CORCORAN AND ROGERS SCHOOLS OF GENERAL AND ECONOMIC
GEOLOGY.
Professor Watson.
Adjunct Professor Giles.
Mr. Holt.
Geology B1: General Geology.—Fundamental principles of geology,
including a general discussion of dynamical, structural, physiographical,
and historical geology, with practical work in the laboratory and excursions
in the field.—(B.A. or B.S. credit, 6 session-hours.) Mon., Wed., Fri.,
8-9. Laboratory, 6 hours a week. Adjunct Professor Giles.
Geology B2: Engineering Geology.—Special course for students in
engineering. Discussion of geologic principles in their application to engineering
work. Especial emphasis is given the rock-forming minerals and
rocks, building-stone and ores.—(B.A. or B.S. credit, 6 session-hours.)
Mon., Tues., Wed., 11-12. Laboratory, 6 hours a week. Professor Watson
and Mr. Holt.
Geology B3: Mineralogy.—Crystallography, physical and chemical
mineralogy, and descriptive mineralogy.—(B.A. or B.S. credit, 6 session-hours.)
Hours to be arranged. Adjunct Professor Giles.
Geology B4: Determinative Mineralogy.—A practical study of mineral
species by means of blow-pipe analysis, with the object of gaining familiarity
with the common minerals and facility in their identification. Six hours'
laboratory work per week, second term. Laboratory fee, $3.—(B.A. or B.S.
credit, 1 session-hour of electives-at-large.) Hours to be arranged. Mr.
Holt.
Geology B5: Meteorology and Physical Geography.—(a) Meteorology.
First term: A study of the cause and effect of atmospheric conditions, such
as changes of temperature, pressure, winds, humidity, cloud phenomena,
precipitation and storms, and their effects on aviation, etc. Weather bureaus
and their work, and weather predictions, are fully considered. Laboratory
work includes the construction and use of meteorological instruments,
the construction and interpretation of weather maps, and practical
weather forecasting. (b) Physical Geography. Second and third terms:
A general course devoted to the consideration of the origin, growth and
decay of land forms, the significance of geographic features, and the
agencies affecting changes in those features. Oceanography is treated
briefly in the latter part of the course. Laboratory work in the preparation
and interpretation of topographic maps, models, etc.—(B.A. or B.S.
credit, 6 session-hours.) Hours to be arranged. Adjunct Professor Giles.
Geology C1: Petrology: Geology B3 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 structure, mineralogical composition,
genetic relations, and distribution of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic
rocks.—Lectures and laboratory work to the amount of 12 hours a
week throughout the year, by appointment. Professor Watson and Mr.
Holt.
Geology C2: Geology of Ore Deposits: Geology B1 prerequisite, and
Geology C1 in addition recommended.—The origin, nature, distribution, and
uses of the metallic products, with especial reference to those of the United
States.—Lectures, collateral reading, laboratory and field work, to the
amount of 12 hours per week throughout the year. Hours by appointment.
Professor Watson. Given in alternate years with Geology C3.
Geology C3: Geology of the Nonmetallic Minerals: Geology B1 prerequisite,
and Geology C1 in addition recommended.—The origin, nature, distribution,
and uses of the nonmetallic products, with especial reference to
those of the United States.—Lectures, collateral reading, laboratory and
field work, to the amount of 12 hours per week throughout the year, by appointment.
Professor Watson. Given in alternate years with Geology C2.
Geology C4: Geological Field Methods: Geology B1 prerequisite, and
Geology C1 in addition recommended.—Special course for students in geology
and engineering, designed to familiarize the student with the methods
employed and the instruments used in making topographic and geologic
maps. The structural relationships of rocks and the proper cartographic
representation of these occurrences in nature are especially emphasized.
Lectures and field work.—Hours by appointment. Adjunct Professor
Giles and Mr.
Holt.
Geology C5: Structural Geology: Geology B1 or B2, and Geology B3,
prerequisite, and Geology C2 and C4 in addition recommended.—The causes,
manifestations, and recognition of the evidence of various types of earth
movements, and of the relation of topography to structure. Special emphasis
is given the regional and structural geology of the Atlantic States.
Lectures, collateral reading, preparation of papers, laboratory and field
work.—Hours by appointment. Adjunct Professor Giles. Given in alternate
years with Geology C6.
Geology C6: 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.—Lectures, collateral
reading, laboratory and field work.—Hours by appointment. Adjunct Professor
Giles. Given in alternate years with Geology C5.
Geology D1: Advanced Geology: Geology B1 and B3 prerequisite.—A
thorough treatment of the broader problems of the science, involving the
knowledge of stratigraphical principles, as a preparation for independent research.
Stress will be laid upon field work, and the student will be required
to work up some particular region or formation, and report his results.
Topics involving a knowledge of the literature and growth of opinion in
relation to particular questions are assigned.—Hours by appointment. Professor
Watson and Adjunct Professor Giles.
Geology D2: Advanced Mineralogy and Petrography: Geology C2 and
C3 prerequisite.—Adapted to the needs of the individual student. Properly
qualified students may pursue work directed along the line of crystallography
(crystal measurements and drawings, and crystal optics), chemical
mineralogy (mineral or rock analysis), or petrographic research.—Hours
by appointment. Professor Watson.
Geology D3: Advanced Economic Geology: Geology C2 and C3 prerequisite.—Special
topics in mining geology for advanced students, selected
according to the needs of the individual student. Lectures, laboratory and
field work, reading, reports and theses.—Hours by appointment. Professor
Watson.
Geology D4: Economic Geology of the Southern Appalachians: Geology
C2 and C3 prerequisite.—Detailed study of the mining geology of the
region, especially that of Virginia. Excursions to various parts of the
region will be taken and individual reports required. Original investigation
of an assigned area, based upon field work, is required of each student.—
Hours by appointment. Professor Watson.
Geological Seminary: 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 all
the different kinds of rocks, classified according to mineral character and
the formation in which they occur; the collection of fossils, plaster casts,
maps, etc., is exceptionally fine, and fully illustrates 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.
