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: Mon.,
Wed., Fri., 8:30-9:30; Tues., Thurs., Sat., 10:30-11:30. Five laboratory sections:
Mon., Wed., Fri., 8:30-10:30; 10:30-12:30; 2:30-4:30; Tues., Thurs., Sat., 8:3010:30;
10:30—12:30. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 6 session-hours.)
Professor Roberts and Assistants.
Geology B2: Applied Geology: 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. May be taken by first-year students. Mon., Wed., Fri.,
9:30-10:30. (B.A. or B.S. credit, 3 session-hours.)
Professor Nelson.
Geology B3: Engineering Geology: Fundamental principles of dynamical
and structural geology with special work along those lines in which the
engineer needs geology. Laboratory work in rocks and minerals, also a number
of field trips and the use of the plane table. Laboratory fee, $5. (B.A. or B.S.
credit, 6 session-hours.) Mon., Wed., Fri., 8:30-9:30.
Professors Nelson and Roberts and Assistants.
Geology B4: Mineralogy: Open to all college students. Crystallography,
physical and chemical mineralogy, and descriptive mineralogy. Laboratory
fee, $5. Tues., Thurs., Sat., 8:30-9:30. Laboratory hours to be arranged.
(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.
Lectures—Mon. and Wed., 9:30-10:30; 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. Lectures, Mon., Wed., Fri., 10:30-11:30. 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.
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.
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.
