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which they form.
Petrology has
three subdivisions: igneous, metamorphic, and
sedimentary petrology.
Igneous and
metamorphic petrology are
commonly taught...
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Igneous petrology is the
study of
igneous rocks—those that are
formed from magma. As a
branch of geology,
igneous petrology is
closely related to volcanology...
- by its
petrologic type,
which appears as a
number following the
group name (e.g., an LL5
chondrite belongs to the LL
group and has a
petrologic type of...
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Pellets are
small spherical to
ovoid or rod-shaped
grains that are
common component of many limestones. They are
typically 0.03 to 0.3 mm long and composed...
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geologist at
George Washington University,
provide greater insight into the
petrologic and
geochronologic history of the Blue
Ridge ba****t suites.
Modern studies...
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Euhedral and
anhedral are
terms used to
describe opposite properties in the
formation of crystals.
Euhedral (also
known as
idiomorphic or automorphic)...
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feldspar on the A-Q-P half of the diagram. True
granite (according to
modern petrologic convention)
contains between 20% and 60%
quartz by volume, with 35% to...
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Experimental petrology is the
field of
research concerned with
experimentally determining the
physical and
chemical behavior of
rocks and
their constituents...
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according to a
variety of characteristics,
especially mineralogical,
petrological, chemical, and
isotopic properties.
There is no single, standardized...
- orebody,
geologists can
analyze the core by
chemical ****ay and
conduct petrologic, structural, and
mineralogical studies of the rock. It is also
often used...
