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Webster 1913 Edition

Mineralogy

Minˊer-al′o-gy

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Mineralogies
(#)
.
[
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Mineralogy

MINERAL'OGY

,
Noun.
[mineral and Gr. discourse.] The science which treats of the properties of mineral substances, and teaches us to characterize, distinguish and class them according to their properties. It comprehends the study or science of all inorganic substances in the earth or on its surface.

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