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Branch of geology that studies the formation, composition, distribution and structure of rocks
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Petrogenesis
Processes that form rock
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Petrogenesis
Processes that form rock
Igneous petrology
Study of igneous rocks
igneous and metamorphic petrology
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Time Scales of Crystal Fractionation in Magma Chambers—Integrating Physical, Isotopic and Geochemical Perspectives
Petrology of basement-dominated terranes
scholarly article by S. Jung & Klaus Mezger published August 2003 in Chemical Geology
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U-Pb garnet chronometry in high-grade rocks?case studies from the central Damara orogen (Namibia) and implications for the interpretation of Sm-Nd garnet ages and the role of high U-Th inclusions
article by S. Jung & Klaus Mezger published 1 December 2003 in Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
Petrology of Martian meteorite Northwest Africa 998
scholarly article by Allan Treiman & Anthony J. Irving published May 2008 in Meteoritics & Planetary Science
Petrology and Sr–Nd–Hf isotope geochemistry of gabbro xenoliths from the Hyblean Plateau: a MARID reservoir beneath SE Sicily?
scholarly article by Giovanna T. Sapienza et al published 17 June 2008 in Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology
Garnet Breakdown, Symplectite Formation and Melting in Basanite-hosted Peridotite Xenoliths from Zinst (Bavaria, Bohemian Massif)
article published in 2013
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Petrology (from Ancient Greek πέτρος (pétros) 'rock' and -λογία (-logía) 'study of') is the branch of geology that studies rocks, their mineralogy, composition, texture, structure and the conditions under which they form. Petrology has three subdivisions: igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary petrology. Igneous and metamorphic petrology are...

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