Definition of Paragenesis. Meaning of Paragenesis. Synonyms of Paragenesis

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Definition of Paragenesis

Paragenesis
Paragenesis Par`a*gen"e*sis (p[a^]r`[.a]*j[e^]n"[-e]*s[i^]s), n. [Pref. para- + genesis.] (Min.) The science which treats of minerals with special reference to their origin.

Meaning of Paragenesis from wikipedia

- application of paragenesis, from the Gr**** for born beside, was first applied by August Breithaupt in 1849 in his work Die Paragenesis der Mineralien...
- Chalcopyrite (/ˌkælkəˈpaɪˌraɪt, -koʊ-/ KAL-kə-PY-ryte, -⁠koh-) is a copper iron sulfide mineral and the most abundant copper ore mineral. It has the chemical...
- The mineral olivine (/ˈɒl.ɪˌviːn/) is a magnesium iron silicate with the chemical formula (Mg,Fe)2SiO4. It is a type of nesosilicate or orthosilicate....
- Ilmenite is a titanium-iron oxide mineral with the idealized formula FeTiO 3. It is a weakly magnetic black or steel-gray solid. Ilmenite is the most important...
- Phlogopite is a yellow, greenish, or reddish-brown member of the mica family of phyllosilicates. It is also known as magnesium mica. Phlogopite is the...
- Kambaldaite, NaNi4(CO3)3(OH)3·3H2O, is an extremely rare hydrated sodium nickel carbonate mineral described from gossaniferous material ****ociated with...
- Pentlandite is an iron–nickel sulfide with the chemical formula (Fe,Ni)9S8. Pentlandite has a narrow variation range in nickel to iron ratios (Ni:Fe),...
- Polydymite, Ni2+Ni23+S4, is a supergene thiospinel sulfide mineral ****ociated with the weathering of primary pentlandite nickel sulfide. Polydymite crystallises...
- Violarite (Fe2+Ni23+S4) is a supergene sulfide mineral ****ociated with the weathering and oxidation of primary pentlandite nickel sulfide ore minerals...
- Gaspéite, a very rare nickel carbonate mineral, with the formula (Ni,Fe,Mg)CO3, is named for the place it was first described, in the Gaspé Peninsula,...