lithostratigraphy

lithostratigraphy
lithostratigraphic /lith'oh strat'i graf"ik/, adj.
/lith'oh streuh tig"reuh fee/, n.
the study or character of stratified rocks based solely on their physical and petrographic features.
[1955-60; LITHO- + STRATIGRAPHY]

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