mineralogy

American  

[min-uh-rol-uh-jee, -ral-uh-] / ˌmɪn əˈrɒl ə dʒi, -ˈræl ə- /

noun

1. the science or study of minerals.

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mineralogy British  

/ ˌmɪnəˈrælədʒɪ, ˌmɪnərəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

noun

1. the branch of geology concerned with the study of minerals

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mineralogy Scientific  

/ mĭn′ə-rŏl′ə-jē /

1. The scientific study of minerals, their composition and properties, and the places where they are likely to occur.

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Other Word Forms

• mineralogic adjective
• mineralogical adjective
• mineralogically adverb
• mineralogist noun
• nonmineralogical adjective
• nonmineralogically adverb

Etymology

Origin of mineralogy

First recorded in 1680–90; minera(l) + -logy

Example Sentences

“They are very complex ores with highly unusual mineralogy, and some of them have relatively high contents of the radioactive elements uranium and thorium,” Goodenough notes.

From Barron's

“They are very complex ores with highly unusual mineralogy, and some of them have relatively high contents of the radioactive elements uranium and thorium,” Goodenough notes.

From Barron's

"At ICE-CSIC and IEEC, we specialize in developing experiments to better understand the properties of these asteroids and how the physical processes that occur in space affect their nature and mineralogy," Trigo-Rodríguez explains.

From Science Daily

Famous for its stuffed animals and bone collections, the museum is home to a mineralogy gallery, from the where the gold was taken.

From BBC

A team of scientists led by Giovanni Pratesi, mineralogy professor at the university, was able to examine it to learn more about its structure and where it came from.

From BBC