| 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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