Instructor: Dr. Walt Kubilius is a geologist who has worked professionally in Alaska, New Mexico, Arkansas, and Nova Scotia, before coming to Aiken in 1992. He retired from SRS, where he worked in the fields of hydrology, radiochemistry, and reactor decommissioning. He is president of a local earth science hobby club, the Aiken Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Society. Description: A major geological boundary, the Fall Line, runs right through Aiken County, separating the Piedmont (very old igneous and metamorphic rocks) from the Coastal Plain (younger sediments, with fossils). This course will be an exploration of the geological processes which shaped South Carolina over the last half-billion years, and how they influenced the human development of the Palmetto State. Field trip: We will make a 3-hour visit to a rock quarry in Augusta to learn the importance of rock quarrying to society, and to see various types of metamorphic rocks, as well as the Augusta Fault – a major boundary between two different geologic terranes. Participants are responsible for their own transportation to the quarry office. A van will be provided for access into the pit. Participants may collect rocks. Participants must be able to walk without a cane or other assistance. Date: Field Trip: Saturday: October 25 Time: 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Location: Augusta (Location to be given to course attendees) Class Size Limit For Field Trip: 40 Cost: $12