telogenesis
nounEtymology From telo- + -genesis.
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Geography, Geology, Natural sciences The process of erosion and oxidation that occurs when sedimentary rocks undergo uplift
- Telogenesis may result from regression, unroofing and the introduction of surface waters or complete exposure and weathering.1983, J. Kantorowicz, “The nature, origin and distribution of authigenic clay minerals from Middle Jurassic Ravescar and Brent Group sandstones”, in Clay Minerals (1984), number 19, archived from the original on 05 Mar 2016, page 373:
- […] after the age of 30, the percentage in anagenesis begins to fall [20] and the proportion in telogenesis increases [11].1996, (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 24:
- Related terms
- diagenesis, telogenetic, teleogenesis
- Coordinate terms
- eogenesis, mesogenesis, anagenesis, catagenesis