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petrology
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pe·trol·o·gy
/ pəˈträləjē/
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n.
the branch of science concerned with the origin, small-scale structure, and composition of rocks. Compare with lithology, petrography.
DERIVATIVES:
pet·ro·log·ic
/ ˌpetrəˈläjik/ adj.
pet·ro·log·i·cal
/ ˌpetrəˈläjikəl/ adj.
pe·trol·o·gist
/ -jist/ n.
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Integrating Undergraduate Education and Scientific Discovery Through Field Research in Igneous Petrology
Magazine article from: Journal of Geoscience Education; 3/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...ABSTRACT We recast a standard igneous petrology course at Fort Lewis College into a field...investigate advanced topics in igneous petrology while engaging in scientific research...on content taught in the introductory petrology course. INTRODUCTION Crystalline silicate...
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Case-Based Learning in an Upper Level Petrology Laboratory Class
Magazine article from: Journal of Geoscience Education; 1/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...laboratory exercises for undergraduate igneous petrology that teach the fundamentals of petrography and petrology within the framework of tectonic environments...integration of fundamental concepts of petrology with geologic and tectonic settings...
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New mineralogy and petrology data have been reported by scientists at Banaras Hindu University.
Newspaper article from: Journal of India; 2/3/2009; 700+ words
; ...a study from Varanasi, India, "The petrology and geochemistry of some new occurrences...kimberlites of southern Africa in terms of petrology, geochemistry and Sr-Nd isotope systematics...research in Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology (Petrology and geochemistry of diamondiferous...
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Research on mineralogy and petrology detailed by scientists at University of Bremen.(Report)
Newspaper article from: Mining & Minerals; 5/1/2009; 700+ words
; ...journal Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, "We examined small-scale shear zones...study in Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology (Formation and alteration of plagiogranites...209). Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 2009;157(5):625-639). For...
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Research on mineralogy and petrology detailed by scientists at University of Leoben.
Newspaper article from: Mining & Minerals; 3/13/2009; 700+ words
; ...writing in the journal Mineralogy and Petrology report. "This method allows a purely...published their study in Mineralogy and Petrology (Raman spectroscopy of pure H2O and...polarization effects. Mineralogy and Petrology, 2009;95(1-2):1-15). Additional...
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New mineralogy and petrology data have been reported by scientists at University of Tokyo.(Report)
Newspaper article from: Mining & Minerals; 7/31/2009; 700+ words
; ...journal Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, "In this paper, we examine the distribution...study in Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology (Systematic distribution of incompatible...components. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 2009;158(2):149-167). For...
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New mineralogy and petrology study findings have been published by scientists at University of Cambridge.
Newspaper article from: Mining & Minerals; 5/1/2009; 700+ words
; ...journal Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology report. "Analysis of minor elements...study in Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology (Microlite transfer by disaggregation...Montserrat. Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 2009;157(5):609-624). Additional...
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New mineralogy and petrology findings from Middle East Technical University described.
Newspaper article from: Mining & Minerals; 9/12/2008; 700+ words
; ...published in the journal Mineralogy and Petrology, "The external zircon morphology of...published their study in Mineralogy and Petrology (Zircon typologies and internal structures...central Anatolia, Turkey. Mineralogy and Petrology, 2008;93(3-4):185-211...
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Reports summarize mineralogy and petrology research from Istanbul Technical University.
Newspaper article from: Mining & Minerals; 1/2/2009; 700+ words
; ...writing in the journal Mineralogy and Petrology report. "This granitoid was emplaced...published their study in Mineralogy and Petrology (Chemical composition of tourmaline...Sebinkarahisar, Turkey. Mineralogy and Petrology, 2008;94(3-4):195-208...
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New mineralogy and petrology study findings have been reported by scientists at University of Padua.
Newspaper article from: Mining & Minerals; 2/6/2009; 700+ words
; ...journal Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, "The high-K calc-alkaline volcanic...study in Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology (Do extrusion ages reflect magma generation...Spain Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology, 2009;157(2):267-279). For...
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petrology
Book article from: A Dictionary of Earth Sciences
petrology The study of rocks in general, including their occurrence, field relations...petrography ). It may usefully be qualified as ‘igneous petrology’, or ‘sedimentary petrology’.
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petrology, petrography, petrogenesis
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth
petrology, petrography, petrogenesis Petra is the Greek for rock. Petrology is the science of rocks; petrography and petrogenesis...the rock-forming process; i.e. experimental petrology. Judith M. Bunbury Bibliography Dud'a,, Rudolf...
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experimental petrology
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to the Earth
experimental petrology Experimental petrology is a branch of Earth science that attempts to reproduce...possible to simulate conditions deep in the mantle. Experimental petrology is adding much to our understanding of the interior of the...
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Niggli, Paul
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...1953), crystallography, mineralogy, petrology, geology, chemistry . Niggli ’...Norman L. Bowen on phase diagrams of petrology, especially those with a volatile component...pure crystallography, mineralogy, and petrology. To those who did not know him Niggli...
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Eskola, Pentti Elias
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography
...Helsinki, Finland, 6 December 1964) petrology, mineralogy, geology . The son of a...dissertation entitled “ On the Petrology of the Orij ä rvi Region in Southwestern...a structural-metasomatic school of petrology, influenced also by the application...
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