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petrology

branch of geology that studies the origin, composition, distribution and structure of rocks
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petrology

Summary

petrology is a branch of geology[1]. petrology draws 48 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_geology category, ranking #11 of 22).[2]

Key Facts

  • petrology's instance of is recorded as branch of geology[3].
  • petrology's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[4].
  • petrology's instance of is recorded as field of study[5].
  • petrology's instance of is recorded as field of study[6].
  • petrology is a type of geology[7].
  • petrology's Commons category is recorded as Petrology[8].
  • petrology's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Petrology[9].
  • petrology's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[10].
  • petrology's partially coincident with is recorded as gemology[11].
  • petrology's is the study of is recorded as rock[12].
  • petrology's practiced by is recorded as petrologist[13].
  • petrology's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[14].
  • petrology's P10203 is recorded as 1906[15].

Why It Matters

petrology draws 48 Wikipedia views per month (branch_of_geology category, ranking #11 of 22).[2] petrology has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] petrology is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

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geology lithology Lunar Science Institute Viktor Goldschmidt

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Great russian encyclopedia online id (2017) → 3136738
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → geology
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|9 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 6864, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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