Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Stratigraphy based on the physical and petrographic properties of rocks.
- noun Interpretation of the physical characters of sedimentary rocks.
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- noun geology the
stratigraphy ofrocks
Etymologies
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Examples
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The core was sampled based on the lithostratigraphy established by the Copperwood geologic team.
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The core was sampled based on the lithostratigraphy established by the Copperwood geologic team.
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Estimate spatial variation and controls on the vertical methane flux as it relates to variations in lithostratigraphy, geologic structures, water column temperatures, heat flow, seismic and acoustic profiles, and water depth.
unknown title 2009
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Estimate spatial variation and controls on the vertical methane flux as it relates to variations in lithostratigraphy, geologic structures, water column temperatures, heat flow, seismic and acoustic profiles, and water depth.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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The Proterozoic Thule Supergroup, Greenland and Canada: History, lithostratigraphy, and development (Geology of Greenland survey bulletin) by Peter R Dawes
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Russia leads race for North Pole oil | World | The Observer 2007
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