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a small thin piece of material that resembles an animal scale
  • the laminae of stratified rock were deposited separately, building upwards as time passed

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The first known use of lamina was circa 1656

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“Lamina.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lamina. Accessed 25 Nov. 2020.

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