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What is facies?

What is facies? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (plural only) Appearance.
  2. (geology) A body of rock with specified characteristics reflecting the way it was formed.
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The auriferous veins there are usually interbedded sandstone mudstone varieties metamorphosed into greenschist facies.
The bioclastic facies of the Upper Domerian and Upper Toarcian Limestone Mbrs suggest periods of shallower sedimentation above storm wave base.
To accomplish these, however, a more thorough paleontological investigation of each taphonomic facies is necessary.
The laminated mudstone facies appears to decrease in abundance towards the east.
To achieve this goal we map the spatial distribution of volcanic seismic facies units.
Two facies of regionally metamorphosed rocks that may be of either original sedimentary or igneous derivation are characterized by epidote.

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