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A distinctive group of characteristics within part of a rock body (such as composition, grain size, or fossil assemblages) that differ as a group from those found elsewhere in the same rock unit. Examples: conglomerate facies, shale facies, brachiopod facies.
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Face, countenance, expression. A facial expression suggestive, diagnostic. or pathognomonic (indicative) of a specific diagnosis or condition. For example, the hippocratic facies with a pinched expression, sunken eyes, hollow cheeks, and a leaden complexion is seen in people about to die. Numerous genetic syndromes have characteristic facies, and many children with minor dysmorphic (atypical) features have a peculiar, if non-diagnostic, facies. ...
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(1) Sedimentary: a group of rocks and primary structures indicative of a given depositional environment; (2) Metamorphic: a set of metamorphic mineral assemblages formed under a given range of pressures and temperatures.
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1. Part of a rock body differentiated from other parts by appearance or composition; can refer to one part of a rock body, different kinds of rocks, or stratigraphic bodies. 2. A lateral subdivision of a stratigraphic unit.
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