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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...
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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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  • Contributions to Mineralogy and Petrology is a peer-reviewed scientific journal published by Springer Science+Business Media since 1947. The journal is...
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  • The Journal of Petrology is a monthly peer-reviewed academic journal focused on the field of igneous and metamorphic petrology and petrogenesis. The journal...
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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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    Paine Mafic Complex (Patagonia)" (PDF). Journal of Petrology. 55 (5): 917–949. doi:10.1093/petrology/egu011. hdl:20.500.11850/103136. Allibon, J.; Ovtcharova...
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    Geology (section Petrology)
    branch of geology) determines their absolute ages. By combining various petrological, crystallographic, and paleontological tools, geologists are able to...
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  • Ceramic petrography (or ceramic petrology) is a laboratory-based scientific archaeological technique that examines the mineralogical and microstructural...
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    Basalt (section Petrology)
    βασανίτης (basanites), from βάσανος (basanos, "touchstone"). The modern petrological term basalt describing a particular composition of lava-derived rock...
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    Gabbro (section Petrology)
    of Munro Township, Northeast Ontario". Journal of Petrology. 18 (2): 319–369. doi:10.1093/petrology/18.2.319. Gill, Robin (2010). Igneous rocks and processes:...
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    Metamorphism (category Metamorphic petrology)
    Metamorphic petrology is the study of metamorphism. Metamorphic petrologists rely heavily on statistical mechanics and experimental petrology to understand...
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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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    Tuff, Valles Caldera, New Mexico, USA". Journal of Petrology. 55 (2): 345–375. doi:10.1093/petrology/egt070. Philpotts & Ague 2009, p. 375. Farndon, John...
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    Cumberlandite is the state rock of Rhode Island and a specific type of plutonic rock called a melanocratic troctolite, or melatroctolite. It can be found...
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    Carmichael, I.S.E. (1964). "The Petrology of Thingmuli, a Tertiary Volcano in Eastern Iceland" (PDF). Journal of Petrology. 5 (3): 435–460. Bibcode:1964JPet...
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    Chondrite (redirect from Petrologic type)
    weathering and shock. Chondrites can also be categorized according to their petrologic type, which is the degree to which they were thermally metamorphosed or...
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  • Career Achievement Medal, is an award of the Volcanology and Igneous Petrology Division of the Geological Association of Canada. First awarded in 1993...
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    "Geodynamic Information in Peridotite Petrology". Journal of Petrology. 45 (12): 2507–2530. doi:10.1093/petrology/egh039. Philpotts & Ague 2009, p. 178...
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    Idaho Batholith (category Igneous petrology of Idaho)
    surrounding areas to the east of the Atlanta lobe. The Challis suite is more petrologically diverse and contains a range of rocks from gabbro to granite. The Atlanta...
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