[
US
/pəˈtɹɑɫədʒi/
]
NOUN
- the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification
How To Use petrology In A Sentence
- The petrology of British Palaeocene igneous rocks shows that the asthenosphere was unusually hot and that the lavas were produced by fractional crystallization of larger volumes of melt near the Moho.
- Oh yes … petrology, which is, of course, the broad study of rocks including their interpretation and description. Noble House
- Do you want to see exhibits about rocks and petrology, fossils, the geological history of Earth, how minerals form, crystallography, or properties and uses of minerals?
- He was a genius at petrology structure and composition of rocks, and produced the applications of the interiors of the Earth, the planets and moons. Universe Puzzle No. 6 | Universe Today
- Geochemistry and petrology of the turbidites suggest deposition in a forearc basin.
- The German Bank pluton, offshore SW Nova Scotia: Age, petrology, and regional significance for Alleghanian plutonism EurekAlert! - Breaking News
- Geologists can reconstruct these events by combining studies on the origins of rocks (petrology) and rock layering (stratigraphy) with the evolution of life (paleontology). AP Environmental Science Chapter 3- The Solid Earth
- Igneous and metamorphic petrology of lavas and dykes of the Macquarie Island ophiolite complex. MacQuarie Island, Australia
- This word petrology should be understood not from the more familiar oil of rocks but from what is in English an apparent pun by Jesus in the New Testament. The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time
- Oh yes ... petrology, which is, of course, the broad study of rocks including their interpretation and description. Noble House