Introduction of the Beijing SHRIMP Center (National Science and Technology Infrastructure)

The Beijing SHRIMP Center (BSC) is one of the National Science and Technology Infrastructures,jointly recognized by the Ministry of Science and Technology and the Ministry of Finance of China.It was established in December of 2001 and is incorporated into the Institute of Geology,China Geological Survey in Beijing.The major objectives of the BSC are to undertake research in geochronology and cosmochronology,the formation and early history of the solar system and the Earth and tectonic evolution of orogenic belts.The BSC also develops Earth Sciences related instruments and related new dating techniques and methods.