Suite (geology)
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Suite (geology)
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In geology, a suite is a lithodemic unit consisting of two or more lithodemes of a single genetic class. The law of superposition is inapplicable to intrusive, highly deformed, or metamorphic bodies of rock lacking discernible stratification. Such bodies of rock are described as lithodemic and are determined and delimited based on rock characteristics. The 1983 North American Stratigraphic Code adopted the formal term lithodeme, which is comparable to a formation. A lithodeme is the fundamental
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2023-07-27T18:16:21Z
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