adverb
- in a manner relating to or based on the study of rocks and their composition, structure, and properties
Usage: technical; geology
Examples
- The two formations are lithologically distinct, with the upper layer composed primarily of sandstone.
- Lithologically similar rocks can have very different ages and origins.
- The samples were analyzed lithologically to determine their mineral composition.
- These strata are lithologically comparable across the entire region.
- The core was examined lithologically to identify changes in depositional environment.