mineralogy
Noun
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The branch of geology that studies minerals: their structure and properties and the ways of distinguishing them (synset 106130720)
associated with:
- 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)
- asterism - (mineralogy) a star-shaped figure with six rays that is seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light
- twins - (mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
is a type of: geology - a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
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