mineralogy
n. uncountablen. the scientific study of minerals. This includes looking at how they form, their chemical makeup, and their physical properties.
n. the branch of geology concerned with the study of minerals, including their chemical composition, physical properties, and formation processes.
She decided to study mineralogy to understand how rocks are formed.
The museum's mineralogy collection features over five thousand different types of crystals and gemstones.
Advances in mineralogy have allowed researchers to identify trace elements within ancient meteorites, providing critical evidence for the early chemical evolution of our solar system.
From New Latin minerālogia, from Medieval Latin minera (“mineral”) + Latin -logia (“study”). By surface analysis, mineral + -logy.