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experimental petrology

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experimental petrology

Field of geology that involves creating or altering rocks and minerals in the laboratory in order to understand rock-forming processes that are impossible to observe, either because they happen out of the physical range of human observation (for example 100 km/62 mi deep), or because they happen too slowly.



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Clearly, geodynamical and modeling studies, and mineralogy and experimental petrology, fields in which Canada has considerable strengths and which have the potential to provide a broad theoretical and numerical framework to complement the observational disciplines, should be an integral part of any overall Solid Earth Science program.
Brainstorming about the future of Solid Earth Sciences in Canada by Bleeker, Wouter / Geoscience Canada
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