Geology studys the Earth's materials and processes that shape them, Petrology is a sub discipline that deals specifically with the study of rocks, their occurrence, composition, and origin.
It is called petrology.
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Ray Robert has written: 'Petrology and tectonic evolution of the Bowers supergroup, northern Victoria Land, Antarctica' -- subject(s): Geology, Geology, Stratigraphic, Petrology, Stratigraphic Geology
Geology or Petrology
The scientific study or rocks and rock forming minerals is known as petrology. It is a sub branch of geology.
Victor Eric Camp has written: 'The mineralogy and petrology of a contact aureole, Jefferson County, Montana' -- subject(s): Petrology, Geology, Metamorphism (Geology)
Petrology is the branch of geology that focuses on the study of the origin, composition, and structure of rocks. It involves understanding how rocks form, their classification, and the processes that lead to their formation and alteration.
Joe D Dragovich has written: 'Petrology and structure of the Cascade River schist, in the Sibley Creek area, northern Cascades, Washington' -- subject(s): Geology, Structural, Metamorphism (Geology), Petrology, Schists, Structural Geology
Give me a sentence using the word petrology
William A. Padgham has written: 'The geology of the Otter Lake area' -- subject(s): Geology, Petrology
Geology Petrology Mineralogy Optical Crystallography Gemmology
David M. Larrabee has written: 'Serpentinite and rodingite in the Hunting Hill quarry, Montgomery County, Maryland' -- subject(s): Petrology 'Bedrock geology of the Grand Lake area, Aroostook, Hancock, Penobscot, and Washington Counties, Maine' -- subject(s): Formations (Geology), Geology, Intrusions (Geology), Metamorphism (Geology), Petrology, Sedimentary Rocks