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The branch of science concerned with the properties of matter and energy and the relationships between them.
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gneiss
Geography; Geophysics
A banded or foliated metamorphic rock, usually of the same composition as granite.
schist
Geography; Geophysics
any metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers because its micaceous minerals have become aligned in thin parallel bands
limestone
Geography; Geophysics
A common sedimentary rock consisting mostly of calcium carbonate, CaCO3, used as a building stone and in the manufacture of lime, carbon dioxide, and cement.
petrology
Geography; Geophysics
the field of geology that focuses on the study of rocks and the conditions on which they form
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