Discipline field groups earth scientists by the branch of science each one actually practiced. Wikipedia describes Alfred Wegener as "a German climatologist, geologist, geophysicist, meteorologist, and polar researcher," a scientist whose work spanned several fields at once. This dimension shows which fields have produced the people behind a given discovery.
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Field of StudyMineralogy is a subject of geology specializing in the scientific study of the chemistry, crystal structure, and physical (including optical) properties of minerals and mineralized artifacts. 1 Discipline/Field
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Mineralogy is a subject of geology specializing in the scientific study of the chemistry, crystal structure, and physical (including optical) properties of minerals and mineralized artifacts.
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