PARAGENESIS


Meaning of PARAGENESIS in English

— paragenetic /par'euh jeuh net"ik/ , adj.

/par'euh jen"euh sis/ , n. Geol.

1. the origin of minerals or mineral deposits in contact so as to affect one another's formation.

2. the order in which the minerals in a rock or vein have crystallized.

[ 1850-55; 1 , GENESIS ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .