lithological
Concerning rock composition
Lithological describes anything relating to the physical characteristics of rocks—their composition, texture, grain size, and structure.
Geologists use lithological analysis to classify rock types and understand how they formed.
A lithological map shows the distribution of different rock units across an area, while a lithological description catalogs features like color, hardness, and mineral content.
The lithological survey revealed three distinct sandstone formations.
Formed from cooled magma
- sedimentaryFormed from deposited material
- metamorphicUndergoing structural change
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
- basaltFine-grained volcanic stone
limestone · shale · sandstone · marble · quartzite · gneiss · slate · schist
Science of inorganic solids
- petrologyScientific study of rocks
- geochemistryEarth's chemical makeup science
- textureSurface tactile quality
- grainCereal plant's harvest unit
crystallinity · silicates · carbonates · fabric · porosity · permeability · matrix · cement
Materials covering a mattress
- layeringForming successive strata
- stratumHorizontal layer of material
- faciesDiagnostic facial appearance
- formationCreation or arrangement
member · sequence · correlation · outcrop · cross-section · unconformity · contact · type section
Surfacing native stone
- geological mapDiagram of subsurface formations
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- boreholeDrilled underground passage
- subsurfaceBelow the outer layer
igneous
Formed from cooled magma
- sedimentaryFormed from deposited material
- metamorphicUndergoing structural change
- graniteIgneous rock, quartz-rich
basalt · limestone · shale · sandstone · marble · quartzite · gneiss · slate · schist · dolomite
mineralogy
Science of inorganic solids
- petrologyScientific study of rocks
- geochemistryEarth's chemical makeup science
- textureSurface tactile quality
grain · crystallinity · silicates · carbonates · fabric · porosity · permeability · matrix · cement · groundmass
bedding
Materials covering a mattress
- layeringForming successive strata
- stratumHorizontal layer of material
- faciesDiagnostic facial appearance
formation · member · sequence · correlation · outcrop · cross-section · unconformity · contact · type section
outcrop
Surfacing native stone
- geological mapDiagram of subsurface formations
- samplingExtracting subset for study
- boreholeDrilled underground passage
subsurface · terrain · quarry · roadcut
lithologicalbiological
Relating to living organisms
organic · biogenic · biotic · living · organismal
lithologicalbiological
Relating to living organisms
hydrological · atmospheric · oceanographic · meteorological · climatological
monolith, lithograph, megalith, Neolithic, megalithic, paleolithic, lithosphere, xenolith, Paleolithic