mineral kingdom
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of mineral kingdom
First recorded in 1685–95
Example Sentences
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The same sort of evolution happens in the mineral kingdom.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 16, 2023
The mineral kingdom of the non-living passes into the living.
From The Gospel Of Evolution From "The Atheistic Platform", Twelve Lectures by Aveling, Edward
Barytes is much less common than the three preceding earths; it is found in the mineral kingdom, combined with sulphuric acid, forming heavy spars, and sometimes, though rarely, united to carbonic acid.
From Elements of Chemistry, In a New Systematic Order, Containing all the Modern Discoveries by Lavoisier, Antoine
In the latter part of Book III., and in Books IV. and V., he discusses the principal divisions of the mineral kingdom given in De Natura Fossilium, and the origin of their characteristics.
From De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 by Agricola, Georgius
As the only source of it in the soil is from the disintegration of the different rocks, a short description of its occurrence in the mineral kingdom may first be given.
From Manures and the principles of manuring by Aikman, Charles Morton
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