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mineralogy

min.er.al.o.gy \-je-\ n [prob. fr. (assumed) NL mineralogia, irreg. fr. ML 
   minerale + L ] often attrib -logia -logy 1: a science dealing with 
   minerals, their crystallography, physical and che mical properties, 
   classification, and the ways of distinguishing them 2: the materials of 
   mineralogy  3: a treatise on mineralogy