page_title: Mineralogy
section_title: Collecting
hierarchical_section_title: Mineralogy / Uses / Collecting
caption_attribution_description: English: Переводчик Mineralogy studying the composition, properties, structure and conditions of formation of minerals.
context_page_description: Mineralogy is a subject of geology specializing in the scientific study of the chemistry, crystal structure, and physical properties of minerals and mineralized artifacts. Specific studies within mineralogy include the processes of mineral origin and formation, classification of minerals, their geographical distribution, as well as their utilization.
context_section_description: Mineral collecting is also a recreational study and collection hobby, with clubs and societies representing the field. Museums, such as the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Hall of Geology, Gems, and Minerals, the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, the Natural History Museum, London, and the private Mim Mineral Museum in Beirut, Lebanon, have popular collections of mineral specimens on permanent display.
caption: A small collection of mineral samples, with cases to keep them in
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