mineralogy
The branch of petrology that studies minerals.
Other meanings
Mineral materials.
A treatise on mineralogy.
Related words
- biomineralogy
- micromineralogy
- mineralogize
- mineralogic
- mineralogical
- soil mineralogy
Word history
From Latin "-logia" (study).
Where this comes from
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