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  • Lithification (from the Greek word lithos meaning 'rock' and the Latin-derived suffix - ific) is the process in which sediments compact under pressure, expel connate fluids, and gradually become solid rock.

    X-bit labs 2009

  • Lithification (from the Greek word lithos meaning 'rock' and the Latin-derived suffix - ific) is the process in which sediments compact under pressure, expel connate fluids, and gradually become solid rock.

    X-bit labs 2009

  • The name lithium comes from the Greek word lithos which means stone because lithium was first discovered in rocks and the other two alkali metals were first discovered in plants.

    Lithium 2009

  • Everything else moves - ISS handouts, Shuttle lithos, technology transfer handouts, Moon handouts, Lunar Electric Rover lithos, Orion and Altair handouts - those all move, and I've taken to hoarding small amounts of the Moon stuff for unforeseen contingencies.

    Ares Still Struggles Ahead for 1-X Launch - NASA Watch 2009

  • The last two times they sent us a bunch of Ares handouts and lithos.

    Ares Still Struggles Ahead for 1-X Launch - NASA Watch 2009

  • The publisher also offers a limited editions set of lithos of the Bachelier paintings.

    Boing Boing 2007

  • A lot of people asked Rick if he had art lithos of his photos available for sale.

    Boing Boing: July 31, 2005 - August 6, 2005 Archives 2005

  • These lithos are good for one thing: Garbage can filler.

    New releases, 01 Nov 2005 2005

  • A newspaper press is a machine for spitting out cheap and smeary newsprint at speed: if you try to make it output fine art lithos, you'll get junk.

    Archive 2004-06-13 2004

  • *Yesterday, I went down to Lightspeed Fine Art, and signed a few lithos for them.

    WIL WHEATON dot NET: 1.5: imported from Blogger Archives 2002

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