Laboratories

Geotop is home to a laboratory network equipped with state of the art technology. The main missions of this network is to train undergraduate and graduate students and to contribute to leading-end research. External clients externes can also make use of the services of the laboratories.

The Geotop laboratories are located in the different partner institutions. Click on the following links for more information:

Analytical laboratories

1. Isotope and ultratrace geochemistry
   
   • Light isotope geochemistry
     • Stable Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory – UQAM
     • Stable Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory – U. Laval
     • Stable Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory – McGill U.
     • Noble Gas Laboratory - Gaz rares à Montréal (GRAM)
   • Trace geochemistry
     
     • Trace Element Analysis Laboratories (TEAL)
     • Earth Materials Laboratory of UQAC (LabMaTer)
   • Organic Geochemistry Environmental Laboratory
   • Radiochronology Laboratory
   • Radiogenic Isotope Geochemistry Laboratory
2. Physical methods and imaging
   
   • Sedimentary Paleomagnetism and Marine Geology Laboratory
   • Luminescence Dating Laboratory (LUX)
   • Geochemistry, Imaging, and Radiography of Sediments Laboratory (GIRAS)
   • CT Scan for Civil Engineering and Natural Resources Laboratory
   • Scanning Electron Microscopy Laboratory
3. Environmental geochemistry and biogenic tracers
   • Analytical Laboratory in Environmental Biogeochemistry
   • Micropaleontology and paleoceanography
     • Micropaleontology and Marine Palynology Laboratory (UQAM)
     • ISMER Palynology Laboratory
   • Continental Paleoecology Laboratory
   • Aquatic and Sedimentary Geochemistry Laboratory

Geophysics laboratories

• • Quebec-Labrador seismographic network