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pe·trog·ra·phy | \ pə-ˈträ-grə-fē 
, pe- \
, pe- \Definition of petrography
: the description and systematic classification of rocks
Other Words from petrography
petrographer \ pə-ˈträ-grə-fər , pe- \ noun
, pe- \ nounpetrographic \ ˌpe-trə-ˈgra-fik \ or petrographical \ ˌpe-trə-ˈgra-fi-kəl \ adjective
\ or petrographical \ ˌpe-trə-ˈgra-fi-kəl \ adjectivepetrographically \ ˌpe-trə-ˈgra-fi-k(ə-)lē \ adverb
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The first known use of petrography was in 1651
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