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petrography
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pe·trog·ra·phy  (p-trgr-f)
n.
The description and classification of rocks.
pe·trogra·pher n.
petro·graphic (ptr-grfk), petro·graphi·cal (--kl) adj.
petro·graphi·cal·ly adv.
petrography [pɛˈtrɒgrəfɪ]
n
(Earth Sciences / Geological Science) the branch of petrology concerned with the description and classification of rocks Abbreviation petrog
petrographer  n
petrographic  [ˌpɛtrəˈgræfɪk], petrographical adj
petrographically  adv
petrography  (p-trgr-f)
The description and classification of rocks, especially by means of microscopic analysis.
petrography
the branch of geology that describes and classifies rocks, usually after microscopic study. Cf. lithology. — petrographer, n. — petrographic, petrographical, adj.
See also: Geology
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These fluid inclusions have been shown petrographically to pre- and post-date deposition of silver within the Cobalt camp, and have also been shown to be the most probable transporting medium for the silver (Marshall et al.
Economic geology models 2. Melt inclusions of native silver and ... by Marshall, Dan / Geoscience Canada
Petrographically, the investigated samples are dominated by amorphous, algal, and herbaceous in oil shale facies, however, minor woody and coaly organic matter were observed in clayey facies.
Organic geochemical characterization and mineralogic properties of ... by Senguler, I.; Ayyildiz, T.; Onal, Y.; Onal, M. / Oil Shale
The anorogenic Riga pluton that forms the southern part of the Riga-Aland rapakivi subprovince (Puura & Floden 1999) contains both mafic and silicic rocks, which are petrographically and geochemically analogous to the typical members of the Fennoscandian rapakivi-anorthositic suite.
Outlines of the Precambrian basement of Estonia/Eesti eelkambriumi ... by Soesoo, Alvar; Puura, Vaino; Kirs, Juho; Petersell, Valter; Niin, Mati; All, Tarmo / Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences: Geology
 
 
 
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