2006-07-10 00:05:52 · 23 answers · asked by cecil 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
If you didnt know the answer to your own question... what, you just got lucky and placed the question in the Geology category by accident
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2006-07-10 00:10:12 · answer #1 · answered by ne0teric 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Geology
2006-07-10 16:13:43 · answer #2 · answered by geojen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The study of rocks is PETROLOGY. The study of minerals (which form rocks) is mineralogy, and the study of the earth in general (including rocks, minerals, faults, structures, and some would argue water, weather, and the moon) is geology.
2006-07-10 15:35:00 · answer #3 · answered by minefinder 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Geology
2006-07-10 07:17:01 · answer #4 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Geology
2006-07-10 07:10:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Geology
2006-07-10 07:07:33 · answer #6 · answered by fragglerockqueen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Geology is the study of the Earth, which includes many disciplines, one of which is Petrology, the study of rocks. Petrology takes its origin from the Greek root petra, rock.
The 3 main branches of Petrology are:
Sedimentary Petrology
Igneous Petrology
Metamorphic Petrology
One of the best methods to study rocks (composition, mineralogy, texture) is to thin-section them, and examine under a microscope. This is referred to as Petrography.
2006-07-10 10:38:18 · answer #7 · answered by Wally 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
GEOLOGY
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/earth/geology/geopeople_intro.html&edu=elem
2006-07-10 07:09:49 · answer #8 · answered by C0TintheACT! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Petrology: is a field of geology which focuses on the study of rocks
2006-07-10 07:12:51 · answer #9 · answered by Hipatia 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are right, geology is the study of rocks/minerals, earth.
2006-07-10 07:07:38 · answer #10 · answered by Tact is highly overrated 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