Lithology
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Lithology is a noun meaning (uncountable) The study of rocks, with particular emphasis on their description and classification.
Meaning
(uncountable) The study of rocks, with particular emphasis on their description and classification.
More Meanings
- (countable) The general composition of a rock or rock sequence.
Example Sentences
The ‘monomict’ meteorites are samples of a single lithology while the polymict meteorites are those containing two or more lithologies.
Word Forms
- lithologies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lithologist, lithodynamics, morphology, petrography, lithostratigraphy, stratigraphy.
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