however...Lithology once was approximately synonymous with petrography, but in current usage, lithology is a subdivision of petrology focusing on macroscopic hand-sample or outcrop-scale description of rocks, while petrography is the speciality that deals with microscopic details.
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Mon 21 Jun 2010, 13:21,
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now you're just confusing the poor girl. She's having difficulty enough reading the FAQ. theoriginalsteve <this space intentionally left blank>,
Mon 21 Jun 2010, 13:25,
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