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lithofacies

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lithofacies [‚lith·ə′fā·shēz]
(geology)
A subdivision of a specified stratigraphic unit distinguished on the basis of lithologic features.


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High biodiversity and the lithofacies successions of Pirgu time in the Baltic Basin and in the Anticosti Basin during the formation of the Ellis Bay rocks indicate a marked similarity in environments.
There are deposits from Lusitanian, Kimmeridgian and Tithonian stages in the watershed section in the lateral ridge of Tengi, composed of carbonaceous and sandy-argillaceous rocks and are represented by two lithofacies.
We correlate the Morgan Hill Bed and lower laminated parts of the Eel Bed of the Kokomo Limestone with the Salina Formation Unit A-l, lithofacies 2 (Gill 1977) representing an intertidal depositional environment that was frequently but briefly exposed to drying and desiccation.
 
 
 
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