Proposed by names the scientist credited with first putting forward an earth science concept. Wikipedia calls Alfred Wegener "the originator of the continental drift hypothesis," even though his idea was rejected by most geologists during his own lifetime. This dimension connects a concept back to the person whose thinking first produced it.
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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 Proposer
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Wikimedia FoundationMineralogy, lead sentence (concept-discipline bucket)Quote, Mineralogy, lead sentence (concept-discipline bucket)
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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