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CORCORAN AND ROGERS SCHOOLS OF GENERAL AND
ECONOMIC GEOLOGY

Geology C1: Economic Geology: Geology B1 prerequisite.—General principles
dealing with the classification, origin, distribution, mining, and uses of metallic
and non-metallic ores. Special emphasis is given field trips to the various
mines of the State. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 6 session-hours.) Lectures, Mon., Wed.,
Fri., 11:30-12:30. Laboratory hours to be arranged. Professor Nelson.

Geology C2: Petrology: Geology B5 prerequisite.—(a) Physical Crystallography.
Determination of minerals and rocks in thin sections under the microscope.
Optical and microscopical mineralogy with especial reference to the
behavior of minerals as constituents of rock masses. (b) Petrography. The microscopic
structures, mineralogical composition, genetic relations and distribution
of igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic rocks. Lectures and laboratory to the
amount of 9 hours per week throughout the year, to be arranged. Assistant Professor
Pegau.

Geology C3: Invertebrate Paleontology: Geology B1 and one elementary
course in zoölogy prerequisite.—Invertebrate fossils, their identification, classification,
and geologic and geographic distribution. The application of fossils to
stratigraphic and other geologic investigations will receive constant emphasis.
The student will be required to make collections in the field and to prepare, identify,
and classify the material. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 6 session-hours.) Lectures
and laboratory hours to be arranged. Assistant Professor Ladd.

Geology C4: Stratigraphy: Geology B1 or B4 prerequisite.—General principles
of stratigraphy dealing with its history and development in America and
more important principles of sedimentation. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 6 session-hours.)
Lecture and laboratory hours to be arranged. Professor Roberts.

Geology D1: Advanced General Geology: A more thorough treatment
of the principles of geology as a science and its history. The character of the
work depends upon the needs and preparation of the student and the prerequisites
should be Geology B1, B5, and C3. Hours to be arranged. Professor
Roberts.

Geology D2: Advanced Mineralogy and Petrography: Geology B5 and
C2 prerequisite.—Adapted to the needs of the individual student. Properly qualified
students may pursue work directed along the line of crystallography or
chemical mineralogy or petrographic research. Hours by appointment. Assistant
Professor Pegau.

Geology D3: Advanced Economic Geology: Geology C1 and C3 prerequisite.—Special
topics for students in economic geology selected according to
the needs of the individual student. Hours by appointment. Professor Nelson.

Geology D4: Advanced Paleontology and Stratigraphy: Geology
C3 and C4 prerequisite.—This course will be adapted to the needs of the individual
student. Properly qualified students may undertake the study of certain
faunas or of certain formations, or attention may be directed to regional studies.
Hours by appointment. Assistant Professor Ladd.

Geological Seminar: Review and discussion of the more important current
geological literature, and the preparation of papers on special subjects based
on field and library investigations. All instructors and advanced students in geology
are expected to take part in the discussions at these meetings. Time to be
arranged.

The Lewis Brooks Museum contains collections illustrating the main
subdivisions of natural history. Each of the collections is arranged so as to exemplify
the principles of the science, and at the same time offers a large variety
of subjects for advanced study. In geology the specimens show the different
kinds of rocks, classified according to mineral character and the formations in
which they occur. The collections of fossils, plaster casts, maps, etc., are exceptionally
fine, and fully illustrate historical geology. In mineralogy, the principles
of the science are made plain by well-chosen suits of specimens, models of
crystals, etc. The general collection of minerals contain all the important species,
and many of the rarer ones, in good specimens. In addition to the above, a
beginning has been made of a collection to illustrate the geology and mineralogy
of the State of Virginia, and this is being increased as rapidly as possible.