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The 14CHRONO
Centre provides 14C AMS radiocarbon dates on a wide
variety of materials. The cost per sample is £285 + VAT
where applicable [5 or more samples are discounted to £260 + VAT.
Please note that the discount does not apply to samples needing collagen
extraction (bone and antler) or cellulose extraction].
δ13C will
be measured on the AMS for fractionation correction for the
radiocarbon age. δ13C, δ15N and C:N will be
run for bones on our EA-IRMS at no extra charge assuming there is sufficient sample material
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Please contact us for current turnaround times.
If you want to submit
samples either Stephen Hoper (s.hoper@qub.ac.uk)
or Paula Reimer (p.j.reimer@qub.ac.uk)
can assign you a login and PIN.
Once you have a PIN please go to the Online Radiocarbon Sample Submission page at
http://intcal.qub.ac.uk/radiocarbon/customer
and complete your contact and invoice details. When you submit
samples please fill in the required details (if weight is not known
then estimate or enter 1). You will assigned a UB number for
each sample which will be used to trace it through the laboratory.
Please put this number on your sample package. Please print out the
submission sheet, retaining a copy for your records, and send with
the samples so we can double check that Sample_ID numbers and UB
numbers match.
We will send an invoice
to the address on the submission sheet when the date certificates are
issued unless otherwise agreed. We cannot invoice second parties unless
their invoice details are on the submission. Payments must be made by draft
cheque in GBP only. Regretfully we cannot accept payment by bank
transfer or other currency.
NEW PURCHASE ORDER REQUIREMENTS:
A purchase order is required from institutions and organizations. In
the absence of a purchase order advance payment is required but please
be sure to include 20% VAT (within the EU). If payment is made by cheque,
please make the cheque payable to Queen's University Belfast
Limitation of Damages:
While we do everything we can to process all samples with care, samples can be lost at any stage of the process. We cannot be liable for lost samples or the consequences thereof beyond the price paid for the analysis. If at all possible retain a portion of each of your samples in the unlikely event of loss in shipment or in the laboratory.
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