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Rocks-related topics covered here include: gneous rocks, composition, texture and forms of igneous rocks, important igneous and sedimentary rocks, structures and classification of sedimentary rocks, metamorphism structures and their factors, metamorphism kinds and important metamorphism rocks.
The study of rocks is called petrology. Petrology is a branch of geology that studies the composition, structure, and origins of rocks. It also studies the processes that form and transform rocks.
Petrology involves aspects of chemistry, mineralogy, physics, geological mapping, and sometimes biology.
Petrologic research involves: Examining rocks in outcrops and hand samples Examining rocks using a petrographic microscope Sometimes geochemistry
Petrology has three subdivisions: igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary petrology.
Rocks are classified by the process in which they were formed.
The three main categories of rocks are: Igneous: These rocks form when magma cools as it gets closer to the Earth's surface. Sedimentary Metamorphic
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