Facilities
Department members have access to an array of tools to enable their research.
Electron Microprobe
The electron microprobe facility at AMNH houses a 5-spectrometer Cameca SX-100 and can detect and analyze elements from B to U at concentrations as low as 0.01 weight percent.
Experimental Petrology Lab
In our Petrology lab, we can simulate volcanic conditions with several furnaces that operate at atmospheric pressure. Also, with our three cold-seal hydrothermal pressure vessels and a single internally heated pressure vessel (IHPV) we generate the conditions under which many magmatic and metamorphic reactions occur in the crust.
X-Ray Diffraction Laboratory
The department houses a laboratory for study of minerals and crystalline substances using X-ray diffraction techniques.
FTIR Laboratory
The FTIR Laboratory at AMNH is the focal point for vibrational spectroscopy studies of geologic materials in the New York metropolitan area.
Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory - ICPMS Lab
The Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory-American Museum of Natural History ICP-MS Lab is located at Columbia University's Lamont Campus in Palisades NY. The lab supports one MC-ICPMS, 2 quadropole ICPMS, and a brand new laser ablation system.