Lithology

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-015903",
  "term": "Lithology",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "1. The description of rocks, based on color, mineral composition and grain size.\n\n2. Mineralogy, grain size, texture, and other physical properties of granular soil, sediment, or rock.\n\n3. The physical character of a rock based on such characteristics as color, structure, mineralogical composition, and grain size.\n\n4. Description of rocks on the basis of their physical and chemical characteristics.\n\n5. The gross physical character of a rock or rock types in a stratigraphic section.",
  "subject": "Land, waste and cleanup",
  "references": [
    "Underground Injection Control Glossary",
    "Terms of Environment",
    "USGS Volatile Organic Compounds in the Nation's Ground Water and Drinking-Water Supply Wells: Supporting Information at http://water.usgs.gov/nawqa/vocs/national_assessment/report/glossary.html",
    "40 CFR 146.3 (CFR 2018)",
    "Office of Underground Storage Tanks Technical Terms; Glossary of Technical Terms: Office of Underground Storage Tanks"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/lithology/"
}