CORCORAN AND ROGERS SCHOOLS OF GENERAL AND ECONOMIC
GEOLOGY.
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.
Laboratory fee, $3.—(B.A. or B.S. credit, 6 session-hours.) Two sections. Associate
Professor Giles and Assistants.
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.) Professor Watson
and Assistants.
Geology B3: Mineralogy.—Crystallography, physical and chemical mineralogy,
and descriptive mineralogy. Laboratory fee, $5.—(B.A. or B.S. credit, 6
session-hours.) Laboratory hours to be arranged. Assistant Professor Lonsdale.
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, $5.—(B.A. or B.S. credit,
1 session-hour of electives-at-large.) Hours to be arranged. Assistant Professor
Lonsdale.
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 9 hours a week throughout the year, to be arranged. Professor
Watson.
Geology C2: Geology of Ore Deposits: Geology B1 prerequisite, and
Geology C1 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 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: Structural Geology: Geology B1 or B2, and Geology B3
prerequisite.—An advanced course dealing with the general structure of the earth,
the conception of the zone of fracture and the zone of flowage, the origin and
significance of rock cleavage, joints, faults, folds, unconformities, etc. The relation
of rock structures to mining, quarrying, drilling, etc., will receive attention;
and special emphasis will be placed on the topographic expression of
structures. Lectures, collateral reading, preparation of a thesis, solution of
simple problems, laboratory and field work.—First and second terms. Hours to
be arranged. Associate Professor Giles.
Geology C5: Geological Field Methods: Geology B1 or B2, B3, and
C4 prerequisite.—A special course for students in geology and engineering designed
to familiarize the student with the procedure of a geological survey.
The use of instruments, the interpretation of structures, the compilation of data,
and the preparation of topographic and geologic maps are especially emphasized.
Lectures, collateral reading, and field work.—Third term. Hours to be arranged.
Assistant Professor Lonsdale.
Geology C4 and C5 are designed to furnish a year's course for advanced
students in geology and engineering.
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 General 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 B3 and
C1 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 and Assistant Professor Lonsdale.
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 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 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.
