Petrochemistry

petrochemistry

[¦pe·trō′kem·ə·strē] (geochemistry) An aspect of geochemistry that deals with the study of the chemical composition of rocks. (organic chemistry) The chemistry and reactions of materials derived from petroleum, natural gas, or asphalt deposits.

Petrochemistry

the branch of petrography that studies the distribution of chemical elements in magmatic rocks and in rock-forming minerals. The concept of petrochemistry was introduced by the Soviet scientist A. N. Zavaritskii in 1944. As an independent discipline, petrochemistry arose where the concerns of petrography meet those of chemistry. Petrochemistry studies through laboratory analysis the chemical composition of rocks, which is expressed in terms of the percent weight of oxides. Its methodology includes various systems for interpreting the laboratory analyses so as to reveal regular relationships between chemical composition and mineral composition.

In the USSR, the most commonly used system for interpreting data on magmatic rocks was devised by Zavaritskii. The system places the data on a vector diagram and distinguishes three chemical classes, or series, of rocks. Class I is called the normal series and includes rocks in which the aluminum-oxide content is greater than the sum of sodium- and potassium-oxide contents but less than the sum of calcium-, sodium-, and potassium-oxide contents. Class II, the plumasite series, contains rocks that are supersaturated with aluminum oxide, that is, the aluminum-oxide content exceeds the sum of calcium-, sodium-, and potassium-oxide contents. Rocks in Class III, the agpaite series, are supersaturated with alkalis; that is, the content of sodium and potassium oxides is greater than that of aluminum oxide. Outside the USSR, the interpretative system of the American scientists W. Cross, J. Iddings, L. Pirsson, and H. Washington (called the C.I.P.W. classification) and that of the Swiss geologist P. Niggli are commonly used.

By comparing the chemistry of various classes of rocks, petrochemistry reveals and explains the diversity of rocks, develops chemical classifications, and explains the origin of rocks. The development of petrochemical methods has broadened the applications of the discipline. Petrochemistry is now being used to study differentiation and fractional crystallization and the effects of assimilation on how rocks combine magmatic associations. Furthermore, the discipline is now being applied to clarifying the interrelationship of ore formation and magmatism and to mapping petrographical provinces that are characterized by a known set of metallogenic features.

REFERENCES

Zavaritskii, A. N. Vvedenie v petrokhimiiu izverzhennykh gornykh porod, 2nd ed. Moscow-Leningrad, 1950.
Levinson-Lessing, F. Iu. Izbr. trudy, vols. 1-2. Moscow-Leningrad, 1949-50.
Solov’ev, S. P. Khimizm magmaticheskikh gornykh porod i nekotorye voprosy petrokhimii. Leningrad, 1970.

S. P. SOLOV’EV

单词	petrochemistry
释义	petrochemistry pet·ro·chem·is·try P0224500 (pĕt′rō-kĕm′ĭ-strē)n.1. The chemistry of petroleum and its derivatives.2. The branch of geochemistry that deals with the chemical composition of rocks. petrochemistry (ˌpɛtrəʊˈkɛmɪstrɪ) n1. (Chemistry) the chemistry of petroleum and its derivatives2. (Chemistry) the branch of chemistry concerned with the chemical composition of rocks pet•ro•chem•is•try (ˌpɛ troʊˈkɛm ə stri) n. 1. the branch of chemistry dealing with petroleum or its products. 2. the chemistry of rocks. petrochemistry The branch of chemistry that studies petroleum and petroleum derivatives. Translations Petrochemistry petrochemistry [¦pe·trō′kem·ə·strē] (geochemistry) An aspect of geochemistry that deals with the study of the chemical composition of rocks. (organic chemistry) The chemistry and reactions of materials derived from petroleum, natural gas, or asphalt deposits. Petrochemistry the branch of petrography that studies the distribution of chemical elements in magmatic rocks and in rock-forming minerals. The concept of petrochemistry was introduced by the Soviet scientist A. N. Zavaritskii in 1944. As an independent discipline, petrochemistry arose where the concerns of petrography meet those of chemistry. Petrochemistry studies through laboratory analysis the chemical composition of rocks, which is expressed in terms of the percent weight of oxides. Its methodology includes various systems for interpreting the laboratory analyses so as to reveal regular relationships between chemical composition and mineral composition. In the USSR, the most commonly used system for interpreting data on magmatic rocks was devised by Zavaritskii. The system places the data on a vector diagram and distinguishes three chemical classes, or series, of rocks. Class I is called the normal series and includes rocks in which the aluminum-oxide content is greater than the sum of sodium- and potassium-oxide contents but less than the sum of calcium-, sodium-, and potassium-oxide contents. Class II, the plumasite series, contains rocks that are supersaturated with aluminum oxide, that is, the aluminum-oxide content exceeds the sum of calcium-, sodium-, and potassium-oxide contents. Rocks in Class III, the agpaite series, are supersaturated with alkalis; that is, the content of sodium and potassium oxides is greater than that of aluminum oxide. Outside the USSR, the interpretative system of the American scientists W. Cross, J. Iddings, L. Pirsson, and H. Washington (called the C.I.P.W. classification) and that of the Swiss geologist P. Niggli are commonly used. By comparing the chemistry of various classes of rocks, petrochemistry reveals and explains the diversity of rocks, develops chemical classifications, and explains the origin of rocks. The development of petrochemical methods has broadened the applications of the discipline. Petrochemistry is now being used to study differentiation and fractional crystallization and the effects of assimilation on how rocks combine magmatic associations. Furthermore, the discipline is now being applied to clarifying the interrelationship of ore formation and magmatism and to mapping petrographical provinces that are characterized by a known set of metallogenic features. REFERENCES Zavaritskii, A. N. Vvedenie v petrokhimiiu izverzhennykh gornykh porod, 2nd ed. Moscow-Leningrad, 1950. Levinson-Lessing, F. Iu. Izbr. trudy, vols. 1-2. Moscow-Leningrad, 1949-50. Solov’ev, S. P. Khimizm magmaticheskikh gornykh porod i nekotorye voprosy petrokhimii. Leningrad, 1970. S. P. SOLOV’EV
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petrochemistry

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petrochemistry

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petrochemistry

Petrochemistry

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Petrochemistry

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