metallogenesis

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noun

The formation of distinct metal ores

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Meanings

nounmetallogenesis (countable and uncountable, plural metallogeneses)

plural metallogeneses

  1. countableuncountablegeographyThe formation of distinct metal ores

Origin

From metallo- + -genesis.

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APA

metallogenesis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metallogenesis

MLA

“metallogenesis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metallogenesis. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “metallogenesis,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/metallogenesis.

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