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A distinctive body of rock that serves as a convenient unit for study and mapping. Formations can be distinguished from one place to another.
Ãâó: imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/glossary/letter.asp
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A mappable rock unit.
Ãâó: museum.gov.ns.ca/mnh/nature/nhns2/glossary.htm
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a bed or deposit composed throughout of substantially the same kind of rock. Each formation is given a name, frequently as a result of the study of the formation outcrop at the surface and sometimes based on fossils found in the formation.
Ãâó: www.fi.edu/fellows/fellow2/jan99/new/oilvocab.html
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Formation - A body of rock identified by lithologic characteristics or stratigraphic position; it is mappable at the surface and traceable through the subsurface.
Ãâó: csd.unl.edu/general/glossary-letter.asp
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A geological term that describes a succession of strata similar enough to form a distinctive geological unit useful for mapping or description.
Ãâó: www.maverickenergy.com/lexicon2.htm
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