Field and Analytical Equipment

For a small department within a liberal arts college, the Department of Geology at Washington and Lee has extensive geochemical, geophysical and geologic equipment. Laboratory equipment includes an Ion Chromatograph, XRD, SEM (with EBSD/EDS), Stable Isotope and other standard geochemical laboratory equipment.

In addition, we have a full rock/thin section preparation lab, optical microscopes, and supporting equipment. We have a field seismic acquisition unit, imaging resistivity unit, gravimeter, and magnetometer. In lab classes and for research students also use a vibracore, total station units, laser rangefinder, differential GPS with external antennae, and several meters for water sampling. To facilitate field work we have three twelve passenger vans.