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lithogeny
lithogeny n.
Brit. 
/lᵻˈθɒdʒᵻni/
, /lᵻˈθɒdʒᵻni/U.S. /ləˈθɑdʒəni/
[see -geny comb. form] Pathology (a) the formation of calculi ( New Sydenham Soc. Lexicon 1889); (b) Geology (rare) = lithogenesis n. above./ləˈθɑdʒəni/ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > structure of the earth > formation of features > formation of rock or stone > [noun]
petrifaction?a1425
petrification1611
lapidification1626
lapidescence1649
petrescency1662
petrifying1712
petrescence?1797
lithification1872
petrogenesis1886
lithogeny1888
lithifaction1893
lithogenesis1909
petrogeny1937
the world > the earth > earth sciences > geology > [noun] > petrology or petrography > petrogeny
petrogenesis1886
lithogeny1888
petrogeny1888
lithogenesis1909
1888 J. J. H. Teall Brit. Petrogr. 437 Lithogeny, that department of petrology which treats of the formation of rocks.
1958 Contrib. Cushman Found. Foraminiferal Res. IX. 106/2 The Illinois cyclothem comprises a widely consistent, repetitious succession of rock types whose lithogeny records the environmental changes of the place and time in considerable detail. Various aspects of the lithogenesis, biology, and ecology of the sedimentary units in the Illinois and related kinds of cyclothems have been described.
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