mineral kingdom

noun

1. minerals collectively.

mineral kingdom

noun

1. all nonliving material, esp rocks and minerals Compare animal kingdom plant kingdom

Word History and Origins

Origin of mineral kingdom¹

First recorded in 1685–95

Example Sentences

The same sort of evolution happens in the mineral kingdom.

From Science Daily

It recognized Carl Linnaeus, who popularized the system of classifying living things and divided them into the animal, plant and mineral kingdoms.

From Seattle Times

“For the first time in this gallery, we are looking at life’s impact on the mineral kingdom.”

From New York Times

Museum of Economic Geology.—This small but interesting establishment, having an entrance in Jermyn Street, is a national museum for the exhibition of all such articles as belong to the mineral kingdom. 

From Project Gutenberg

He exhibited in the principal towns quantities of gold dust, many quadrupeds, and gaily-coloured birds, then unknown in Europe, with numerous specimens of natural productions in the vegetable and mineral kingdoms.

From Project Gutenberg