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

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  1. a. Foreign; unnatural; unusual; -- said of forms of crystals not natural to the substances in which they are found.
  2. a. Formed originating on the surface of the earth; -- opposed to hypogene; as, epigene rocks.
  3. 1. (Crystallog.) Foreign; unnatural; unusual; -- said of forms of crystals not natural to the substances in which they are found. 2. (Geol.) Formed originating on the surface of the earth; -- opposed to hypogene; as, epigene rocks.
  4. Foreign; unnatural; unusual; -- said of forms of crystals notnatural to the substances in which they are found.
  5. a. Foreign; unnatural; unusual; -- said of forms of crystals not natural to the substances in which they are found. a. Formed originating on the surface of the earth; -- opposed to hypogene; as, epigene rocks.