mineralogy 1
noundomain: thinking
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
the branch of geology that studies minerals: their structure and properties and the ways of distinguishing them
Hypernym
geology 1
noun
a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
EnglishDerivationally related form
mineralogist 1
noun
a scientist trained in mineralogy
Member_of_this_domain_-_TOPIC
geode 1
noun
(mineralogy) a hollow rock or nodule with the cavity usually lined with crystals
nodule 3
noun
(mineralogy) a small rounded lump of mineral substance (usually harder than the surrounding rock or sediment)
asterism 1
noun
(mineralogy) a star-shaped figure with six rays that is seen in some crystal structures under reflected or transmitted light
twins 1
noun
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
