mineralographicadj.
/ˌmɪn(ə)rələ(ʊ)ˈɡrafɪk/, /ˌmɪn(ə)rl̩ə(ʊ)ˈɡrafɪk/, U.S. /ˌmɪn(ə)rəloʊˈɡræfɪk/ Mineralogy.
Of, relating to, or involving mineralography.
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metallogenetic1909
mineralographic1916
mineragraphic1917
metallogenic1920
1916 J. Murdoch Microsc. Determination Opaque Minerals p. v Mineralographic methods show that..the sulphide minerals tend to be microscopically mingled and intergrown in most intimate fashion.
1937 Amer. Mineralogist 22 492 Many requests..have come for description or discussion of mineralographic technique as employed at Harvard.
1971 Daily Tel. 29 Apr. 25 (advt.) Mineralographic and related analyses on ores and metallurgical products.
1985 Indian Jrnl. Earth Sci. 12 135 The iron-titanium oxide minerals exhibit primary oxidation and mineralographic variations at different depths of a lava flow.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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