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Petrography

Pe-trog′ra-phy

,
Noun.
[
Petro
+
-graphy
.]
1.
The art of writing on stone.
2.
The scientific description of rocks; that department of science which investigates the constitution of rocks; petrology.

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petrography

petrography

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petrography (plural petrographies)

  1. (petrology) the branch of petrology that deals with the scientific description and classification of rocks
  2. The art of writing on stone.

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