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Lithological   Listen
adjective
Lithological, Lithologic  adj.  
1.
(Geol.) Of or pertaining to the character of a rock, as derived from the nature and mode of aggregation of its mineral contents.
2.
Of or pertaining to lithology.





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... the highest antiquity: whence resulted serious mistakes; for this mineral characteristic is now known to occur in the Carboniferous system. Once more, certain red conglomerates and grits on the north-west coast of Scotland, long supposed from their lithological aspect to belong to the Old Red Sandstone, are now identified with the Lower Silurians. These are a few instances of the small trust to be placed in mineral qualities, as evidence of the ages or relative positions of strata. ...
— Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I • Herbert Spencer


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