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Petrology (from Ancient Greek πέτρος (pétros) 'rock' and -λογία 'study of') is the branch of geology that studies rocks, their mineralogy, composition, texture, structure and the conditions under which they form. [1]
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Petrography is a branch of petrology that focuses on detailed descriptions of rocks. Someone who studies petrography is called a petrographer. The mineral content and the textural relationships within the rock are described in detail. The classification of rocks is based on the information acquired during the petrographic analysis.
Experimental petrology is the field of research concerned with experimentally determining the physical and chemical behavior of rocks and their constituents. [1] Because there is no way to directly observe or measure deep earth processes, geochemists rely on experimental petrology to establish quantitative values and relationships in order to construct models of the deep earth.
Petrology is the science of rocks: their mineralogy, textures, chemistry, classification, and structures. The main article for this category is Petrology . Contents
Igneous petrology is the study of igneous rocks—those that are formed from magma. As a branch of geology , igneous petrology is closely related to volcanology , tectonophysics , and petrology in general.
Ceramic petrography (or ceramic petrology) is a laboratory-based scientific archaeological technique that examines the mineralogical and microstructural composition of ceramics and other inorganic materials under the polarised light microscope in order to interpret aspects of the provenance and technology of artefacts.
Francis John Turner (10 April 1904 – 21 December 1985) was a New Zealand geologist.He received his BSc and MSc from the Auckland University College.He worked with the New Zealand Geological Survey and in 1926 he became a geology lecturer in the University of Otago.