lithofacies map

The facies map of an area based on lithologic characters; shows areal variation in all aspects of the lithology of a stratigraphic unit.

Related terms:

• lithofacies
• isopach map
• stratigraphic map
• isofacies map
• rate-of-change map
• facies map
• ratio map
• residual map
• structural contour map
• Contour Map