Meanings
adjectiveparagenetic (not comparable)
- not comparablerelated to paragenesis
In nature, Ni-Fe alloys are important phases in the paragenetic sequence of minerals that form during hydrothermal alteration of olivine-rich rocks (20 ).
1999 August 13, Juske Horita, Michael E. Berndt, “Abiogenic Methane Formation and Isotopic Fractionation Under Hydrothermal Conditions”, in Science, volume 285, number 5430, →DOI, pages 1055–1057
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