. . "In geology, a facies (pronounced variously as /\u02C8fe\u026A\u0283i\u02D0z/, /\u02C8fe\u026Asi\u02D0z/ or /\u02C8f\u00E6\u0283i\u02D0z/ ['faysheez', 'fayseez' or 'fash-eeze']; plural also 'facies') is a body of rock with specified characteristics."@en .