Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
lithologic .
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- adjective Of or pertaining to
lithology
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Examples
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The lithological mosaic and related slope stability and water quality issues are different from Ecoregions 15 and 17.
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Surface morphology is influenced by lithological characteristics.
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A regional mid-Oligocene unconformity, the Marshall Paraconformity, lies within the limestone interval onshore and correlates with hiatuses in at least two, and possibly three, offshore exploration wells and with a temporary lithological change from limestone to quartz sand at a fourth.
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The boundary between Ecoregion 69d and the Ridge and Valley (67) approximates a major structural topographical, lithological, elevational, and land use break.
Ecoregions of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia (EPA) 2008
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The Corsican Mountains belong to the Alpine orogenic system, distinguished by a very complex lithological composition and relief.
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In places, the border also follows the lithological break between coarser and finer members of the Catskill Formation and is near the potential natural vegetation line dividing Northern Hardwoods from Appalachian Oak Forest (Cuff and others, 1989, p. 52).
Ecoregions of Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia (EPA) 2008
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From the geological point of view, the Pindus mountain ranges belong to the Alpine orogenic system, distinguished by a very complex lithological composition.
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Gunung Mulu lies in the north-west Borneo geosynclinal belts and the geology includes all the major lithological units.
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The lithological mosaic and related slope stability and water quality issues are different from Ecoregions 15 and 17.
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From the geological point of view, the Iberian mountain ranges belong to the Alpine orogenic system, being composed of a very complex lithological composition.
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