petrography
noun
the branch of petrology dealing with the description and classification of rocks, especially by microscopic examination.
petrographer
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a word derived from
petrography.
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This is one of the newer special phases of geology which for a long time was regarded as the plaything of the petrographer or student of rocks.
From The Economic Aspect of Geology by Leith, C. K. (Charles Kenneth)
