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The department of science which is concerned with the mineralogical and chemical composition of rocks, and with their classification: lithology.

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  1. n. The department of science which is concerned with the mineralogical and chemical composition of rocks, and with their classification: lithology.
  2. n. A treatise on petrology.
  3. n. the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification
  4. 1. The department of science which is concerned with the mineralogical and chemical composition of rocks, and with their classification: lithology. 2. A treatise on petrology.
  5. n. the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification