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Definition of Lithology

1. Noun. The branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification.

Definition of Lithology

1. n. The science which treats of rocks, as regards their mineral constitution and classification, and their mode of occurrence in nature.

Definition of Lithology

1. Noun. The study of rocks, with particular emphasis on their description and classification. ¹

2. Noun. The general composition of a rock or rock sequence. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lithology

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Medical Definition of Lithology

1. 1. The science which treats of rocks, as regards their mineral constitution and classification, and their mode of occurrence in nature. 2. A treatise on stones found in the body. Origin: Litho-: cf. F. Lithologie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Literary usage of Lithology

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Engineering Geology Applied to the Design and Operation of Underground Coal by C. Richard Dunrud (2000)
"Relation between lithology and petrophysical logs. ... lithology may also be accurately determined by statistical analysis (such as Bayes decision rule) or ..."

2. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1922)
"lithology OF THE WHITE RIVER SEDIMENTS. Investigation aided by a grant from the Marsh fund of the National Academy of Sciences. BY HAROLD R. WANLESS. ..."

3. The American Geologist: A Monthly Journal of Geology and Allied Sciences by Newton Horace Winchell (1899)
"A PLEA FOR THE POPULAR EXPOSITION OF lithology FOR MUSEUM PURPOSES. ... But in lithology it is very hard to interest the public at all by any superficial ..."

4. Geological Collections: Dynamical Geology and Petrography by William Otis Crosby (1892)
"lithology, like mineralogy, is either comparative or systematic, according as we make the properties of rocks, or the individual kinds or species, families, ..."

5. The Popular Science MonthlyScience (1893)
"lithology. See Mineralogy. LITTLEDALE, Rev. R: F. Christianity and patriotism, 81 : 223. LITTLETON, E: Athletics in schools, 16 : 677. Littré. ..."

6. The Student's Manual of Geology by Joseph Beete Jukes (1872)
"SECTION I. lithology. CHAPTER II. COMPOSITION AND FORM OP MINERALS. ... In order to understand lithology, however, an acquaintance with the whole science of ..."

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