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Webster 1913 Edition
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
English
Alternative forms
- petrog., petrogr. (abbreviations)
Noun
petrography (plural petrographies)
- (petrology) the branch of petrology that deals with the scientific description and classification of rocks
- The art of writing on stone.