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What is the name of Agricola’s publication referred by many as the “Father of Mineralogy”?

  • De Natura Fossilium

  • De re Metallica

  • De Terra Filius

  • De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium

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De Natura Fossilium is the name of Agricola's publication referred by many as the "Father of Mineralogy". This publication was published in 1546 and was one of the first to discuss the classification of minerals. It also included descriptions of many minerals and their properties. De Natura Fossilium was a very important work in the development of mineralogy and is still considered to be a valuable resource today.
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