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A
ablation
acadian
acrogen
agglomerate
alabama period
alluvium
alternant
ammite
anticlinal
anticlinorium
archaean
argillaceous
azoic
B
basalt
basin
basset
basset
basset
bed
bedding
boulder
brash
breccia
C
D
dakota group
debacle
debris
degrade
delthyris
denudation
detrital
deuterogenic
devonian
devonian
diluvial
diluvium
discordant
disintegration
divisional
dolerite
dolomite
downthrow
drumlin
dyas
E
effusive
elephantine
eocene
eolian
eozoic
epigene
epoch
erratic
erratic
eruptive
eruptive
esker
exuviae
F
faluns
fault
fault
faulting
flag
flocculate
fluidal
fluvio-marine
fluxional
flysch
foliated
foliation
foralite
formation
fragmentak
fragmental
fragmentary
fucoidal
G
gabbro
gault
geanticlinal
gem
genesee epoch
geosynclinal
glaciate
glacier
gneiss
gossan
granite
granitiform
granulite
graywacke
greensand
greenstone
grit
gritstone
gtraystone
H
hamilton period
harlech group
hastings sands
heave
helminthite
hitch
hogback
hog's-back
horizon
hornblende
hornito
huronian
hypogene
hypozoic
I
ichnology
ichthyocoprolite
igneous
indusial
infusorial
intercalate
intercolline
interstratification
interstratified
interstratify
intrude
intruded
intrusive
inversion
inverted
-ite
J
joint
jura
jurassic
jura-trias
K
keuper
knotted
L
laccolith
laramie group
laterite
laurentian
lias
liassic
lingula
lithological
lithology
llandeilo group
longmynd rocks
ludlow group
M
magma
mammaliferous
marine
marlstone
marmorosis
measure
medina epoch
meiocene
mesozoic
metamorphic
metamorphism
metasomatism
micaceo-calcareous
micronesian
miliolite
millstone
miocene
molasse
monoclinal
monocline
monogenetic
moraine
muschelkalk
N
neocene
neocomian
neocomian
neozoic
neptunian
neptunian
neptunist
nest
neve
niagara period
norian
O
oligocene
oolite
ordovian
ordovician
oriskany
os
osar
outcrop
outcrop
outlier
overlap
P
paleolith
paleolithic
paleozoic
panidiomorphic
parting
paxillose
pentamerus
peperino
permian
phanerite
phanerocrystalline
phreatic
piedmont
pitch
pitchstone
pleiocene
pleistocene
pliocene
pliocene
plutonian
plutonic
pluvial
poecilitic
poikilitic
polygenettic
porcelainised
porphyry
portage group
postpliocene
posttertiary
pothole
potsdam group
preglacial
pretertiary
primordial
protozoic
psychozoic
purbeck beds
purbeck stone
Q
quaquaversal
quebec group
R
rag
recent
regrade
reptilian
reserve
rhtic
rhyolite
roche moutonnee
rock
rubble
S
saddle-shaped
saliferous
salina period
schist
schistosity
schistous
schoharie grit
score
seam
sedimentary
segregate
segregation
seiches
senonian
septarium
shale
sheepback
shingle
shiver
silurian
slide
solfatara
stalactical
stalactite
stalactitical
stalagmite
stockwork
stratigraphical
strike
stromatology
strombuliform
subaerial
subaqueous
subcarboniferous
subcolumnar
supercretaceous
supracretaceous
synclinal
synclinal
syncline
synclinorium
sheet
T
taconic
talus
tephrite
terrace
terrace
terrane
tertiary
tertiary
thalassic
thrust
tilestone
till
trachyte
transition
trap
trass
trenton period
trias
triassic
turonian
U
uncoformability
unconformable
unconformity
underclay
uniclinal
uniformism
uniformitarian
uniformitarian
uniformitarianism
unstratified
uplift
uralitization
utica
V
variolite
variolitic
vesiculation
volcano
vulcanian
W
wacky
weald
wealden
wealden
weathered
weathering
wenlock group
X
Y
Z
zechstein