Authigenic 1


Authigenic 1 :

(adj.) Geology. Pertaining to minerals or materials that grow in place with a rock, rather than having been transported and deposited. These include quartz, chloriteand other pore-filling minerals or cements that grow during diagenesis.Evaporite?minerals are authigenic, or formed in situ. Ant: Allogenic. See: Cement

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