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Metallurgy vs Mineralogy - What's the difference?

metallurgy | mineralogy |

As nouns the difference between metallurgy and mineralogy

is that metallurgy is the science of metals; their extraction from ores, purification and alloying, heat treatment, and working while mineralogy is (petrology) the branch of petrology that studies minerals.

metallurgy

English

(wikipedia metallurgy)

Noun

(en-noun)
  • The science of metals; their extraction from ores, purification and alloying, heat treatment, and working.

    • Related terms

    * metallurgical * metallurgist

    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