par|a|gen|e|sis

par|a|gen|e|sis
par|a|gen|e|sis «PAR uh JEHN uh sihs», noun.
the formation of minerals in close contact, so that the development of individual crystals is interfered with, resulting in an interlocked crystalline mass.

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