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Petrography

Petrography is a branch of petrology that focuses on detailed descriptions of rocks. Someone who studies petrography is called a petrographer. The mineral content and the textural relationships within the rock are described in detail. The classification of rocks is based on the information acquired during the petrographic analysis. Petrographic…

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William NicolPolarized lightIceland sparCalciteNicol prism
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AcidHardnessGoniometerPolarised lightPleochroism
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ArchaeologistsPotteryIndividual mobilityCeramic
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PetrologyRocksMineralTexturalOutcrop
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Petrography

Nodes41
Edges40
Triples25
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.04878
Components1

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Petrography

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related to history · 12
Petrography → During, Henry, Iceland, Nicol, Scottish, Since, Sorby, The, Thin, This, Using, William Nicol
related to Microscopic characteristics · 7
Petrography → Canada, Characteristics, In, Nicol, Recently, The, When
has application · 4
Petrography → Archaeologists, In, The, This
is a · 1
Petrography → branch of petrology that focuses on detailed descriptions of rocks
see also · 1
Petrography → Ceramic

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rock rocks mineral analysis grains chemical minerals petrographic sp gr microscope specific gravity used components also often thin microscopic light

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Petrographyis abranch of petrology that focuses on detailed descriptions of rocks0.90text
Petrographyhas applicationArchaeologists0.60section
Petrographyhas applicationThis0.60section
Petrographyhas applicationIn0.60section
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Petrographyrelated to historyScottish0.60section
Petrographyrelated to historyWilliam Nicol0.60section
Petrographyrelated to historyIceland0.60section
Petrographyrelated to historyNicol0.60section
Petrographyrelated to historyThe0.60section
Petrographyrelated to historyUsing0.60section
Petrographyrelated to historyDuring0.60section

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