petrologist
- a word derived from petrology.
Example Sentences
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“It's hard to explain the water budget from those sources,” says Megan E. Newcombe, a petrologist at the University of Maryland.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 31, 2023
The samples can help answer a host of questions, says Johan Lissenberg, an igneous petrologist from Cardiff University onboard the ship.
From Science Magazine ● May 25, 2023
Paul Barton, 90, an ore petrologist with the U.S.
From Washington Post ● May 31, 2021
Maren Kahl, a petrologist at the University of Iceland in Reykjavik, has used that approach at one of the best studied volcanoes on Earth, Mount Etna in Italy.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 17, 2016
But it happened that the "Challenger" visited most of the volcanic islands described by Darwin, and the specimens brought home were examined by the eminent petrologist Professor Renard.
From Darwin and Modern Science by Seward, A. C. (Albert Charles)