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They could be a rock-hound, a geologist, a petrologist, or a mineralogist, depending on their educational background and field of interest.
Petrologists study rocks and mineralogists study minerals.
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What is the study of rocks and minerals?
The study of minerals is called mineralogy. The study of rocks is called petrology.
What is a person that studies minerals?
A person that studies minerals is called a minerologist, or more probably a geologist (with a specialty in mineralogy).
What is the term used for the study of rocks?
The scientific study or rocks and rock forming minerals is known as petrology. It is a sub branch of geology.
The study of rocks?
The study of rocks is is called geology but a person who study's them is called a petrologist
What is the definition of geologists?
Geologists are people who study rocks and minerals.
What is the study of rocks and minerals?
The study of minerals is called mineralogy. The study of rocks is called petrology.
Are rocks and minerals part of science?
Yes. Scientific study of rocks is called petrology, and the scientific study of minerals is called mineralogy.
What is a person that studies minerals?
A person that studies minerals is called a minerologist, or more probably a geologist (with a specialty in mineralogy).
Scientists called geologists study?
Geology is the study of rocks, minerals, ores and earth processes.
Why do you study rocks and minerals?
I like rocks.
What does a mineralogist study?
rocks and minerals
What type of chemist would study rock minerals?
It wouldn't be a chemist; a type of scientist called a petrologist or mineralogist studies rocks and their minerals.
What is the sentence for word study?
i study about rocks and minerals in science class.
What is a scientist who studies rocks is called?
Strictly speaking these are two differing types of scientists. Petrologists study rocks and paleontologists study fossils. However both these disciplines are covered in the broader training of a geologist.
What is the study of minerals called?
Geology is the answer to your question.Technically speaking these are three different disciplines...Petrology - the study of rocksMineralogy - the study of mineralsPedology / sedimentology - the study of soils and sediments.
What is the term used for the study of rocks?
The scientific study or rocks and rock forming minerals is known as petrology. It is a sub branch of geology.
What do geology labs do?
Study earth's minerals and rocks.
