mineralogy

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun the branch of geology that studies minerals: their structure and properties and the ways of distinguishing them

From New Latin minerālogia, from Medieval Latin minera (“mineral”) + Latin -logia (“study”). By surface analysis, mineral + -logy.

I loved mineralogy, I loved geology. — A Journey to the Centre of the Earth, Jules Verne
These stones are denominated bowlders in mineralogy. — A New Guide for Emigrants to the West, John Mason Peck
“We extend our activities into the domain of mineralogy,” I remarked. — The blue scarab, R. Austin (Richard Austin) Freeman

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