"lithostratigraphy" meaning in English

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          "ref": "2017 December 4, C. Hillaire-Marcel, B. Ghaleb, A. de Vernal, J. Maccali, K. Cuny, A. Jacobel, C. Le Duc, J. McManus, “A New Chronology of Late Quaternary Sequences From the Central Arctic Ocean Based on “Extinction Ages” of Their Excesses in ²³¹Pa and ²³⁰Th”, in Geochemistry, Geophysics, Geosystems, volume 18, number 12, American Geophysical Union, →DOI, archived from the original on 2023-11-14, page 4573",
          "text": "These \"extinction ages\" point to mean sedimentation rates of ∼4.3 and ∼1.7 mm/ka, respectively, over the Lomonosov and Mendeleev Ridges, which are significantly lower than assumed in most recent studies, thus highlighting the need for revisiting current interpretations of Arctic lithostratigraphies in relation to the global-scale late Quaternary climatostratigraphy.",
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        "The study and classification of rock strata according to their distinct lithological properties."
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        "(geology) The study and classification of rock strata according to their distinct lithological properties."
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