petrogenesis
noun
pet·ro·gen·e·sis ˌpe-trō-ˈje-nə-səs 
: the origin or formation of rocks
petrogenetic
ˌpe-trō-jə-ˈne-tik
adjective 
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from German Petrogenese or Petrogenesis, from petro- petro- + -genese, -genesis genesis
First Known Use
1886, in the meaning defined above
- Queensland beech
- Queensland cherry
- Queensland fruit fly
- Queensland grass-cloth plant
- Queensland hemp
- Queensland hickory
- Queensland kauri
- Queensland lungfish
- Queensland maple
- Queensland nut
- Queensland silver wattle
- Queensland trumpeter
- Queensland walnut
- queenslander
- queenslanders
- queenslandes
- queenslands
- queenstown
- queensware
- queenswood
- queer
- queer (someone's) pitch
- queer cuffin
- queer fish
- queer pitch