Petrology is the study of rocks, their mineral and chemical composition, texture and the geological processes that formed them, traditionally divided into the study of igneous rocks formed from cooling magma, sedimentary rocks formed from deposited particles, and metamorphic rocks transformed by heat and pressure. Petrologists examine thin slices of rock under polarizing microscopes to identify constituent minerals and infer the conditions under which a rock crystallized or was altered, work that reveals the tectonic and volcanic history of a region. The discipline is closely tied to mineralogy and structural geology and underlies the search for economically valuable rock and ore deposits.
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Central QuestionUnder what conditions a given rock formed, inferred from its mineralogy, composition, texture and structure. 1 ScopePetrology is the branch of geology that studies rocks, their mineralogy, composition, texture and structure, and the conditions under which they form. 1 SignificancePetrology divides into igneous, metamorphic and sedimentary branches, with igneous and metamorphic petrology taught together for their shared reliance on chemistry and phase diagrams. 1 Connections
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the branch of geology that studies rocks, their mineralogy, composition, texture, structure and the conditions under which they form.
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the branch of geology that studies rocks, their mineralogy, composition, texture, structure and the conditions under which they form.
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Igneous and metamorphic petrology are commonly taught together because both make heavy use of chemistry, chemical methods, and phase diagrams.
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is the branch of geology that studies rocks, their mineralogy, composition, texture, structure and the conditions under which they form
View the Source Henry Clifton Sorby (Wikipedia)
WikipediaFounded By: Henry Clifton Sorby, Pioneering work in petrography and microscopical geology sectionQuote, Founded By: Henry Clifton Sorby, Pioneering work in petrography and microscopical geology section
In England, he was one of the pioneers in petrography
Harry Rosenbusch, Wikipedia
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was a German petrographer
Ted Ringwood, Wikipedia
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Infobox fields: Geochemistry, petrology, planetology
Mihir Kumar Bose (Wikipedia)
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Infobox fields: Petrology ; Mineralogy
Alok Krishna Gupta (Wikipedia)
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Infobox fields: Mineralogy ; Petrology
Has Scientist: Alok Krishna Gupta, Lead sentence
Alok Krishna Gupta (born 4 December 1942) is an Indian mineralogist, petrologist and a former Raja Ramanna Fellow of the Department of Atomic Energy at the National Centre of Experimental Mineralogy and Petrology of the University of Allahabad.
View the SourceEdward M. Stolper (Wikipedia)
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Edward Manin Stolper (born December 16, 1952) is an American geologist, petrologist, and planetologist.
Peter John Wyllie (Wikipedia)
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Peter John Wyllie (born 8 February 1930, in London, England) is a British petrologist and academic.
Cecil Edgar Tilley, Wikipedia
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Cecil Edgar Tilley FRS, Hon FRSE, PGS (14 May 1894-24 January 1973) was an Australian-British petrologist and geologist.
Wikipedia: Hatten Yoder
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Hatten Schuyler Yoder, Jr., (March 20, 1921, August 2, 2003) was an American geophysicist and experimental petrologist who conducted pioneering work on minerals under high pressure and temperature.
Johan Herman Lie Vogt, Wikipedia
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Johan Herman Lie Vogt (14 October 18583 January 1932) was a Norwegian geologist and petrologist.
Jakob Sederholm (Wikipedia)
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Jakob Johannes Sederholm (20 July 1863-26 June 1934) was a Finnish petrologist most associated with his studies of migmatites.
Esper Signius Larsen, Wikipedia
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Esper Signius Larsen, Jr. (14 March 1879-8 March 1961) was an American geologist and petrologist who contributed to techniques for age estimation using the lead-uranium ratio or Larsen method and the petrological study of non-opaque minerals using optical microscopy techniques.
Robert L. Folk - Wikipedia
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Robert "Bob" Louis "Luigi" Folk (September 30, 1925, Cleveland, Ohio, June 4, 2018) was an American geologist and petrologist, specializing in sedimentology, sandstone petrology, and carbonate petrology.
Eric J. Essene (Wikipedia)
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Eric J. Essene (April 26, 1939, Berkeley, California, May 20, 2011, Ann Arbor, Michigan) was a professor emeritus of geosciences and a metamorphic petrologist at the University of Michigan.
Ikuo Kushiro, Wikipedia
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is a Japanese petrologist
Frank S. Spear (Wikipedia)
Has Scientist: Frank S. Spear, LeadQuote, Has Scientist: Frank S. Spear, Lead
is an American metamorphic petrologist
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