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Geological Lithodemic Unit

A lithodemic unit is a body of intrusive, pervasively deformed, or highly metamorphosed rock, generally non-tabular and lacking primary depositional structures, and characterized by lithologic heterogeneity. The unit is defined entirely on the basis of lithogic character. In contrast to lithostratigraphic units, a lithodemic unit generally does not conform to the Law of Superposition.

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