Bible Dictionaries
Paragenesis

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) The formation of minerals in contact, so as to affect one another's development.

(2):

(n.) The science which treats of minerals with special reference to their origin.

(3):

(n.) The order in which minerals occurring together in rocks and veins have developed.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Paragenesis'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​p/paragenesis.html. 1828.