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Relates to the 'SETTING_CODE' field. </attrdef></attr><attr><attrlabl Sync="TRUE">LITHOLOGY</attrlabl><attalias Sync="TRUE">LITHOLOGY</attalias><attrtype Sync="TRUE">String</attrtype><attwidth Sync="TRUE">225</attwidth><attrdef>Text-based description of lithology present within the geological map unit. Listed lithologies are not all normally present in in the given map unit. Phanerozoic descriptions are based on source information but have been assigned a generic lithology based on setting and metamorphic conditions.</attrdef></attr><attr><attrlabl Sync="TRUE">MET_CODE</attrlabl><attalias Sync="TRUE">MET_CODE</attalias><attrtype Sync="TRUE">String</attrtype><attwidth Sync="TRUE">4</attwidth><attrdef>A 1-digit code defining metamorphic conditions of a geological unit based on 8 types. 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