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Noun: petrology  pu'tró-lu-jee or pe'tró-lu-jee
  1. The branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification
    - lithology

Derived forms: petrologies

Type of: geomorphology, morphology

Encyclopedia: Petrology