mineralogist:
(plural: ‘mineralogists‘; pronunciation: the letters ‘mi’ rhyme with the letters ‘mi’ in “mini”, and the letter ‘g’ rhymes with the letter ‘j’ in “jeep” — for the right pronunciation of this word, please click here)
an expert or a scientist who studies and so knows much about minerals,
a mineralogist with some of his prized mineral samples
My uncle is a mineralogist at Natural History Museum and knows about all sorts of minerals found in the earth and in the space!
Mineralogists work in the comfort of well-maintained laboratories as well as in the very harsh and remote parts of the world to study and analyse different minerals found in rocks and earth.
There are many universities offering courses with scholarships in mineralogy in order encourage more and more students to become mineralogists.
