microfacies

Meaning

1. 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.

Similar words

microfacet micropetrography micromorphology microfractography petrographic microscope microfissure macrofossil microgeology microsurface microfossil

Often followed by

of and types analysis is are in type studies