Cryptic crossword clue
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The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 10 letter word MINERALOGY

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What does MINERALOGY mean?

MINERALOGY noun
  1. The branch of petrology that studies minerals.
  2. Its mineral materials.
  3. A treatise on mineralogy.

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