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rbgxrf3The Ronald B. Gilmore X-Ray Fluorescence Laboratory is a research facility within the Department of Geosciences at the University of Massachusetts. This facility provides high quality major and trace element XRF analyses of a wide range of geological materials. It is a regional analytical facility serving the research needs of faculty and students at UMass, other members of the local Five College community, and a wide spectrum of geologists and their students throughout the country.