mineralogical

Adjective

Meaning

Of or pertaining to mineralogy; as, a mineralogical table.

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Although celestite finds frequent usage in some mineralogical texts, the name has been discredited as a valid mineral name by this organization. Source: Internet

Between 1607 and 1611, de Boodt catalogued the Kunstkammer, and in 1609 he published Gemmarum et Lapidum, one of the finest mineralogical treatises of the 17th century. Source: Internet

Certain indicator minerals typically occur within diamantiferous kimberlites and are used as mineralogical tracers by prospectors, who follow the indicator trail back to the volcanic pipe which may contain diamonds. Source: Internet

Dyar and Gunter pp. 612–613 Amphiboles have great variability in chemistry, described variously as a "mineralogical garbage can" or a "mineralogical shark swimming a sea of elements". Source: Internet

In the case of porcelain, where different materials and higher firing-temperatures are used, the physical, chemical and mineralogical properties of the constituents in the body are greatly altered. Source: Internet

Soil structure often gives clues to its texture, organic matter content, biological activity, past soil evolution, human use, and the chemical and mineralogical conditions under which the soil formed. Source: Internet

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