The term incorporates aspects of geophysics, geochemistry, mineralogy, geodesy, and cartography. Phase rule is very useful in diverse areas, such as metallurgy, mineralogy, and petrology. The Redpath Museum houses collections of interest to ethnology, biology, paleontology, and mineralogy/geology. In mineralogy and geology, phosphate refers to a rock or ore containing phosphate ions. Hodgins has three doctorates, in entomology, botany, and geology/mineralogy. Materials science has its roots in metallurgy, mineralogy, and crystallography. It covers the areas of anthropology, archeology, Environmental Education, Natural History, Mineralogy, and Paleontology. This definition is also used in geology and mineralogy. The treatise included various related subjects such as botany, zoology, mineralogy, and metallurgy. These subjects include physiognomy, physical exercise, botany, chemistry, mineralogy, and experimental philosophy. Silanols are often invoked as intermediates in organosilicon chemistry and silicate mineralogy. Paracelsus was educated by his father in botany, medicine, mineralogy, mining, and natural philosophy. Ore minerals are essentially part of the unusual mineralogy of carbonatite. The museum also provided some student places for the study of mineralogy and metallurgy. CheMin is the Chemistry and Mineralogy X-ray powder diffraction and fluorescence instrument.