In plural. The branch of knowledge dealing with minerals. Obsolete. rare.
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释义 | the world > the earth > earth sciences > geology > mineralogy > [noun] (31) mineralsa1500 In plural. The branch of knowledge dealing with minerals. Obsolete. rare. mineralogy1671 The branch of science that deals with minerals. oryctography1753 The description of minerals; mineralogy. fossilogy1776 The branch of science concerned with fossils; palaeontology; (also) a treatise on this. oryctognosy1801 The science or study of minerals; mineralogy. oryctology1804 The branch of science concerned with rocks, minerals, and fossils dug out of the earth; (also) spec. = palaeontology, n. oryctics1888 = oryctology, n. rockhounding1949 the hobby or activity of an amateur mineralogist. Subcategories:— mineralogist (4) — branches (10) — colour index (1) — scale of hardness (1) — streak (1) — particle size (1) — apparatus (4) — gemmology (1) |
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