mineralogy

/ˈmɪnəˌrɑlədʒi/
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Other forms: mineralogies

Definitions of mineralogy
  1. noun
    the branch of geology that studies minerals: their structure and properties and the ways of distinguishing them
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    type of:
    geology
    a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
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