Petrology vs. Petrography — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Petrology and Petrography
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Petrology
Petrology (from the Ancient Greek: πέτρος, romanized: pétros, lit. 'rock' and λόγος, lógos) is the branch of geology that studies rocks and the conditions under which they form. Petrology has three subdivisions: igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary petrology.
Petrography
Petrography is a branch of petrology that focuses on detailed descriptions of rocks. Someone who studies petrography is called a petrographer.
Petrology
The branch of science concerned with the origin, structure, and composition of rocks.
Petrography
The description and classification of rocks.
Petrology
The branch of geology that deals with the origin, composition, structure, and alteration of rocks.
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Petrography
(petrology) The branch of petrology that deals with the scientific description and classification of rocks.
Petrology
(geology) The study of the origin, composition and structure of rock.
Petrography
The art of writing on stone.
Petrology
The department of science which is concerned with the mineralogical and chemical composition of rocks, and with their classification: lithology.
Petrography
The art of writing on stone.
Petrology
A treatise on petrology.
Petrography
The scientific description of rocks; that department of science which investigates the constitution of rocks; petrology.
Petrology
The branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and composition
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