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 |
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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 |
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Spanish | mineralogía |
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Catalan | mineralogia |
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Nouns | mineralogist | a scientist trained in mineralogy |
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