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no shows ns no shows nsoc no stain or cut qtzaren quartz arenite s&p salt and pepper sap salt and pepper vfg very fine grained vf very fine vps very poor samples // Hyphenated terms (do not use hypens in abbreviations) offwht off-white xbd cross-bed xbdg cross-bedding xbdd cross-bedded xlam cross-laminated & @ abnt abunt abv acic aft aglm Alg Alga alt altg amb amor Amph amt amts amtg ang anhed anhy ANHY Anhy anhyc app appnc apps apr aprox apry aren arg argl ark arkc asph asphc and at abundant abundant above acicular after agglomerate Algae Algal altered altering amber amorphous Amphipora amount amounts amounting angular anhedral anhydrite ANHYDRITE Anhydrite anhydritic appear appearance appears apparent approximate approximately arenaceous argillaceous argillite arkose arkosic asphalt asphaltic

bar bcm bcmg bd bdd bds bdeye bdg Belm BENT Bent bent bentc bf biocl bioclc bioturb bit bitns bl blmg biot bldr bldrs blk blky bnd bndd bot boudg Brac brhg Brec BREC brec brect bri brit brd brn Bry bulb bur burd c csy cal calc carb cbl cbls Ceph CGL CGLN Cgl Cgln cgl cgln chal chit

barite becoming becoming bed bedded beds birdseye bedding Belemnites BENTONITE Bentonite bentonite bentonitic buff bioclast bioclastic bioturbated bitumen bituminous blue blooming biotite boulder boulders black blocky band banded botroidal boudinage Brachiopod branching Breccia BRECCIA breccia brecciated bright brittle bored brown Bryzoa bulbous burrow burrowed coarse coarsely calcite calcareous carbonaceous cobble cobbles Cephalopod CONGLOMERATE CONGLOMERATE Conglomerate Conglomerate conglomerate conglomerate chalcedony chitin

chitns chitinous chk chalk chky chalky chlor chlorite CHT CHERT Cht Chert cht chert cl clast cls clasts clc clastic cln clean clnr cleaner clr clear clus cluster cly clay CLYST CLAYSTONE Clyst Claystone clyst claystone cmt cement cmtd cemented cmts cements cncn concentric col color cold colored cols colors coln colonial com common conc concretion concs concretions concy concretionary conch conchoidal Cono Conodont con contaminated cons consolidated coq coquina Cor Coral crbnt carbonate crin crinoid Crin Crinoid crinal crinal Crinal Crinoidal crm cream crptxl cryptocrystalline cyxln cryptocrystalline cryptoxln cryptocrystalline ctd coated ctg coating ctc contact cvg caving cvgs cavings dd dead deb debris decr decrease decrng decreasing dend dendrite dendc dendritic dissm disseminated dess desiccation difse diffuse dk dark

dkr dns DOL Dol dol dolc dolmtz dolmtzd dolst drs drsy dtrl dtrls Ech elg est euhed excel f fy fab fau fe ferr fenst fest fib fis fiss fl fld feld fldc flk flks flky flor fls flt fltd fltg fnt fnty Foram fos foss fosus fr frm frac fracs fracd frag frags fri frmwk fros fus Fvst g

darker dense DOLOMITE Dolomite dolomite dolomitic dolomitize dolomitized dolostone druse drusy detrital detrius Echinoid elongate estimated euhedral excellent fine finely fabric fauna ferruginous ferruginous fenestral ironstone fibrous fissile fissile fill feldspar feldspar feldspathic flake flakes flaky fluorescence flesh fault faulted floating faint faintly Foraminifera fossil fossils fossiliferous fair firm fracture fractures fractured fragment fragments friable framework frosted fusilinid Favosites good

Gast gil gl gly glau glauc gn gns gnsc gr grnd grs grn grns grnst gran Grap grd grds grdg grnl grnt gsy gvl gy GYP Gyp gyp gywke hd hrd hem hemc hex hi hornbl hztl hvy hydc ig imbd immed imp incl incld IG Ig ig incr incrg ind indst Inoc inst intbdd intbds intbd intcl intclc intcls

