What's the difference between petrography and petrology?

Petrography


Definition:

  • (n.) The art of writing on stone.
  • (n.) The scientific description of rocks; that department of science which investigates the constitution of rocks; petrology.

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  • (1) It can also be used for many other applications, for example, in metallurgy, petrography and geostrategy.

Petrology


Definition:

  • (n.) The department of science which is concerned with the mineralogical and chemical composition of rocks, and with their classification: lithology.
  • (n.) A treatise on petrology.

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