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