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鉱床学 (こうしょうがく) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

鉱こう床しょう学がく

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Meanings

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noun

economic geology; study of mineral deposits

Technical field of geology concerned with the formation, distribution, and economic value of mineral deposits.

彼かれは大だい学がくで鉱こう床しょう学がくを専せん攻こうしている。
He is majoring in economic geology at university.
鉱こう床しょう学がくの知ち識しきは資し源げん探

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Knowledge of economic geology is essential for mineral exploration.

Kanji

鉱mineral, ore
床bed, counter for beds, floor
学study, learning, science

Similar words

地ち質しつ学がく
地質学 is general geology, while 鉱床学 specifically focuses on mineral deposits and their economic aspects.
資し源げん地ち質しつ学がく
資源地質学 is a broader term for resource geology, often overlapping with 鉱床学 but may include energy resources.

Etymology

Compound of 鉱床 (mineral deposit) and 学 (study, -ology). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term follows standard academic naming patterns.