petrography

English

Alternative forms

petrog., petrogr. (abbreviations)

Etymology

petro- +‎ -graphy

Noun

petrography (countable and uncountable, plural petrographies)

(petrology) the branch of petrology that deals with the scientific description and classification of rocks
The art of writing on stone.

See also

mineralogy

Further reading

petrography on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

pterography, typographer

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