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Petrology

Petrology Meaning & Definition
Petrology Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Petrology?

[n] the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and composition

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Petrology In Webster's Dictionary

\Pe*trol"o*gy\, n. [Petro + -logy.] 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.

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