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Definition of Mineralogy

1. Noun. The branch of geology that studies minerals: their structure and properties and the ways of distinguishing them.

Definition of Mineralogy

1. n. The science which treats of minerals, and teaches how to describe, distinguish, and classify them.

Definition of Mineralogy

1. Noun. (petrology) The branch of petrology that studies minerals. ¹

2. Noun. Its mineral materials ¹

3. Noun. A treatise on mineralogy ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Mineralogy

1. [n -GIES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mineralogy

Literary usage of Mineralogy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Journal of Geology by University of Chicago Department of Geology and Paleontology (1897)
"Manual of Determinative mineralogy, with an Introduction on Blowpipe Analysis. ... Since its first appearance in 1874, Brush's Determinative mineralogy and ..."

2. The Monthly Review by Ralph Griffiths (1825)
"Treatise on mineralogy ; or, the Natural History of the Mineral Kingdom, by Frederick Mohs, Professor in the Mining Academy of Freiberg. ..."

3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1898)
"PETROGRAPHY AND mineralogy. A New Edition of Dana's mineralogy.1 — The latest edition of Dana's Text-Book of mineralogy is practically a new book. ..."

4. The Popular Science Monthly (1882)
"I turn, therefore, to a more special subject, and invite your attention this evening to a sketch of the progress of American mineralogy, since the ..."

5. Journal of the American Chemical Society by American Chemical Society (1910)
"Elements of mineralogy, Crystallography and Blowpipe Analysis, from a practical standpoint including a description of all common or useful minerals, ..."

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