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The first Laser Ablation - Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometer (LA-ICP-MS) system in Bulgaria was purchased with the financial support of RNF 01/0006 grant of the Bulgarian National Science Fund entitled “Trace element and isotope studies of rocks, soils, minerals, coal, water and archaeological artifacts by Laser Ablation Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS)”.
Project coordinators: Prof. D. Sc. Peter Marchev and Prof. Dr. Irena Peytcheva, Geological Institute - BAS
Project duration: 2008-2011
Project consortium:
Geological Institute - BAS
Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski"
Institute of Mineralogy and Crystallography - BAS
National Institute of Archaeology and Museum - BAS

Forthcoming events:
21.04.2016
Opening of the Sample Preparation Lab (samples of rocks, soils, coal, artifacts, plants and other materials for bulk LA-ICP-MS analysis; CA-LA-ICP-MS U-Pb zircon dating, fission-track low-temperature geochronology by LA-ICP-MS; separation of Sr ±  Nd ±  Pb for ID-TIMS analyses)
The Lab is established with the financial support of project SPACIM (Strategic PArtnership for Critical Improvements in Methodology of studying and teaching of mineral resources), SCOPES-IP programme of the Swiss National Science Foundation
Paticipants: IGP-ETH, Zurich; University of Belgrade, Geological Institute-BAS, FGG-Sofia University

Programme
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April 18, 2016

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