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microfacies

microfacies noun: the composition, features, or appearance of a portion of a facies small enough to be examined in thin sections, or in rock samples of similar size.

Noun

microfacies (plural microfacies)

  1. The composition, features, or appearance of a portion of a facies small enough to be examined in thin sections, or in rock samples of similar size.

Forms of microfacies

pluralmicrofacies

Origin of microfacies

From micro- + facies.

Words that rhyme with microfacies

Questions about microfacies

What does microfacies mean?
Microfacies means the composition, features, or appearance of a portion of a facies small enough to be examined in thin sections, or in rock samples of similar size.
What part of speech is microfacies?
Microfacies is a noun.
What is the plural of microfacies?
The plural of microfacies is microfacies.

Words near microfacies in the dictionary

  1. microfabrication
  2. microfabrics
  3. microfacet
  4. microfacets
  5. microfacial
  6. microfacies
  7. microfacsimile
  8. microfacsimiles
  9. microfadeometer
  10. microfadeometers
  11. microfailure

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