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A
above absent abundant acicular after agglomerate aggregate algae, algal allochem altered alternaiting amber ammonite amorphous amount amphipora and angular anhedral anhydrite (-ic) anthracite aphanitic apparent appears approximate aragonite arenaceous argillaceous argillite arkose (-ic) as above asphalt (-ic) assemblage associated at authigenic average ab abs abd acic aft Aglm Agg Alg, alg Allo alt altg amb Amm amor amt Amph & ang ahd Anhy; anhy Anthr aph apr ap apprx Arag aren arg argl Ark, ark a.a. Asph, asph Assem assoc @ authg Av, av Bnd, bnd bar Bas, bas Bm bcm Bd, bd Bdg Belm Bent, bent blocl Bioh, bioh Biomi Biosp Biost, biost Biot

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bioturbated birdseye bitumen ( -inous) black (-ish) blade (-ed) blocky blue (-ish) bored (-ing) botryoid (-al) bottom boudinage boulder boundstone brachiopod brackish branching break breccia (-ted) brighter brittle brown bryozoa bubble buff bulbous burrow (-ed)

bioturb Bdeye Bit, bit blk, blksh Bld; bld blky bl, blsh Bor; bor Bot, bot Btm boudg Bld Bdst Brach brak brhg Brk, brk Brec, brec brt brit brn Bry Bubl bu bulb Bur, bur Clcar calc Clclt Clcrd Clslt Casph Clcsp Calc, calctc cche carb crbnt cb Cav; cav Cvg Cmt, cmt cntr cntr Ceph Chaet Chal, chal Chk, chky Char Cht, cht Chit, chit Chtz Chlor, chlor

C
calcarenite calcareous calcilutite calcirudite calcisilitite calcisphaera calcisphere calcite (-ic) caliche carbonaceous carbonate carbonized cavern (-ous) caving cement (-ed, -ing) center center (-ed) cephalopod chaetetes chalcedony (-ic) chalk (-y) charophyte chert (-y) chitin (-ous) chitinozoa chlorite (-ic)

B
band (-ed) barite (-ic) basait (-ic) basement become (-ing) bed (-ed) bedding belemnites bentonite (-ic) bioclastic bioherm (-al) biomicrite biosparite biostrom (-al) biotite

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chocolate circulate (-ion) clastic clay (-ey) claystone clean clear cleavage cluster coal coarse coated (-ing) coated grains cobble colonial color common compact compare concentric conchoidal concretion (-ary) conglomerate (-ic) conodont conquina conquina (-oid) considerable consolidated conspicuous contact contamination (-ed) content contorted coral, coralline core covered cream crenulated crinkled crinoid (-al) cross cross-bedded cross-laminated cross-stratified crumpled crystal (-line) crystocrystalline cube, cubic cuttings cypridopsis

choc circ, Circ clas Cl, cl Clst cln clr Clvg Clus c crs cotd, cotg, Cotg cotd gn Cbl coln Col, col com cpct cf cncn conch Conc, conc Cgl, cgl Cono Coq coqid cons consol conspic Ctc Contam, contam Cont cntrt Cor, corln c cov crm cren crnk Crin, crinal x x-bd x-lam x-strat crpxln Xl, xln crpxln Cub,cub Ctgs Cyp dk, dkr dd Deb Decr, decr dend dns

D continued

depauperate description desiccation detrital devitrified diabase diagenesis (-etic) diameter disseminated distillate ditto dolomite (-ic) dolostone dominant (-ly) drill stem test drilling drusy

depau Descr dess detr devit Db Diagn, diagn Dia dissem Dist " or do Dol, dol dolst dom DST drlg

E
earthy east echinoid elevation elongate embedded andothyra equant equivalent euhedral euryamphipora euxinic evaporite (-itic) excellent exposed extraclast (-ic) extremely extrusive ea E Ech Elev elong embd Endo eqnt Equiv euhd Euryamph eux Evap, evap ex exp Exclas, exclas extr exv Fac, fac fnt fr Flt; flt Fau Fvst Ft Fspr, fspr Fen, fen Fe-mag ferr fibr fld f, fnly fis flg Flk, flk fl fls fltg

F
facet (-ed) faint fair fault (-ed) fauna favosites feet feldspar (-athic) fenestra (-al) ferro-magnesian ferruginous fibrous fill (-ed) fine (-ly) fissle flaggy flake, flaky flat flesh floating

