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  • noun Plural form of geologist.

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Examples

  • The mineral was unearthed in Serbia by geologists from the mining group Rio Tinto, which eventually asked the Natural Museum of History for help in identifying it because it was unlike anything previously known to science.

    Weird ‘Kryptonite’ Found in Serbia | Impact Lab 2007

  • When chemists have brought their knowledge out of their special laboratories into the laboratory of the world, where chemical combinations are and have been through all time going on in such vast proportions, -- when physicists study the laws of moisture, of clouds and storms, in past periods as well as in the present, -- when, in short, geologists and zoologists are chemists and physicists, and _vice versa_, -- then we shall learn more of the changes the world has undergone than is possible now that they are separately studied.

    The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 67, May, 1863 Various

  • Remember, this isn't the first time these so-called geologists have tried to sabotage our mining operation.

    Firestorm L.A Graf 2000

  • The geologists were a hardy class, not likely to be much hurt by Adams’s learning, nor did he throw away much concern on their account.

    Darwinism (1867–1868) 1918

  • The prestigious International Geological Congress, dubbed the geologists 'equivalent of the Olympic Games, was held in Norway in August 2008 and prominently featured the voices of scientists skeptical of man-made global warming fears.

    Power and Control 2009

  • The prestigious International Geological Congress, dubbed the geologists 'equivalent of the Olympic Games, was held in Norway in August 2008 and prominently featured the voices and views of scientists skeptical of man-made global warming fears.

    Hold the Mayo 2009

  • Industry employers also are hiring senior finance executives and experienced technical professionals, such as geologists and engineers.

    An Exploration Push Leads 2008

  • The development of women miners is also hampered by their limited access to technical experts such as geologists, mining engineers and metallurgists.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1996

  • The development of women miners is also hampered by their limited access to technical experts such as geologists, mining engineers and metallurgists.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1996

  • The development of women miners is also hampered by their limited access to technical experts such as geologists, mining engineers and metallurgists.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 1996

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