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min·er·al·o·gy

 (mĭn′ə-rŏl′ə-jē, -răl′-)
n. pl. min·er·al·o·gies
1. The study of minerals, including their distribution, identification, and properties.
2. A book or treatise on mineralogy.

min′er·a·log′i·cal (-ər-ə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl) adj.
min′er·a·log′i·cal·ly adv.
min′er·al′o·gist n.
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mineralogy

(ˌmɪnəˈrælədʒɪ)
n
(Geological Science) the branch of geology concerned with the study of minerals
mineralogical, ˌmineralˈogic adj
ˌmineralˈogically adv
ˌminerˈalogist n
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min•er•al•o•gy

(ˌmɪn əˈrɒl ə dʒi, -ˈræl ə-)

n.
the science or study of minerals.
[1680–90]
min`er•al•og′i•cal (-ər əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl) min`er•al•og′ic, adj.
min`er•al•og′i•cal•ly, adv.
min`er•al′o•gist, n.
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min·er·al·o·gy

(mĭn′ə-rŏl′ə-jē)
The scientific study of minerals, their composition and properties, and the places where they are likely to occur.
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mineralogy

the branch of geology that studies the physical and chemical structures of minerals. — mineralogist, n.mineralogic, mineralogical, adj.
See also: Geology
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mineralogy

The study of minerals.
Dictionary of Unfamiliar Words by Diagram Group Copyright © 2008 by Diagram Visual Information Limited
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.mineralogy - the branch of geology that studies minerals: their structure and properties and the ways of distinguishing themmineralogy - the branch of geology that studies minerals: their structure and properties and the ways of distinguishing them
geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
geode - (mineralogy) a hollow rock or nodule with the cavity usually lined with crystals
nodule - (mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment)
asterism - (mineralogy) a star-shaped figure with six rays that is seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light
twins - (mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
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Translations
mineralogie
минералогия
mineralogia
mineralogie
mineralogi
mineralogio
mineraloogia
کانی‌شناسی
mineralogia
mineralogija
ásványtan
mineralogia
mineralogi
steindafræði
鉱物学
mineralogija
mineraloģija
mineralogie
mineralógia
mineralogija
минералогија
mineralogi
mineraloji
мінералогія
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mineralogy

[ˌmɪnəˈrælədʒɪ] Nmineralogía f
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mineralogy

[ˌmɪnəˈrælədʒi] nminéralogie fmineral oil nhuile f minéralemineral supplement ncompléments mpl en minérauxmineral water neau f minérale
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mineralogy

nMineralogie f
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mineralogy

[ˌmɪnəˈrælədʒɪ] nmineralogia
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In this hole biotite appears as the dominant mineralogy with variable muscovite content.
There he acquired an interest in minerals from his mineralogy professor, Johann Friedrich Blumenbach (1752-1840).
This collection of the latest international work in the field of mineralogy deals with toxic remediation methods, environmental impacts, and new processes in smelting and metallization.
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Use of these three additional elements -- magnesium, aluminum and manganese -- to determine mineralogy improves estimates of porosity, saturation, permeability, detection of swelling clays and rock mechanical properties.
A copy of Dana's "Manual of Mineralogy and Petrography," clothed in unassuming brown covers with gold lettering, fell into my hands the other day while I was sifting one of those piles of stuff that, left undisturbed, accumulate until it becomes impossible to get down to the bedrock of our lives.
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