D
dark (-er) dead debris decrease (-ing) dendrite (-ic) dense

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flora fluorescence (-ent) foliated foot foraminifer foraminiferal formation fossil (-iferous) fracture (-d) fragment (-al) framework frequent fresh friable fringe (-ing) frosted frosted quartz fucoid (-al) fusulinid

Flo Fluor, fluor fol Ft Foram foram Fm Foss, foss Frac, frac Frag, frag frmwk freq frs fri Frg, frg fros F.Q.G. Fuc, fuc Fus Gab Gal G Gast gen gept Gil Girv Glas, glas Glauc, glauc Glob, glob Glos, glos Gns, gns gd grad Gr, gr Grst Grt G.W. Gran, gran grapst Grap Grv gry, grysh Gwke gsy gn, gnsh Gt, gt Gyp, gyp hkl Hal, hal hd hvy Hem, hem Hem, hem hetr

H continued

heterostegina hexagonal high (-ly) homogeneous horizontal hornblende hydrocarbon

Het hex hi hom hor hornbd Hydc Ig, ig imbd Imp I.P. In Incl, incl incr indst ind Inoc insl intbd intercal intxln intfrag intgran intgn intrlam intpar intpt Inst, intsti Intvl Intclas, intclas intrapar Intr, intr Invtb irid Fe-st irr iso Ivan Jasp Jt, jt Kao, kao lac Lam, lam lge Lat, lat lav Lyr lchd Len, lent len lt Lig, lig Ls

I
igneous rock imbedded impression in part inch inclusion (-ded) increasing indistinct indurated inoceramus insoluble interbedded intercalated intercrystalline interfragmental intergranular intergrown interlaminated interparticle interpretation interstices interval intraclast (-ic) intraparticle intrusive invertebrate iridescent ironstone irregular (-ly) isopachous ivanovia

G
gabbro galeolaria gas gastropod generally geopetal gilsonite girvanella glass (-y) glauconite (-itic) globigerina (-inal) gloss (-y) gneiss (-ic) good grading grain (-s,-ed) grainstone granite granite wash granule (-ar) grapestone graptolite gravel gray, grey (-ish) graywacke greasy green (-ish) grit (-ty) gypsum (-iferous)

J
jasper joint (-ed, -ing)

K
kaolin (-itic)

L
lacustrine lamina (-itions, -ated) large laterite (-itic) lavender layer leached lens, lenticular lentil (-cular) light lignite (-itic) limestone

H
hackly halite (-iferous) hard heavy hematite hematite (-ic) heterogeneous

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limonite (-itic) limy lithic lithographic lithology (-ic) little littoral local long loose lower lumpy lustre lutite

Lim, lim lmy lit lithgr Lith, lith Ltl litt loc lg lse l lmpy Lstr Lut Macrofos Mag, mag Mn, mn Mbl marn Mrl, mrl Mrlst mar mass Mat Mtrx max m or med. Mbr men meta, metaph Meta msm Mic, mic Micr, micr mic Microol microxln microfos micgr micropor Microstyl Mid Milid mky Min, min mnr mnut mod Mol, mol Moll mos mott md, mdy Mdst Musc

N
nacreous no sample no show no visible porosity nodules (-ar) north novaculite numerous nac n.s. n/s n.v.p. Nod, nod N Novac num occ och od O OSR olv olvn Onc, onc Oo, oo Ooc, ooc Ool, ool Oomol, oomol op or, orsh Orbit org Orth O-Qtz Ostr ovgth ox Oyst pkst Pap, pap Para Pt, pt Par, par Ptg PPM Pch, pch prly Pbl, pbl Pelec Pel, pel Peld, peld Pend, pend Pent Perm, k, perm Pet, pet Phlog Phos, phos phr Phyl, phyl p.p. pk pkish

O
occasional ochre odor oil oil source rock olive olivine oncolite (-oidal) ooid (-al) oolicast (-ic) oolite (-itic) oomold (-ic) opaque orange (-ish) orbitoline organic orthoclase orthoquartzite ostracod overgrowth oxidized oyster

M
macrofossil magnetite, magnetic manganese marble marine marl (-y) marlstone maroon massive material matrix maximum medium member meniscus metamorphic (-osed) metamorphic rock metasomatic mica (-iceous) micrite (-ic) micro micro-oolite microcrystalline microfossil micrograined micropore (-osity) microstylolite middle miliolid milky mineral (-ized) minor minute moderate mold (-ic) mollusc mosaic mottled mud (-dy) mudstone muscovite

P
packstone paper (-y) paraparchites part (-ly) particle parting parts per million patch (-y) pearly pebble (-ly) pelecypod pellet (-al) pelletoid (-al) pendular (-ous) pentamerus permeability (-able) petroleum phlogopite phosphate (-atic) phreatic phyllite, phyllitic pin-point (porosity) pink pinkish

