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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Lithogenesy \Lith`o*gen"e*sy\, n. [Litho- Gr. ge`nesis origin, generation: cf. F. lithog['e]n['e]sie. See Genesis.] The doctrine or science of the origin of the minerals composing the globe. [1913 Webster]