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authigenic
[ aw-thi-jen-ik ]
adjective
Geology.
- (of a constituent of a rock) formed in the rock where it is found. Compare allogenic ( def 1 ).
authigenic
/ ˌɔËθɪˈ»åÏôÉ›²Ôɪ°ì /
adjective
- (of minerals) having crystallized in a sediment during or after deposition
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of authigenic1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of authigenic1
C19: from German authigene from Greek ²¹³Ü³Ù³ó¾±²µ±ð²Ôŧ²õ native + -ic
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A K-Ar age of 4.21 ± 0.35 billion years represents a mixture of detrital and authigenic components and confirms the expected antiquity of rocks comprising the crater rim.
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Meet Alvin, the Deep-Sea Submersible Seasickness, and Mutualistic Bacterial Mats Creepy Crawlies and Lady Gaga Heads The plan for Alvin Dive 4636 was ambitious: deploy four experiments and collect eight authigenic carbonates, four Niskin bottles of water, 24 tube cores of seep sediment, one scoop of clams, and two “slurps†of microbial mat.Â
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