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pisoid (-al) pisolite, pisolitic pitted plagioclase plant plastic platy polish, polished pollen polygonal poor (-ly) porcelaneous porosity, porous porous (-sity) porphyry possible (-ly) predominant (-ly) preserved primary prism (-atic) probable (-ly) production prominent pseudo oolite (-ic) pseudopumice-stone purple pyrite (-itized, -itic) pyrobitumen pyroclastic pyroxene

Piso, piso Pisol, pisol pit Plag Plt plas plty Pol, pol Poln poly p porcel Por, por por prphy poss pred pres prim pris prob Prod prom Psool, psool Psool, psool Pst purp Pyr, pry Pybit pyrcl pyrxn Qtz, qtz Qtzt, qtzt Rad, rad Radax rng r recem Rec, rec rexlzd rd, rdsh Rf, rf Rem Ren rep, Repl Res, res rsns Rhb, rhb Rpl r.f.p. Rk rnd, rndd Rbl, rbl Rud rug

S
saccharoidal salt (-y) salt and pepper salt cast (-ic) salt water same as above sample sand (-y) sandstone saturation (-ated) scales scaphopod scarce scattered schist (-ose) scolecodont secondary sediment (-ary) selenite septate shadow shale (-ly) shell shelter porosity show siderlite (-itic) sidewall core silica (-iceous) silky silt (-y) siltstone similar size skeletal slabby slate (-y) slickenside (-d) slight (-ly) small smooth soft solenopora solitary solution, soluble somewhat sorted (-ing) south spar (-ry) sparse (-ly) speck (-led) sphaerocodium sphalerite spherule (-itic) spicule splintery sponge sacc Sa, sa s&p sa-c S.W. a.a. Spl Sd, sdy Sst Sat, sat sc Scaph scs scat Sch, sch Scol sec Sed, sed Sel sept shad Sh, sh Shl Shlt por shw Sid, sid S.W.C. Sil, sil slky Slt, slty Sltst sim sz skel slb Sl, sl Slick, slick sli, slily sml sm sft Solen sol Sol, sol smwt srt, srtg S Spr, spr sps, spsly Spk, spkld Sphaer Sphal Spher, spher Spic, spic Splin Spg

Q
quartz (-ose) quartzite (-ic)

R
radial (-ating) radiaxial range rare recemented recovery (-ered) recrystallized red (-ish) reef (-oid) remains renalcis replaced (-ment) residue (-ual) resinous rhomb (-ic) ripple rndd, frosted, pitted rock round (-ed) rubble (-bly) rudist rugose

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spore spotted (-y) stachyode stain (-ed, -ing) stalactitic strata (-ified) streak (-ed) streaming striae (-ted) stringer stromatolite stromatoporoud structure styliolina stylolite (-itic) sub subangular sublithic subrounded sucrosic sugary sulphur, sulphurous superficial oolite surface syntaxial syringopora

Spo sptd, spty Stach Stn, stn stal Strat, strat Strk, strk stmg Stri, stri strgr Stromlt, stromlt Strom Str Stylio Styl, styl sb sbang sblit sbrndd suc sug Su, su Spfool, spfool Surf syn Syring tab tn Tas tns Tent ter Tex, tex Tham thk thn T.S. t.b. thru ti Tp tgh Tr trnsl trnsp Tril Trip, trip Tub, tub Tf, tf Typ, typ Unconf uncons Uc undly unident

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uniform upper vadose variation (-able) varicolored variegated varved vein (-ing, -ed) veinlet vermillon vertebrate vertical very very poor sample vesicular violet visible vitreous (-ified) volatile volcanic rock vug (-gy)

uni u Vad, vad Var, var varic vgt vrvd Vn, vn Vnlet verm vrtb vert v V.P.S. ves vi vis vit volat Volc, volc Vug, vug Wkst W.R. Wtr wvy wxy wk wthd Wl, wl W wh w/ w/o Wd yel, yelsh zeo zr zn

W
wackstone washed residue water wavy waxy weak weathered well west white with without wood

T
tabular (-ate) tan tasmanites tension tentaculites terriginous texture (-d) thamnopora thick thin thin section thin-bedded troughout tight top tough trace translucent transparent trilobite tripoli (-itic) tube (-ular) tuff (-aceous) type (-ical)

Y
yellow (-ish)

Z
zeolite zircon zone

U
unconformity unconsolidated underclay underlying unidentifiable

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