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Meaning of PETROLOGY

Pronunciation:  pi'trâlujee

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and composition
 
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 See Also: geomorphology, morphology

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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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