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MINERALOGY AND GEOLOGY.
3. These subjects are assigned to a separate class, which the
members of the other classes in the school may attend without
payment of an additional fee. In this class the lectures
commence with general Mineralogy, which is treated with especial
reference to Geology, to which it is designed to be an
introduction. In the lectures on Geology, the specific identity
of ancient and modern Geological causes is pointed out; the
present action of these causes, whether atmospheric, aqueous
or igneous, is considered, and their effects in the past history
of our planet are examined. The illustrations are drawn, as
far as practicable, from the Geological structure of Virginia.
The students have an opportunity of familiarizing themselves
with the minerals, rocks and fossils exhibited in the lectures.
Text-Books.—Dana's Manuals of Mineralogy and Geology.
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