Stable Isotopes Lab
- Technical experts: Arnold van Dijk, Desmond Eefting
- Scientific advisor: Martin Ziegler
- Contact: info.geolab@uu.nl
Unlocking the secrets of Earth's past and present, one stable isotope at a time, our lab illuminates the invisible fingerprints of nature's processes, guiding us towards a deeper understanding of our planet's dynamic history.
What we do
The Stable Isotopes Lab focuses on the natural variations in the relative abundances of the stable isotopes of hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen and oxygen. These variations in abundances or isotope ratios are used for, among more, paleoclimate reconstructions.
The Stable Isotopes Lab is also equipped for clumped isotope (heavy isotopes bonded to other heavy isotopes) analysis of carbonates. As the clumping of 13C and 18O into the carbonate mineral lattice is dependent on the temperature, the results can be used for paleoclimate reconstructions.