PETROLOGY

petrology, lithology

(noun) the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification

Source: WordNet® 3.1

petrology (usually uncountable, plural petrologies)

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

• pterology

Source: Wiktionary

Pe*trol"o*gy, n. Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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