petrology
- noun
- /pəˈtrɑːlədʒi/
- Specialized
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petrología
- There are numerous papers on the subject, and the determination of early vs. late dolomite is the subject of many days of discussion in a typical graduate-level carbonate petrology course.
Examples
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We look at data from at least eight different disciplines—foremost seismicity, ground deformation, gas geochemistry, and petrology—and we certainly understand things better than even a few years ago.
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Phase petrology: predictions and physical proofs
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You've had three semesters of Petrology.
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In an attempt to answer our question, we consulted mineralogy, petrology, and gemology books in our library; searched Google many times; and wrote to a few people who sell dalmatian stone or work with it.
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The study of petrology is crucial for geologists to understand how various rocks are formed and classified.
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Many college students find petrology intriguing as it explains the origins and compositions of rocks.
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His findings in petrology provided valuable information on the formation processes of different igneous rocks.
Synonyms
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The study of rocks, what they are made of, and how they are grouped
The study of rocks, their parts, and how they formed
How Specialized
Surface Forms
Morphology
petrology = petro + logy
This is a regular scientific formation meaning 'study of rocks', but it relies on classical combining forms rather than everyday English words, so it is only partly transparent for typical learners.
Etymology
Petrology comes from the Greek parts petro- meaning 'rock' and -logy meaning 'study'. You can see petro- in words like petroleum and petrify, so petrology is the study of rocks and how they form.