metallogeny

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Ancient Greek μέτᾰλλον (métăllon)der.

English metallo-

Ancient Greek -γένεια (-géneia)bor.

English -geny

English metallogeny

From metallo- + -geny.

Noun

metallogeny (uncountable)

1. (geology) The branch of geology concerned with the study of the formation of mineral deposits

Translations

the branch of geology concerned with the study of the formation of mineral deposits

• French: métallogénie (fr) f
• Greek: μεταλλογένεια (el) f (metallogéneia)
• Irish: miotalaigineas m