Newberry Caldera and the Big Obsidian Flow, Newberry National Volcanic Monument, Oregon

Obsidian Laboratory Directory
Obsidian Provenance and Hydration Analysis Laboratories

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ArchaeoMetrics (USA)

SERVICES: Obsidian hydration analysis
DIRECTOR: Tim Carpenter

Archaeometry Laboratory at MURR (USA)

SERVICES: INAA, XRF, and ICP-MS analysis of obsidian at the Missouri University Research Reactor
DIRECTOR: Michael D. Glascock

Berkeley Archaeological XRF Lab (USA)

SERVICES: X-ray fluorescence analysis of obsidian with an emphasis on the Southwestern United States
DIRECTOR: M. Steven Shackley

Diffusion Laboratory (USA)

SERVICES: X-ray fluorescence and obsidian hydration dating by infrared spectroscopy
DIRECTOR: Christopher M. Stevenson

Geochemical Research Laboratory (USA)

SERVICES: X-ray fluorescence analysis of obsidian
DIRECTOR: Richard E. Hughes

Northwest Research Obsidian Studies Laboratory (USA)

SERVICES: X-ray fluorescence and obsidian hydration analysis of obsidian and trace element studies of fine-grained volcanic (FGV) artifacts
DIRECTOR: Craig E. Skinner

Origer's Obsidian Laboratory (USA)

SERVICES: Obsidian hydration analysis (formerly the Sonoma State University Obsidian Hydration Laboratory)
DIRECTOR: Thomas M. Origer

University of Minnesota Obsidian Sourcing Project

SERVICES: Electron microprobe analysis of obsidian (carried out through the UMN Electron Microprobe Laboratory) with an emphasis on Near Eastern sources
DIRECTOR: Ellery Frahm

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Last Updated: 01/12/2010
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