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I don’t know the word for this smell.

Pick what kind of thing it is and a few qualities you notice. SmellBook shows the entries that share the most of them, and which ones matched.

Entries sharing mineral10
  1. RainCool air, wet surfaces and the mineral-earthy atmosphere associated with rainfall.Shares all your qualities: mineral
  2. Wet StoneA cool mineral impression created when stone, water and air meet.Shares all your qualities: mineral
  3. Sea AirA breezy coastal impression combining salt, humidity, mineral surfaces and open air.Shares all your qualities: mineral
  4. SoilEarthy, damp and organic impressions associated with exposed ground and garden soil.Shares all your qualities: mineral
  5. Asphalt After RainWarm urban pavement shifting into wet mineral, dark and slightly oily atmospheric character after rain.Shares all your qualities: mineral
  6. PetrichorThe earthy, mineral-rich smell experience associated with rain arriving after a dry period.Shares all your qualities: mineral
  7. Hot PavementA sun-heated urban surface smell associated with warm asphalt, dust and dry city air.Shares all your qualities: mineral
  8. ClayA cool earthy mineral smell associated with damp clay, pottery and worked natural material.Shares all your qualities: mineral
  9. Fresh ConcreteA cool mineral construction smell associated with newly poured concrete, moisture and building sites.Shares all your qualities: mineral
  10. Rain on ConcreteA cool wet mineral smell where rainfall meets urban concrete and dust.Shares all your qualities: mineral

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HOW THIS WORKS

Entries are listed by how many of your chosen qualities they share, most first; entries that share the same number keep their Atlas order. An entry has a quality when the word is in its description or the entry is listed under the SmellBook word of that name. Only entries sharing at least one quality are shown. There is no hidden scoring, ranking weight or personal data.

The qualities are everyday smell words. Those with their own page explain what SmellBook means by them: warm, cool, dry, soft, sweet, creamy, fruity, tropical and more smell words.