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lithology
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lithology [lə′thäl·ə·jē]
(geology)
The description of the physical character of a rock as determined by eye or with a low-power magnifier, and based on color, structures, mineralogic components, and grain size.


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1985, Empirical metallogeny, depositional environments, lithologic associations and metallic ores, Volume 1, Phanerozoic environments, associations and deposits: Developments in economic geology 19: Elsevier Science, New York, 1758 p.
The project is along a prospective northwest structural zone, which hosts numerous world-class gold deposits and where the structural and lithologic setting, both on a regional and property scale, is similar to that of the Rain/Emigrant deposits.
The Company's ongoing exploration activities have also generated numerous additional targets exhibiting strong surface geochemical anomalies and favorable lithologic and structural features.
 
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