mineralogy
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Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌmɪnəˈɹɒləd͡ʒi/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌmɪnəˈɹɑləd͡ʒi/
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Noun edit
mineralogy (countable and uncountable, plural mineralogies)
- (petrology) The branch of petrology that studies minerals.
- Meronym: gemmology
- Mineral materials.
- A treatise on mineralogy.
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the study or science of minerals
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