MINERALOGY

mineralogy. Mineralogy, n. a treatise on minerals or mines

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Min′er‐al″o‐gy (?), n.; pl. Mineralogies (#). [[Mineral + -logy: cf. F. minéralogie.]] 1. 1. The science which treats of minerals, and teaches how to describe, distinguish, and classify them.
2. 2. A treatise or book on this science.