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CORCORAN AND ROGERS SCHOOLS OF GENERAL AND ECONOMIC
GEOLOGY.
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, to be arranged. Professor Watson.
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 to be arranged.
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, to
be arranged. 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 to be arranged. Associate Professor Giles.
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
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 to be arranged. Associate 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 Associate 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 collections of fossils, plaster
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.
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