Incazelo yesichazamazwi yegama elithi "biogenic" isho into ekhiqizwa noma edalwe izinto eziphilayo noma izinqubo zebhayoloji. Leli gama livame ukusetshenziswa emikhakheni efana ne-biology, geology, kanye nechemistry ukuchaza izinto noma izinto ezisuka ezintweni eziphilayo noma ezikhiqizwe ngezinqubo zebhayoloji. Isibonelo, amaminerali e-biogenic angamaminerali akhiwe ngezenzo zezinto eziphilayo, kanti amagesi e-biogenic angamagesi akhiqizwa izinqubo zebhayoloji ezifana nokuvutshelwa noma ukubola.