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Definition of Petrology

1. Noun. The branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification.

Definition of Petrology

1. n. The department of science which is concerned with the mineralogical and chemical composition of rocks, and with their classification: lithology.

Definition of Petrology

1. Noun. (geology) the study of the origin, composition and structure of rock ¹

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Definition of Petrology

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Medical Definition of Petrology

1. 1. The department of science which is concerned with the mineralogical and chemical composition of rocks, and with their classification: lithology. 2. A treatise on petrology. (04 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Petrology

Literary usage of Petrology

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Natural History of Igneous Rocks by Alfred Harker (1909)
"petrology and the geological record. —Chronological distribution of igneous rocks. ... petrology as a Branch of Geology.—The petrology of igneous rocks, ..."

2. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1906)
"petrology, CRYSTALLO- GRAPHIE. KRYSTAL- (ÎÏ) MINERALOGY, (G) MINERALOGIE, ... 18 Economic Mineralogy and petrology, Ores, Building Materials, etc. ..."

3. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria by Royal Society of Victoria (1898)
"A Contribution to thc petrology of ... may help to supplement the lengthy account of the petrology of Kerguelen Island given by Professors Roth and Renard. ..."

4. A Century of Science in America: With Special Reference to the American by Edward Salisbury Dana, Charles Schuchert (1918)
"... THIS chapter is intended to present a brief sketch of the progress of the science of petrology from its early beginnings down to the present time. ..."

5. Catalogue and Index of the Publications of the Hayden, King, Powell, and by Laurence Frederick Schmeckebier (1904)
"Bibliography and index of North American geology, paleontology, petrology, and mineralogy 131. Report of progress of the division of hydrography for the ..."

6. The Economic Aspect of Geology by Charles Kenneth Leith (1921)
"MINERALOGY AND petrology Mineralogy, the study of minerals, and petrology, the study of rocks (aggregations of minerals), are of course elementary ..."

7. New Text-book of Geology: Designed for Schools and Academies by James Dwight Dana (1883)
"... Structural Geology are, therefore: 1. petrology, or the Constitution of Rocks; 2. The Condition, Structure, and Arrangement cf Rock-masses or Terranes. ..."

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