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mineralogy|mɪnəˈrælədʒɪ|
[f. mineral n. + -logy. Cf. F. minéralogie (1732 in Hatz.-Darm.), G. mineralogie, Sp. mineralogía, It. mineralogia.]
1. The science which treats of minerals.
1690Boyle Prev. Hydrostat. Way of Estimating Ores Advt. 149 This..will not perhaps be unwelcome to some that Love Mineralogy, much better than they vnderstand it. 1796Kirwan Elem. Min. (ed. 2) I. Pref. 5 In the preceding decennial period, from 1774 to 1784, mineralogy may be said to have for the first time assumed its rank among the sciences. 1876Page Adv. Text-bk. Geol. v. 97 The student must on no account learn to underrate the value of Mineralogy as a branch of Geology.
2. (A description of) the mineralogical features of a region or a specimen.
1798R. Jameson (title) An outline of the mineralogy of the Shetland Islands, and of the Island of Arran. 1878Mineral. Mag. II. 106 (heading) The geognosy and mineralogy of Scotland. 1933P. G. H. Boswell On Mineral. Sedimentary Rocks p. v, Having devoted much time to a digest of the literature of the mineralogy of sediments, I published a review of the work. 1952Jrnl. Geol. LX. 107 These processes..have produced significant changes in the mineralogy and textural relationships of the plutonic acidic rocks. 1971I. G. Gass et al. Understanding Earth i. 27/2 Chemical weathering is very effective in producing a mineralogy which differs greatly from that of the igneous and metamorphic rocks. |