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facies
noun
(fa-cies)
general appearance
facies
noun
(fa-cies)
an appearance and expression of the face characteristic of a particular condition especially when abnormal
facies
noun
(fa-cies)
a part of a rock or group of rocks that differs from the whole formation (as in composition, age, or fossil content)
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