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Noun: lithology  li'th๓-lu-jee
  1. The branch of geology that studies rocks: their origin and formation and mineral composition and classification
    - petrology

Derived forms: lithologies

Type of: geomorphology, morphology

Encyclopedia: Lithology

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lithomancer
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Lithonate
Lithophragma
Lithophragma affine
Lithophragma affinis
Lithophragma parviflorum
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