SMELL WORD · WOOD, EARTH AND STONE

Mineral

Stone, damp surface and cool non-sweet impressions.

Spanish (pilot): Mineral · pending native-speaker review

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SMELLS DESCRIBED AS MINERAL10

Smell entry · Type: StateWet Stone

mineral · cool · clean

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: PhenomenonRain

wet · mineral · cool · earthy

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / EnvironmentSea Air

salty · airy · mineral · fresh

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Source / EnvironmentSoil

earthy · damp · mineral · organic

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: State / Place ExperienceAsphalt After Rain

wet · mineral · dark

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: PhenomenonPetrichor

earthy · mineral · wet · fresh

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Place / StateHot Pavement

warm · dry · mineral

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Material / EarthClay

earthy · mineral · damp · cool

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: Material / StateFresh Concrete

mineral · wet · alkaline

Open entry →Smell entry · Type: State / Place ExperienceRain on Concrete

wet · mineral · cool

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Mineral in SmellBook Learn

Earthy and Mineral · Smell Vocabulary word pair
Metallic and Mineral · Smell Vocabulary word pair

Close words

Easily confused with

What is the difference between earthy and mineral? (SmellBook Learn)
Is metallic the same as mineral? (SmellBook Learn)

Same family: wood, earth and stone

All smells in the wood, earth and stone family

HOW SMELLBOOK USES THIS WORD

SmellBook uses “mineral” as descriptive language, not as a precise lab measurement. People can apply the same word differently depending on context and experience.

Often used with mineral

Cool: 4 of 10 entries
Earthy: 4 of 10 entries
Fresh: 4 of 10 entries
Clean: 1 of 10 entries
Dry: 1 of 10 entries
Industrial: 1 of 10 entries

Counts of Atlas entries described by both words. They show how SmellBook's entries use the vocabulary, not how people perceive smells, and they change as entries are added. All counts (JSON)

Permanent identifier smellbook:descriptor:mineral · This record and its links as data (JSON)

Cite as SmellBook. (2026). Mineral (descriptor). SmellBook knowledge graph, dataset release of 2026-11-11. smellbook:descriptor:mineral. https://smellbook.com/descriptors/mineral

Dataset history In the SmellBook dataset since the first of three dataset releases of 2026-09-30.