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petrology

Branch of geology that deals with the study of rocks, their mineral compositions, their textures, and their origins.



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Lithological sequences of ultramafic to matic, mafic to felsic, and intermediate to felsic compositions have been documented in the well-studied belts (cf.
Wherever possible samples were collected from discrete lithological units using maximum sample widths of one metre.
technical personnel are currently compiling a large amount of data produced by earlier exploration groups to better define additional structural, geochemical and lithological exploration targets.
 
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