Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology

Analytical Laboratory

 

The Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology (NBMG) Analytical Laboratory offers a wide range of analytical services on geologic and environmental materials. Instrumentation includes Inductively Coupled Plasma-Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS) with laser ablation, Atomic Absorption Spectrometry (AAS), Ion Chromatography (IC), X-ray Fluorescence Spectrometry (XRF), and X-ray Diffraction (XRD). Other services include gold-silver and platinum-group elements (PGE) using classic Fire Assay with either gravimetric or spectroscopic finish, and major and trace element analyses of rocks, soils, sediments, vegetation, and water.  Please follow the links to each instrument for more detailed descriptions.

Prospector Sample Submittal Form

Laboratory Price Schedule

Standard Reference Material Information

NBMG Prospector Analyses July 2000 through December of 2005

Please contact Mario at (775) 682-8774 or Paul at (775) 682-8773 for specific questions regarding the analysis.

Please turn in samples for analysis to (for walk-in customers only):
Great Basin Science Sample and Records Library at 2175 Raggio Parkway in Reno.
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Payment is due when you turn in the sample at the Raggio Parkway facility (open M-F, 8-4).

Please use the address below to mail samples for analysis or to mail packages or letters directly to Paul Lechler or Mario Desilets:

U.S. Mail:
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Mail Stop 178
University of Nevada
Reno, NV 89557-0178

UPS or Federal Express:
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Mail Stop 178
University of Nevada
1664 N. Virginia Street
Reno, NV 89503

 

Personnel:

XRF/XRD lab:   775-784-6871
ICP-MS lab:     775-327-2324

Last Updated: 2/04/10