EPIGENE

Adjective

epigene (not comparable)

(crystallography) Foreign; unusual; not natural to the substance in which it was found.

(mineralogy) Of or pertaining to the region just below the surface of the earth.

Source: Wiktionary


Ep"i*gene, a. Etym: [Pref. epi- + Gr.

1. (Crystallog.)

Definition: Foreign; unnatural; unusual; -- said of forms of crystals not natural to the substances in which they are found.

2. (Geol.)

Definition: Formed originating on the surface of the earth; -- opposed to hypogene; as, epigene rocks.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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