- The
lithology of a rock unit is a
description of its
physical characteristics visible at outcrop, in hand or core samples, or with low
magnification microscopy...
- is a body of rock
having a
consistent set of
physical characteristics (
lithology) that
distinguishes it from
adjacent bodies of rock, and
which occupies...
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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...
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River Formation Overlies Nepisiguit Falls Formation Thickness Unknown Lithology Primary Rhyolite flows, hyaloclastics, breccias,
hyalotuffs Other Shale...
- Area 15,000 km2 (5,800 sq mi)
Thickness more than 10,000 m (33,000 ft)
Lithology Primary Argillite, dolomite,
quartzite Other Limestone,
igneous rocks...
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Formation Overlies Ma
Butte Formation Thickness Up to 488
metres (1,600 ft)
Lithology Primary Volcanic rocks,
pyroclastic breccia Other Sandstone Location Coordinates...
- The
Sesia unit or
Sesia nappe, also
called the Sesia-Dent
Blanche unit is a
tectonic unit or
terrane in the
Swiss and
Italian Alps. The zone
crops out...
- Formation,
Slave Point Formation Thickness up to 1,655
metres (5,430 ft)
Lithology Primary Shale Other Sandstone, chert,
limestone Location Coordinates 57°56′30″N...
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Ireton Formation,
Duvernay Formation Thickness up to 230
metres (750 ft)
Lithology Primary Limestone,
dolomite Other siltstone,
shale Location Coordinates...
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Geological formation Underlies Sardinha Formation Overlies Itapecuru Formation Lithology Primary Red
sandstone Location Coordinates 5°42′S 47°30′W / 5.7°S 47...
