National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Faculty of Geology & Geoenvironment

Department of Historical Geology-Palaeontology

The Historical Geology & Palaeontology Laboratory includes a modern thin section lab, a modern lab for the retrievement and preparation of fossils and microfossils as well as the conservation and creation of moulds/casts. There is also a modern lab for the analysis of sedimentary basins.

For the educational and research needs of the Department, the Laboratory also includes an e-teaching hall/room, with 24 computers and stereoscopes, 5 polarizing microscopes, three of which are connected to computers, and a Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) connected to an X-ray Microanalysis system (WDS).