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PETROLOGY [1 record]

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Record 1 2003-12-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Petrography
DEF

The branch of geology dealing with the origin, occurrence, structure, and history of rocks, especially igneous and metamorphic rocks.

OBS

Compare to "petrography."

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pétrographie
DEF

[...] étude par toutes les méthodes disponibles de l'histoire naturelle des roches, incluant leur origine, leurs conditions présentes, leurs altérations et leur désintégration.

OBS

Bien que le mot pétrologie ne sous-entende aucune restriction, les roches sédimentaires en sont traditionnellement écartées; leur étude fait l'objet de la sédimentologie et de la pétrographie sédimentaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Petrografía
DEF

Estudio de las rocas y minerales desde sus orígenes, alteración, procesos que sufren y descomposición.

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