-
chemical analysis to
describe the
composition and
texture of rocks.
Petrologists also
include the
principles of
geochemistry and
geophysics through the...
- metamorphism.
Metamorphic petrology is the
study of metamorphism.
Metamorphic petrologists rely
heavily on
statistical mechanics and
experimental petrology to understand...
-
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...
-
volcanic materials that make up the
solid Earth are
referred to as
igneous petrologists. The word
volcanologist (or vulcanologist) is
derived from the English...
-
their motion In
addition to
identifying rocks in the
field (lithology),
petrologists identify rock
samples in the laboratory. Two of the
primary methods for...
-
produced in
explosive volcanic eruptions.[citation needed] Most
modern petrologists classify igneous rocks,
including volcanic rocks, by
their chemistry...
-
mostly translucent.
Sugilite was
first described in 1944 by the ****anese
petrologist Ken-ichi Sugi (1901–1948) for an
occurrence on
Iwagi Islet, ****an, where...
- l****nite. It was
named in
honor of
Esper F. L****n Jr. (1879–1961),
petrologist of
Harvard University.[clarification needed]
Esperite has a white, greasy...
- 1888 – 13
January 1953) was a
Swiss crystallographer, mineralogist, and
petrologist who was a
leader in the
field of X-ray crystallography.
Niggli was born...
-
Alfred Harker FRS (19
February 1859 – 28 July 1939) was an
English geologist who
specialised in
petrology and
interpretive petrography. He was lecturer...
