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The science which treats of rocks, as regards their mineral constitution and classification, and their mode of occurrence in nature.

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  1. n. The science which treats of rocks, as regards their mineral constitution and classification, and their mode of occurrence in nature.
  2. n. A treatise on stones found in the body.
  3. n. the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification
  4. 1. The science which treats of rocks, as regards their mineral constitution and classification, and their mode of occurrence in nature. 2. (Med.) A treatise on stones found in the body.
  5. n the branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification