program to calculate 1000ln a
Vistiting Scientists