Gastropod gilsonite glass glassy glauconite glauconitic green gneiss gneissic grained grained grains grain grains grainstone granular Graptolite grade grades grading granular granite greasy gravel gray GYPSUM Gypsum gypsum greywacke hard hard hemitite hemititic hexagonal high hornblende horizontal heavy hydrocarbon igneous embedded immediate impression inclusion included IGNEOUS Igneous igneous increase increasing indurated indistinct Inoceramus instant interbedded interbeds interbed interclast interclastic interclasts

intfrag intgr ingwn intlam intpt intr intstl intv intxl ireg irid kaon kaol kao l lam lamn lav lchd len lenc lens lig lith lithar lmn lmnc lmpy lmy lrg lrgy lrgr ls lsm lmst LS LSM LMST Ls Lsm Lmst lse lstr lt ltly ltr lthc magn mar mas mass mss mat med meta Meta META mic mics mmica

interfragmental intergranular intergrown interlaminated interpretation intrusive interstitial interval intercrystalline irregular iridescent kaolin kaolinite kaolinitic lower laminated lamination lavender leached lense lenticular lenses lignite lithographic litharenite limonite limonitic lumpy limy large largely larger limestone limestone limestone LIMESTONE LIMESTONE LIMESTONE Limestone Limestone Limestone loose lustre light lightly lighter lithic magnetic maroon massive massive massive material medium metamorphic Metamorphic METAMORPHIC micro micaceous micromicaceous

micmica micromicaceous mict micritic microxln microcrystalline mcxln microcrystalline mky milky mldc moldic mnr minor mnrl mineral min mineral mnrlzd mineralized mnut minute mod moderately Mol Mollusca mot mottled mrlst marlstone MRLST MARLSTONE Mrlst Marlstone mrly marly msm metasomatic mtx matrix mudst mudstone musc muscovite nod nodules nodr nodular num numerous o oil occ occasional occly occasionally och ochre ocldd occluded od odor olv olive olvn olivine onc oncolites ooc ooclasts oocc ooclastic ool oolites oolc oolitic oom oomold oomc oomoldic op opaque org organic orng orange orth orthoclase Ost Ostracods ovgth overgrowths ox oxidized p poor parll parallel pbl pebble peb pebble ply poorly pel pellet pels pellets perm permeability petf petroliferous phen phenocrysts phos phosphate phosc phosphatic piso pisolites

pisoc pit pk pnk pckst pkst plag plas Plcy pl plty poikt pol plod por pors pos posy pp pred predy pres presd prphy psdo pt pty ptch ptg prtg prtng purp pyr pyrc pyrz pybit pyrxn qtz qtzs qtzt rad radg rd rnd reac repl replg replmt resd resdl rexl rexlz ribn rhmb romb rhmbc rmn remn rr rsns

pisolitic pitted pink pink packstone packstone plagioclase plastic Pelecyopods plant platy poikilotopic polish polished porosity porous possible possibly pinpoint predominant predominantly preserved preserved porphyry pseudo part partly patchy parting parting parting purple pyrite pyritic pyritized pyrobitumen pyroxene quartz quartzose quartzite radiate radiating rounded rounded reaction replaced replacing replacement residue residual recrystallized recrystallization ribbon rhomb rhomb rhombic remains remnant rare resinous

rthy rug SA Sa sa sul sat sb sc Scaph scat scatt sch sd sdy sec sed sedy sel sft sh SH Sh shad shy SID Sid sid sidc sil silc silif sks sksd sl sln slky slt slty sltst stst SLTST STST SltSt Sltst stst sm sol soln Solen sp spd spec speckl spg sph sphal spic spicr spl

earthy rugose SALT Salt salt sulphur saturated sub scales Scaphopod scattered scattered schist sand sandy secondary sediment sedimentary selenite soft shale SHALE Shale shadow shaly SIDERITE Siderite siderite sideritic silica siliceous silicified slickensides slickensided slightly solution silky silt silty siltstone siltstone SILTSTONE SILTSTONE Siltstone Siltstone Siltstone smooth solitary solution Solenopora spotty spotted speck speckled spongy spherules sphalerite spicule spicular sample

splt spr spty sr srt srtd srtg srts ss SS Ss Stach stmg stn stnd stns stng str strs strg string strgs stri Strom Stromat struc strucs styl stylc suc sug sup surf Syring spy sz tab Tent tex Tham thk thn thru tns tr trs trip trnsl trnsp tt tty tub TUF tuf u uncons unident undif up v

splintery spore spotty subrounded sorted sorted sorting sorts sandstone SANDSTONE Sandstone Stachyodes streaming stain stained stains staining streaky streaks stringers stringers stringers striated Stromatoporoid Stromatolite structure structures styolite stylolitic sucrosic sugary supported surface Syringopora sparry size tabular Tentaculites texture Thamnopora thick thin throughout tension trace traces tripolitic translucent transparent tight tightly tubular TUF tuffaceous upper unconsolidated unidentifiable undifferentiated upper very

vcol ves vgt vit vn volc vert vrvd vugy vuglr w wh wht wi wackest wkst wk wthrd wtr wvy wxy xls xl xln yel zeo zn

varicolored vesicular variegated vitreous vein volcanic vertical varved vuggy vugular well white white with wackestone wackestone weak weathered water wavy waxy crystals crystalline crystalline yellow zeolite zone