lithology

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

lithology
    n 1: the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and
         formation and mineral composition and classification [syn:
         {petrology}, {lithology}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Lithology \Li*thol"o*gy\, n. [Litho- + -logy: cf. F.
   lithologie.]
   1. The science which treats of rocks, as regards their
      mineral constitution and classification, and their mode of
      occurrence in nature.
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   2. (Med.) A treatise on stones found in the body.
      [1913 Webster]