MINERALOGY

mineralogy

(noun) the branch of geology that studies minerals: their structure and properties and the ways of distinguishing them

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

mineralogy (countable and uncountable, plural mineralogies)

(petrology) The branch of petrology that studies minerals.

Its mineral materials.

A treatise on mineralogy.

Source: Wiktionary

Min`er*al"o*gy, n.; pl. Mineralogies. Etym: [Mineral + -logy: cf. F. minéralogie.]

1. The science which treats of minerals, and teaches how to describe, distinguish, and classify them.

2. A treatise or book on this science.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition