Mineralogy
/ˌmɪnəˈrælədʒi/noun
The scientific study of minerals.
She decided to study mineralogy to understand different types of rocks.
Often appears as...
- study of mineralogy
- mineralogy department
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Academic
noun
The minerals found in a particular area or on a specific object.
The mineralogy of the region is varied, with an abundance of quartz.
Often appears as...
- mineralogy of the region
- mineralogy of the soil
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Technical
noun
The scientific study of minerals.
She decided to study mineralogy to understand different types of rocks.
Often appears as...
- study of mineralogy
- mineralogy department
Usage tips
Academic
noun
The minerals found in a particular area or on a specific object.
The mineralogy of the region is varied, with an abundance of quartz.
Often appears as...
- mineralogy of the region
- mineralogy of the soil
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Academic Focus
Used mainly in educational or scientific discussions about minerals and their properties.
He published an article on the mineralogy of volcanic rocks.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Just Rocks
Encompasses study of mineral structures, formation, and classification, not only rocks.
Her mineralogy thesis explored crystal lattices.
Pro Tip 3/3Interdisciplinary
Mineralogy intersects with other sciences like chemistry and geography.
Chemical analysis is vital in mineralogy.
Compare with
geologypetrology
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Bethany Ehlmann:...
works here again sampling the rock record sampling the mineralogy trying to understand what it is that lives there how it's sustained but also how it is recorded so how we were able to recognize environments like this on Mars so now we've learned something from Earth we've learned that everywhere on earth where there is water there's life
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Scott McCloud:...
So Dad started racking up all of these patents and gaining a reputation as a blind genius, rocket scientist, inventor. But to us he was just Dad, and our home life was pretty normal. As a kid, I watched a lot of television and had lots of nerdy hobbies like mineralogy and microbiology
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Bethany Ehlmann:...
works here again sampling the rock record sampling the mineralogy trying to understand what it is that lives there how it's sustained but also how it is recorded so how we were able to recognize environments like this on Mars so now we've learned something from Earth we've learned that everywhere on earth where there is water there's life
Video examples
Scott McCloud:...
So Dad started racking up all of these patents and gaining a reputation as a blind genius, rocket scientist, inventor. But to us he was just Dad, and our home life was pretty normal. As a kid, I watched a lot of television and had lots of nerdy hobbies like mineralogy and microbiology
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Quote examples
Stephen Jay Gould
American Scientist
Goethe died in 1832. As you know, Goethe was very active in science. In fact, he did some very good scientific work in plant morphology and mineralogy. But he was quite bitter at the way in which many scientists refused to grant him a hearing because he was a poet and therefore, they felt, he couldn't be serious.
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Frank Drake
American Scientist
If you're sending a message to extraterrestrials, what you want to send is what's special about us and our planet - what is unusual. Now, that's not basic chemistry or mineralogy; it's pretty much the cultural stuff and the consequences of evolution.
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Janet Yellen
American Public Servant
In my junior year, I studied geology on Saturday mornings at the Museum of Natural History. Mineralogy has always been a major interest.
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Stephen Jay Gould
American Scientist
Goethe died in 1832. As you know, Goethe was very active in science. In fact, he did some very good scientific work in plant morphology and mineralogy. But he was quite bitter at the way in which many scientists refused to grant him a hearing because he was a poet and therefore, they felt, he couldn't be serious.
Quote examples
Frank Drake
American Scientist
If you're sending a message to extraterrestrials, what you want to send is what's special about us and our planet - what is unusual. Now, that's not basic chemistry or mineralogy; it's pretty much the cultural stuff and the consequences of evolution.
Quote examples
Janet Yellen
American Public Servant
In my junior year, I studied geology on Saturday mornings at the Museum of Natural History. Mineralogy has always been a major interest.
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