Microfacies

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-003640",
  "term": "Microfacies",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "The total microscopic characteristics of a sedimentary rock, revealing its depositional environment and diagenetic history. These features include the rock's fabric, grain composition, fossil content, and cementation, which are analyzed in a thin section under a petrographic microscope. This detailed analysis contrasts with macrofacies, which describes the large-scale features of a rock body observable in an outcrop or core.",
  "subject": "Mining and extraction",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Mikrofazies",
    "es": "microfacies",
    "fr": "microfaciès"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/microfacies/"
}