Definition of MINERALOGY

Other Words from mineralogy

mineralogical \ ˌmi-nə-rə-ˈlä-ji-kəl

, ˌmin-rə- \ or less commonly mineralogic \ ˌmi-nə-rə-ˈlä-jik

, ˌmin-rə- \ adjective

mineralogically \ ˌmi-nə-rə-ˈlä-ji-k(ə-)lē

, ˌmin-rə- \ adverb

mineralogist \ ˌmi-nə-ˈrä-lə-jist

, -ˈra-

\ noun

Examples of mineralogy in a Sentence

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The changing mineralogy in these layers of Mount Sharp suggests a changing environment in early Mars, though all involve exposure to water billions of years ago. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, "Life may have existed on warm, rainy, ancient Mars before winter came," 20 Aug. 2019 The changing mineralogy in these layers of Mount Sharp suggests a changing environment in early Mars, though all involve exposure to water billions of years ago. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, "Life may have existed on warm, rainy, ancient Mars before winter came," 20 Aug. 2019 The changing mineralogy in these layers of Mount Sharp suggests a changing environment in early Mars, though all involve exposure to water billions of years ago. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, "Life may have existed on warm, rainy, ancient Mars before winter came," 20 Aug. 2019 The changing mineralogy in these layers of Mount Sharp suggests a changing environment in early Mars, though all involve exposure to water billions of years ago. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, "Life may have existed on warm, rainy, ancient Mars before winter came," 20 Aug. 2019 Traditionally, mineralogy has been dominated by analyzing the structures and formation of individual minerals. — Quanta Magazine, "How Life and Luck Changed Earth’s Minerals," 11 Aug. 2015 The changing mineralogy in these layers of Mount Sharp suggests a changing environment in early Mars, though all involve exposure to water billions of years ago. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, "Curiosity rover makes new discoveries on Mars," 6 Aug. 2019 But not long after, while idly perusing Russian mineralogy journals in search of more leads, Steinhardt spotted Kryachko’s name among the authors of a different paper from 1995. — Quanta Magazine, "In a Grain, a Glimpse of the Cosmos," 13 June 2014 The changing mineralogy in these layers of Mount Sharp suggests a changing environment in early Mars, though all involve exposure to water billions of years ago. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, "Curiosity rover detects highest levels of methane on Mars," 24 June 2019

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