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Paragenesis
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noun
Paragenesis
n.
1.
(Min.) The science which treats of minerals with special reference to their origin.
2.
(Geol.)
(a)
The formation of minerals in contact, so as to affect one another's development.
(b)
The order in which minerals occurring together in rocks and veins have developed.
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