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CORCORAN AND ROGERS SCHOOLS OF GENERAL AND
ECONOMIC GEOLOGY

Geology B1: General Geology: Principles of dynamical, structural and
historical geology designed to give a general survey of the forces operating
upon the earth, the phenomena of earthquakes, vulcanism, mountain making
the form and structure of the earth, and its past history. Three hours of
lectures and six hours of laboratory. Laboratory fee, $3. Two lecture sections.
Six laboratory sections. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 6 session-hours.)

Professor Roberts and Assistants.

Geology B2: Applied Geology: May be taken by first-year students.—This
course is primarily for those who wish to obtain a general knowledge of the
place that geology occupies in our present day civilization, the relation of
geological phenomena and conditions to human activities. The course gives
first a resumé of the geological history of the earth and the present day
physiography. It includes a study of geological environmental factors and

their effect on the industrial development of the different regions of the
United States; a study of water supply; a study of the principal minerals,
methods of mining, cost, distribution, and the part they play in the industrial
development of the world; followed, at the end of the last term, with special
lectures on geology and engineering, geology and industry, etc. No laboratory.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)

Professor Nelson.

Geology B4: Mineralogy: Open to all college students.—First term:
Principles of crystal structure and its relationship to the properties of minerals.
Second and third terms: Descriptive, physical and chemical mineralogy. Three
hours of lecture and six hours of laboratory. Laboratory fee, $5. (B.A. or B.S.
credit, 6 session-hours.)

Assistant Professor Pegau.

Geology B5: Elementary Mineralogy: Lectures and recitations with
laboratory work on the simple rock-forming and leading ore-forming minerals.
One two-hour laboratory period to be arranged. (B.A. or B.S. credit,
3 session-hours.)

Assistant Professor Pegau.

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. Laboratory hours to be arranged. (B.A. or B.S.
credit, 6 session-hours.)

Professor Nelson.

Geology C2: Petrology: Geology B4 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 nine hours per week throughout the year, to be
arranged. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 6 session-hours.)

Assistant Professor Pegau.

Geology C3: Invertebrate Paleontology: Geology B1 prerequisite.—A
systematic course in invertebrate paleontology covering the ontogeny, phylogeny,
morphology, and distribution of forms found in the geologic record
with a certain amount of identification in the laboratory. Hours to be arranged.
(B.A. or B.S. credit, 6 session-hours.)

Professor Roberts.

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

Professor Nelson.

Geology D1: Structural Geology: Geology B1 and C4 prerequisite.—A
study of the structure of the rocks with especial emphasis on those of sedimentary
origin, the causes of various structures, and the structural relations
of the southern Appalachians. Hours by appointment. Given in alternate
years with Geology C4.

Professors Nelson and Roberts.

Geology D2: Advanced Mineralogy and Petrography: Geology B4 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 B4 and C1 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 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, B4, and C3. Hours to be arranged.

Professor Nelson.

Geology D5: Stratigraphical Paleontology: Geology B1, B4 and C3 prerequisite.—The
application of paleontology to stratigraphy, and the value of
fossils in correlations. The geology of the Virginias emphasized from the
Cambrian to the Pleistocene, and the index fossils are studied and collections
are made from the various horizons. Hours by appointment.

Professor Roberts.

Journal Club: The staff, assistants, graduate and advanced students
meet on stated evenings during the session for the discussion of current investigations
in stratigraphy, economic geology, mineralogy, petrology, and
paleontology. During the year several visiting geologists discuss current
problems at the Club, and such meetings are open to the public.

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 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 contains
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.