geological specimen

collocation in English

meaningsofgeologicalandspecimen

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geological
adjective
uk
/ˌdʒi.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us
/ˌdʒi.əˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
relating to geology, or to the geology of a particular area ...
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specimen
noun[C]
uk
/ˈspes.ə.mɪn/us
/ˈspes.ə.mɪn/
something shown or examined as an example; a ...
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(Definition ofgeologicalandspecimenfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They made extensive collections of insects, other invertebrates, and geological specimens.
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We are all very familiar with museums in which we have deposited relics of the past and geological specimens.
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The service has a wide collection of almost 3,000 objects, including natural history specimens, geological specimens and costumes from the 19th and 20th century.
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Their reports were unpromising, but some of the geological specimens brought back were found to be almost pure phosphate of lime.
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The original collection grew from community donations of birds, moths, butterflies, and other geological specimens.
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He had also collected a large number of botanical, biological, zoological and geological specimens, together with vast amounts of meteorological and magnetic data.
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He collected geological specimens and demonstrated skills in classification and cataloging.
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He brought back 70 large chests of dried plants and 48 cases of fossils, bones and geological specimens.
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Most sold not just zoological, botanical and geological specimens but also equipment and books.
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Bruce instituted a comprehensive programme of work, involving meteorological readings, trawling for marine samples, botanical excursions, and the collection of biological and geological specimens.
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Some organizations did not mind parting with their antiquities, since they were often an alien group of objects among larger collections of for example biological or geological specimens.
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