mineralogy
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mineralogy
- /ˌmɪnəˈralədʒi/ UK
- /ˌmɪnəˈɹɑləd͡ʒi/ US
- /ˌmɪnəˈɹæləd͡ʒi/ US
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From New Latin minerālogia, from Medieval Latin minera (“mineral”) + Latin -logia (“study”). By surface analysis, mineral + -logy.
noun mineralogies · minerology
- The branch of petrology that studies minerals.
- Mineral materials.
- A treatise on mineralogy.
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noun the study or science of minerals
| Español | mineralogía |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 광물학 gwangmulhak |
| 日本語 | 鉱物学 kōbutsugaku |
| 中文 | 礦物學 /矿物学 kuàngwù xué |
| Kiswahili | mineralojia |
| Português | mineralogia |
| Français | minéralogie |
| Deutsch | Mineralogie |
| Italiano | mineralogia |
| Ελληνικά | ορυκτολογία oryktología |
| Română | mineralogie |
| Русский | минерало́гия mineralógija |
| Tiếng Việt | khoáng vật học |
| עברית | מינרלוגיה mineralogya |
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title = {mineralogy},
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