petrography
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noun
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Etymology
Origin of petrography
From the New Latin word petrographia, dating back to 1645–55. See petro- 1, -graphy
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Endress, M., Spettel, B. & Bischoff, A. Chemistry, petrography and mineralogy of the Tonk CI chondrite: preliminary results.
From Nature ● Nov. 28, 2017
Development of Petrographical Geology.—Theophrastus, the favourite pupil of Aristotle, wrote a treatise On Stones, which has come down to our own day, and may be regarded as the earliest work on petrography.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various
A faint buzz above the ceiling witnessed that petrography, too, was active.
From Ann Veronica, a modern love story by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
A feature of his tenure of office was the impetus given to microscopic petrography, a branch of geology to which he had devoted special study, by a splendid collection of sections of British rocks.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 5 "Gassendi, Pierre" to "Geocentric" by Various
Delicate cleavage-plates of gypsum are used in microscopic petrography for the determination of certain optical constants in the rock-forming minerals.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
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