mineralogy
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1. the branch of geology that studies minerals: their structure and properties and the ways of distinguishing them (noun.cognition)
| hypernym | : | geology, |
| definition | : | a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks (noun.cognition) |
| domain member category | : | geode, |
| definition | : | (mineralogy) a hollow rock or nodule with the cavity usually lined with crystals (noun.object) |
| domain member category | : | nodule, |
| definition | : | (mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment) (noun.object) |
| domain member category | : | asterism, |
| definition | : | (mineralogy) a star-shaped figure with six rays that is seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light (noun.shape) |
| domain member category | : | twins, |
| definition | : | (mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other (noun.substance) |
| derivation | : | mineralogist, |
| definition | : | a scientist trained in mineralogy (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | mineralogist, |
| definition | : | a scientist trained in mineralogy (noun.person) |
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