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Tsarstone collectors guide


Mineralogy

Mineralogy
The scientific study of minerals; their formation, occurrence, chemical composition, physical properties, and their classification. Oryctognosy and oryctology are obsolete terms.
Bibliographic details
Page title Definition of Mineralogy
Author David Weinberg
Website title Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide
Date published 03 July 2010 04:50 UTC
Date accessed 09 April 2026 08:02 UTC
Permanent link http://w.alexandrite.net/viewpage.html?id=GG-098-00006
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David Weinberg. "Definition of Mineralogy". In Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide. July 03, 2010, 04:50 UTC. Available at: http://w.alexandrite.net/viewpage.html?id=GG-098-00006. Accessed April 09, 2026.
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"Definition of Mineralogy". (2010, July 03). In Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide. Retrieved 08:02, April 09, 2026, from http://w.alexandrite.net/viewpage.html?id=GG-098-00006.
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See Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide, "Definition of Mineralogy", http://w.alexandrite.net/viewpage.html?id=GG-098-00006 (The scientific study of minerals; their formation, occurrence, chemical composition, physical properties, and their classification. Oryctognosy and oryctology are obsolete terms.) (as of Apr. 09, 2026, 08:02 GMT).
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David Weinberg. "Definition of Mineralogy". In Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide. 2010 Jul 03, 04:50 UTC.[Internet], Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide; 2010 Jul 03, 04:50 UTC [cited 2026 Apr 09]. Available from: http://w.alexandrite.net/viewpage.html?id=GG-098-00006.
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"Definition of Mineralogy". Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide. 03 Jul 2010, 04:50 UTC. 09 Apr 2026 http://w.alexandrite.net/viewpage.html?id=GG-098-00006
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David Weinberg, "Definition of Mineralogy", Alexandrite Tsarstone Collectors Guide, 03 July 2010, 04:50 UTC, http://w.alexandrite.net/viewpage.html?id=GG-098-00006 [accessed 09 April 2026].
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