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Lithology vs Mineralogy - What's the difference?

lithology | mineralogy |

As nouns the difference between lithology and mineralogy

is that lithology is the study of rocks, with particular emphasis on their description and classification while mineralogy is the branch of petrology that studies minerals.

lithology

English

Noun

(lithologies)
  • The study of rocks, with particular emphasis on their description and classification.
  • The general composition of a rock or rock sequence.

    • Derived terms

    * lithologic * lithological * lithologically * lithologist

    mineralogy

    English

    (wikipedia mineralogy)

    Noun

    (mineralogies)
  • (petrology) The branch of petrology that studies minerals.
  • Its mineral materials.
  • A treatise on mineralogy.

    • Derived terms

    * mineralogical * mineralogist

    See also

    * gemology * * petrography