petrogenesis
geological science
Also known as: petrogeny
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work of Poldervaart
- In Arie Poldervaart
…work includes investigations of the petrogenesis (composition, occurrence, and origin) of igneous and metamorphic rocks and Precambrian (older than 570,000,000 years) geology. He specialized in applying petrologic techniques to problems of Earth history. He edited Crust of the Earth (1955) and wrote Basalts (The Poldervaart Treatise on Rocks of Basaltic…
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