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Either way, it is lithologically distinct from that once waterlogged gabbro—and the team members are optimistic that, this time, they will acquire their all-important first sample.

From Scientific American • Aug. 12, 2021

Further, this same formation is called the Aztec Sandstone in Nevada and Nugget Sandstone near Salt Lake City because they are lithologically distinct enough to warrant new names.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017

The Churchill Craton is lithologically similar to the Superior Craton, although not generally as old.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

These tar-sands lithologically may be described as a soft sandstone, the cementing material of which is a bitumen or petroleum.

From The New North by Cameron, Agnes Deans

The beds in this series vary a good deal lithologically, some being sandy, others marly or glauconitic; fossils are abundant.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" by Various