NOUN | cognition | mineralogy | the branch of geology that studies minerals |
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Sounds | mih.neraa'lahjhiy | |
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Rhymes | Agee ... zoology: 128 rhymes with jhiy... |
Meaning | The branch of geology that studies minerals: their structure and properties and the ways of distinguishing them. | |
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Category of | asterism | (mineralogy) a star-shaped figure with six rays that is seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light |
geode | (mineralogy) a hollow rock or nodule with the cavity usually lined with crystals | |
nodule | (mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment) | |
twins | (mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other | |
Broader | geology | A science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks / rocks |
Spanish | mineralogía | |
Catalan | mineralogia | |
Nouns | mineralogist | a scientist trained in mineralogy |
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