Jisho

×
Noun
1. petrology
Wikipedia definition
2. PetrologyPetrology (from the Greek πέτρα, petra, "rock" and λόγος, logos, "study") is the branch of geology that studies the origin, composition, distribution and structure of rocks. Lithology was once approximately synonymous with petrography, but in current usage, lithology focuses on macroscopic hand-sample or outcrop-scale description of rocks, while petrography is the speciality that deals with microscopic details.
Read “Petrology” on English Wikipedia
Read “岩石学” on Japanese Wikipedia
Read “Petrology” on DBpedia

Discussions

to talk about this word.