lithology

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Definition of lithology

2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable)The study of rocks, with particular emphasis on their description and classification.
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noun

  1. (uncountable)The study of rocks, with particular emphasis on their description and classification.
  2. (countable)The general composition of a rock or rock sequence.
    “The ‘monomict’ meteorites are samples of a single lithology while the polymict meteorites are those containing two or more lithologies.”

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Etymology

From litho- + -ology.

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