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character of a rock.
Examples of
lithologies in the
second sense include sandstone, slate, basalt, or limestone.
Lithology is the
basis of
subdividing rock...
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consist of a
single lithology (rock type), or of
alternating beds of two or more
lithologies, or even a
heterogeneous mixture of
lithologies, so long as this...
- of the Isua
Greenstone Belt.
These include subdivision of the
various lithologies and
units within the belt
using a
combination of
geological mapping and...
-
observation of
their relationships and
identifying features such as
lithologies,
paleomagnetic properties, and fossils. The
definition of standardised...
- the
lithology of the rock in account.
Lithologies are
mainly dependent on the protolith, the
original rock
before metamorphism. The main
lithologies are...
-
oldest portion is
called the
Eastern Pilbara Craton and
younger surface lithologies within the
larger craton have
different names. The most
important part...
- (metabasalt)
creates ortho-amphibolite and
other chemically appropriate lithologies create para-amphibolite.
Although tremolite is a
metamorphic amphibole...
- correlation. A band is a thin
stratum that is
distinguishable by a
distinctive lithology or
color and is
useful in
correlating strata. Finally, a key bed, also...
- A
geologic map or
geological map is a special-purpose map made to show
various geological features. Rock
units or
geologic strata are
shown by
color or...
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conformable contact can be abrupt,
where the
contact separates beds of
distinct lithology.
Abrupt contacts coincide with
bedding planes and
represent a
change in...
