lithology
lithological
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a word derived from
lithology.
Example Sentences
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In general, the boundaries between formations are based on major lithological differences.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
But the relative chronological importance of the bars or lines in the geological record can seldom be satisfactorily discussed merely on lithological grounds.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" by Various
The subdivisions of d’Orbigny were based upon the fossil contents and not upon the lithological characters of the rocks.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 7 "Cerargyrite" to "Charing Cross" by Various
The Jura is interesting geologically, its series of rocks, of the same age and general lithological structure as the oolitic formations of England, being known as the Jurassic formation.
From Holidays in Eastern France by Matilda Betham-Edwards
Since lithological and physical heterogeneity are characteristics of glacial drift, they together afford a criterion which is often of service in distinguishing glacial drift from other surface formations.
From The Geography of the Region about Devils Lake and the Dalles of the Wisconsin by Wallace W. Atwood
