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Academic Quad-East

Academic Quad-West

Baker Institute
Herring Hall

Shepherd, RMC

Cohen House
and Allen Center

Engineering Quad

Hamman Hall,
Herman Brown,
and Mudd

Residential Colleges

Science Buildings

Main Page

Contact

 

Welcome to the geologic tour of Rice buildings! The stones which make the beautiful walls of the buildings around campus each have a story. The Rice Geology department would like to share with you the stories and information behind some of the more outstanding rocks on campus.

If you wish to learn more about the three kinds of rocks, visit the Overview of Rocks page.

Click on an area of the following map or from the list below it to learn about the stones of the buildings in that area of campus.

 

  

Academic Quad-East
Academic Quad-West
Baker Institute, Herring Hall, Shepherd and RMC
Cohen House and Allen Center
Engineering Quad
Hamman Hall, Herman Brown, and Mudd
Residential Colleges
Science Buildings
Main Page


Thanks to Leslie Dalrymple and Christine Reif for their photographs and for launching this project and to Jinny Sisson for her wonderful idea.

 
Email comments on "The Geology of Rice Buildings" to
Elizabeth Zenker ezenker@rice.edu
 
Rice University,
Department of Geology and Geophysics, MS-126,
6100 Main St,
Houston, TX 77005-1892.
Tel. (713) 527-4880, Fax (713) 285-5214.