RAPID CITY, S.D. (Jan. 24, 2013) – The Museum of Geology at the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology has partnered with the Journey Museum to offer a class entitled “Geology of the Black Hills” for high school students and adults.
Alvis Lisenbee, Ph.D., School of Mines professor emeritus of geology, will teach a five-session introductory view of geological features of the Black Hills region, including Devil’s Tower, the Harney Peak granite and pegmatites, gold deposits, caves and fossils. The class will also include an introduction to the general geologic principles used to study the evolution of the Earth.
There are no prerequisites or textbooks required for this class, but an introductory Physical Geology textbook would be helpful.
Classes will be held every Tuesday night from 6 to 8:30pm, Jan. 29 through Feb. 26. Tuition is $80 plus tax for adults; $70 plus tax for students and museum members and must be paid in advance of class. Tuition cannot be accepted on night of first class.
Please contact Kristi Thielen at 394-4103 or kthielen@journeymuseum.org to register.
Proceeds from class tuition will benefit the Museum of Geology exhibits within the Journey Museum, which is curated by Sally Shelton of SDSM&T.