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Mineralogy is a subject of geology specializing in the scientific study of chemistry, crystal structure, and physical (including optical) properties of minerals. Specific studies within mineralogy include the processes of mineral origin and formation, classification of minerals, their geographical distribution, as well as their utilization. ==Hist...
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[mining company] Mineralogy is a mining company owned by Clive Palmer of Queensland, Australia. Mineralogy`s mining projects are not in production or generating income. Mineralogy signed a deal with the Chinese infrastructure company CITIC Pacific to develop a small portion of a large iron ore deposit in the Pilbara region of Western Austra...
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study of minerals
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• (n.) The science which treats of minerals, and teaches how to describe, distinguish, and classify them. • (n.) A treatise or book on this science.
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scientific discipline that is concerned with all aspects of minerals, including their physical properties, chemical composition, internal crystal ... [4 related articles]
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the scientifc study of minerals.
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The study of minerals, including their physical andchemical properties.
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The study of minerals - their composition, structure, formation, uses, properties, occurrence and ge
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Min`er·al'o·gy noun ;
plural Mineralogies . [
Mineral +
-logy : confer French
minéralogie .]
1. The science which treats of minerals, and teaches how to describe, distinguish, and classify them.
2. A treatise or book on this science.
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Mineralogy is the science which deals with the properties of mineral substances, and teaches us to characterize, distinguish, and classify them according to their properties. It includes the study or science of all inorganic substances in the earth or on its surface. As distinguished from geology, mineralogy deals with the various mineral bodies as...
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The study of chemistry, crystal structure, and physical (including optical) properties of minerals..
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[
n] - the branch of geology that studies minerals: their structure and properties and the ways of distinguishing them
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mineralogy 1. The scientific study of minerals and how to classify, distinguish, and locate them. 2. A branch of geology that studies minerals; their structure and properties, and the ways of distinguishing them. 3. A profile of an area's mineral deposits.
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noun the branch of geology that studies minerals: their structure and properties and the ways of distinguishing them
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Study of minerals. The classification of minerals is based chiefly on their chemical composition and the kind of chemical bonding that holds their atoms together. The mineralogist also studies their crystallographic and physical characters, occurrence, and mode of formation. The systematic study of minerals began in the 18th century, with the divis...
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