mineralogy
noun
- branch of geology dealing with minerals, their crystallography, properties, classification, and the ways of distinguishing them
- the mineralogical characteristics of an area, a rock, or a rock formation
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌmɪnəˈralədʒi/ / /ˌmɪnəˈɹɑləd͡ʒi/ / /ˌmɪnəˈɹæləd͡ʒi/
noun
Etymology: From New Latin minerālogia, from Medieval Latin minera (“mineral”) + Latin -logia (“study”). By surface analysis, mineral + -logy.
- The branch of petrology that studies minerals.
- Mineral materials.
- A treatise on mineralogy.