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lithofacies
lithofacies n. 
/ˌlɪθə(ʊ)ˈfeɪsiːz/, /ˈlɪθə(ʊ)ˌfeɪʃɪiːz/, /ˈlɪθə(ʊ)ˌfeɪsiːz/, /ˌlɪθəˈfeɪʃiˌiz/, /ˈlɪθəˌfeɪʃiz/, /ˈlɪθəˌfeɪʃiˌiz/ Geology a facies (facies n. 3b) distinguished by its lithological character (see quot. 19492).
Brit. /ˌlɪθə(ʊ)ˈfeɪʃɪiːz/
, /ˌlɪθə(ʊ)ˈfeɪʃɪiːz//ˌlɪθə(ʊ)ˈfeɪsiːz//ˈlɪθə(ʊ)ˌfeɪʃɪiːz//ˈlɪθə(ʊ)ˌfeɪsiːz/U.S. /ˌlɪθəˈfeɪʃiz/
, /ˌlɪθəˈfeɪʃiz//ˌlɪθəˈfeɪʃiˌiz//ˈlɪθəˌfeɪʃiz//ˈlɪθəˌfeɪʃiˌiz/ΘΚΠ
the world > the earth > structure of the earth > structural features > [noun] > formation > character of
facies1854
lithofacies1946
1946 M. Kay in Progr. Rep. Res. Comm. Amer. Assoc. Petroleum Geologists 15 Jan. 4 The forms present in any population are influenced by age, but also by habitat reflected in lithology (lithofacies).
1949 R. C. Moore in Mem. Geol. Soc. Amer. XXXIX. 16 It seems clear that ‘facies’ should not be used in double manner to refer also to this type of differentiation, and I suggest the term ‘lithofacies’..as appropriate for such meaning.
1949 R. C. Moore in Mem. Geol. Soc. Amer. XXXIX. 32 The rock record of any sedimentary environment, including both physical and organic characters, is designated by the term ‘lithofacies’.
1958 Bull. Amer. Assoc. Petroleum Geologists 42 2729 The term lithofacies seems to have been introduced by the Russian geologist Eberzin (1940: fide Markevich, 1957). When and by whom it was launched in America is not clear from available references. Soon after 1945 it appeared in publications and was used in the sense given above.
1968 R. W. Fairbridge Encycl. Geomorphol. 92/1 (heading) Braided stream lithofacies.
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