Archaeological XRF Laboratory (USA)

SERVICES: X-ray fluorescence analysis of obsidian from the southwestern United States
DIRECTOR: M. Steven Shackley

IMPORTANT NOTE: The lab moved from Berkeley, California, to Albuquerque, New Mexico, on July 1, 2011. The original e-mail and website addresses remain the same but a new mailing address and phone/fax numbers are now in effect:
M. Steven Shackley, Ph.D. - Archaeological XRF Laboratory - 8100-M4-158 Wyoming Blvd NE - Albuquerque, NM 87113
Phone: 505-856-4083 - Fax: 505-858-1601 (please direct to Steve Shackley)

Archaeometry Laboratory at MURR (USA)

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

Far Western Anthropological Research Group (USA)

SERVICES: X-ray fluorescence analysis of obsidian and fine-grained volcanic (FGV) artifacts (pXRF)
DIRECTOR: M. Kathleen Davis

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 analysis of obsidian and trace element studies of fine-grained volcanic (FGV) artifacts
DIRECTOR: Alex N. Nyers

Origer's Obsidian Laboratory (USA)

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

Simon Fraser University Department of Archaeology XRF Lab (Canada)

SERVICES: X-ray fluorescence analysis of obsidian and trace element studies of fine-grained volcanic (FGV) artifacts (pXRF)
DIRECTOR: Rudy Reimer

Willamette Analytics (USA)

SERVICES: Obsidian hydration analysis of obsidian artifacts
DIRECTOR: Jason Henry

After several years as an independent entity, Willamette Analytics is under new ownership and has once again partnered closely with Northwest Research Obsidian Studies Laboratory.

Yale Archaeological XRF ExoLab (USA)

SERVICES: pXRF analysis of obsidian artifacts
DIRECTOR: Ellery Frahm