![IGL is in Slawson Hall, a view from the northeast](/sites/igl/files/styles/21_9_placeholder_/public/images/2023/20221023_080539-2_0.jpg?h=28909d5c&itok=TZEjYVNm)
ISOTOPE GEOCHEMISTRY LABORATORY
geochronology - isotopes - tectonics - cyberinfrastructure
FACILITIES
![A microscopic view of zircons (white areas) with laser etched pits.](/sites/igl/files/images/2023/Dudas17FC01-1c.jpg)
Geochronology
U-Pb ages on zircon and other minerals
![A view of the mass spectrometers in our lab room](/sites/igl/files/images/2023/20180325_181212_0.jpg)
Mass Spectrometry
Three mass spectrometers for geochronologic and isotopic analyses
![A view of our metal-free clean lab during construction](/sites/igl/files/images/2023/20171221_114105_0.jpg)
Clean Lab
Dust and metal free laboratory space with fully exhausted laminar flow hoods
![A view of a shaker table for separating heavy minerals](/sites/igl/files/images/2023/20220524_132358v.jpg)
Sample Processing
Crushing and milling for processing rocks, then other equipment for separation of heavy minerals
![Logo for IGL](/sites/igl/files/images/2023/IGL_Logo_The_2023-2560-1097_2.jpg)
Legacy
IGL has a long legacy of isotope geochronology from pioneering work in the applications of Rb-Sr and U-Pb systems of Van Schmus, Bickford, and Bowring (KU Ph.D.), followed by work of other IGL researchers in geochronology, thermochronology, and isotopes.