Usually means: Formation and development of rocks.
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  1. petrogenesis: Merriam-Webster
  2. petrogenesis: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. petrogenesis: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. petrogenesis: Collins English Dictionary
  5. petrogenesis: Wordnik
  6. petrogenesis: Wiktionary
  7. petrogenesis: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  8. petrogenesis: Infoplease Dictionary
  9. petrogenesis: Dictionary.com
  10. Petrogenesis: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  11. petrogenesis: The Phrontistery - A Dictionary of Obscure Words
  12. petrogenesis: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. petrogenesis: Encyclopedia

(Note: See petrogenetic as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (petrogenesis)

noun:  Rock formation, especially the formation of igneous or metamorphic rocks.
noun:  The study of the origin of rocks, especially igneous and metamorphic rocks.

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