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Meanings of petrology in anglès

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Branch of geology that studies the origin, composition, distribution and structure of rocks.

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The branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification.

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Examples for "lithology"
Examples for "lithology"
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The results suggest that the hydrochemistry of springs is jointly controlled by lithology and anthropogenic inputs.
Pubmed
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We might say that a 'young lady, eminent for great skill in lithology, famed as the discoverer,' etc.
Erema; Or, My Father's Sin
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The Lithology of Stonehenge.
Stonehenge, Today and Yesterday
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Drilling results, tied to regional seismic reflection images, reveal heterogeneous lithologies with highly variable physical properties entering the SSE source region.
Pubmed
Usage of petrology in anglès
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Geology: nothing about geomorphology or stratigraphy or even petrology.
Flowers for Algernon
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He was sitting naked by the swimming pool on the roof, reading for his petrology exam, when the purple leaves at the rock entrance shook.
Nova
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(1) Peter, petrify, petrol, stormy petrel, petroleum, saltpeter, pier; (2) petrology, parsley, samphire.
The Century Vocabulary Builder
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Journal of Petrology, Volume 21, Number 2.
Wired
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Attracting good eachway money throughout the day, Petrology still drifted in the market thanks to the big support for Heart Starter and Data Point.
News.com.au
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"Petrology," Lorq said, holding up his note-recorder.
Nova
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(MINERALOGY, PETROLOGY, GEOLOGY, PHYSIOGRAPHY)
The Demolished Man
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A work, he evidently often employed, was P. Syme's book on "Werner's Nomenclature of Colours"; while, for Petrology, he used Macculloch's "Geological Classification of Rocks".
Darwin and Modern Science
Translations for petrology
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Petrology through the time