petrographic microscope

noun

An optical microscope used in petrography to view thin sections of rocks and minerals.

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Meanings

nounpetrographic microscope (plural petrographic microscopes)

plural petrographic microscopes

  1. An optical microscope used in petrography to view thin sections of rocks and minerals.
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