What does "mineralogy" mean?

The branch of petrology that studies minerals.

How do you pronounce "mineralogy"?

Pronounced //ˌmɪnəˈralədʒi//.

Common synonyms include: cosmical geology, crystallography, dynamic geology, geodesy, geodetics, geodynamics.

//ˌmɪnəˈralədʒi// noun

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Noun

1
The branch of petrology that studies minerals. countable, uncountable
2
the branch of geology that studies minerals: their structure and properties and the ways of distinguishing them wordnet
3
Mineral materials. countable, uncountable
4
A treatise on mineralogy. countable, uncountable

"Geology is divided into various branches such as mineralogy, petrology, and physical geology."

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

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