mineralogy

English

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Etymology

From New Latin minerālogia, from Medieval Latin minera (“mineral”) + Latin -logia (“study”).[1] By surface analysis, mineral +‎ -logy.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌmɪnəˈralədʒi/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌmɪnəˈɹɑləd͡ʒi/, /ˌmɪnəˈɹæləd͡ʒi/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

mineralogy (countable and uncountable, plural mineralogies)

  2. (petrology) The branch of petrology that studies minerals.
    Meronym: gemmology
  3. Mineral materials.
  4. A treatise on mineralogy.

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References

  1. ^ “mineralogy, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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