Paragenesis

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Paragenesis \Par`a*gen"e*sis\ (p[a^]r`[.a]*j[e^]n"[-e]*s[i^]s),
     n. [Pref. para- + genesis.]
     1. (Min.) The science which treats of minerals with special
        reference to their origin.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     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.
            [Webster 1913 Suppl.]