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Lithogenesis

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lithogenynounThe formation of rock; lithogenesis.
lithificationnoun(geology) The compaction and cementation of sediment into rock.
lithochemistrynounThe chemistry of rocks or stones.
lithogenicitynounThe condition of being lithogenic
lithicnoun(anthropology) A stone tool or projectile.
lithologynoun(uncountable) The study of rocks, with particular emphasis on their description and classification.
lithofaciesnoun(geology) A subdivision of any stratigraphic unit that has characteristic lithologic features
litharenitenoun(geology) A lithic sandstone
lithogeochemistrynoun(geology, chemistry, mining) The scientific study of the composition, structure, properties and reactions of stone and mineral from the earth.
minerogenesisnoun(geology) The formation of minerals.
neogenesisnoun(biology) The regeneration of tissue.
petrogenesisnounThe study of the origin of rocks, especially igneous and metamorphic rocks.
lithiasisnoun(medicine) The process of forming stonelike deposits or calculi formed in an internal organ, such as a gallstone in the gall bladder.
lithoserenounA sere originating on rock; a plant succession that begins life on a newly exposed rock surface, such as one left bare as a result of glacial retreat, tectonic uplift, or volcanic eruptions.
lithozonenoun(geology) A lithostratigraphic unit: an interval of geological strata defined on the basis of its characteristic lithostratigraphy.
crystallogenesisnoun(geology) The formation of crystalline minerals.
geolithologynoun(geology) (the study of) the distribution of different types of stone
lithosomenoun(geology) A uniform mass of rock that has different lithology to that of the surrounding rock.
autolithnoun(geology) A rock fragment that has become enveloped in a larger rock of a similar type, during the latter's development and hardening.
sedimentary rocknoun(geology) One of the major groups of rock that makes up the crust of the Earth; formed by the deposition of either the weathered remains of other rocks, the results of biological activity, or precipitation from solution.

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