What's the difference between mineralogist and wernerian?

Mineralogist


Definition:

  • (n.) One versed in mineralogy; one devoted to the study of minerals.
  • (n.) A carrier shell (Phorus).

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  • (1) The Mohs scale is a relative scale used by geologists and mineralogists to describe minerals and goes from one, which is super soft, to 10, which is super hard,” explained Alford.

Wernerian


Definition:

  • (a.) Of or pertaining to A. G. Werner, The German mineralogist and geologist, who classified minerals according to their external characters, and advocated the theory that the strata of the earth's crust were formed by depositions from water; designating, or according to, Werner's system.

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