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Stellenbosch University

Team that developed novel method

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This team from Stellenbosch University (SU) developed a novel method to age-date fossilized dinosaur eggs, using a Neoma Multi-Collector, Inductively Coupled Plasma, Mass Spectrometer (MC-ICP-MS) instrument, hosted in the Elemental and Isotope Analysis Laboratory in SU’s Department of Earth Sciences. They are, from left to right, Prof Chris Luna, MSc student Kira Venter, and Dr Ryan Tucker. With its capacity to measure multiple isotopes simultaneously at very high precision and accuracy, the MC-ICP-MS is uniquely suited to addressing a wide range of research questions – from tracing fluid–rock interactions and quantifying elemental cycling in natural systems, to reconstructing ancient ocean chemistry and refining high-resolution geochronological frameworks

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