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He  search
USEhelium
He-3  search
BTisotopes
 .stable isotopes
 ..He-3
BTnoble gases
 .helium
 ..He-3
RTHe-4/He-3
SNThis term has multiple hierarchies.
He-3/He-4  search
USEHe-4/He-3
He-4  search
BTisotopes
 .stable isotopes
 ..He-4
BTnoble gases
 .helium
 ..He-4
RTHe-4/He-3
SNThis term has multiple hierarchies.
He-4/He-3  search
BTisotopes
 .stable isotopes
 ..He-4/He-3
BTnoble gases
 .helium
 ..He-4/He-3
UFHe-3/He-4
RTabsolute age
 isotope ratios
 He-3
 He-4
SNIsotopic ratio. As of 1989, use He/He for age determination method. This term has multiple hierarchies.
He/He  search
RTabsolute age
 helium
 isotope ratios
 thermochronology
SNIsotopic ratio used in age determination. Before 1989, also search He-4/He-3. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
hea  search
head, hydraulic  search
USEhydraulic head
Healdiidae  search
BTInvertebrata
 .Arthropoda
 ..Mandibulata
 ...Crustacea
 ....Ostracoda
 .....Podocopida
 ......Healdiidae
RTmicrofossils
 Cavellinidae
SNIndexed with microfossils if applicable.
health  search
USEmedical geology
Heard County Georgia  search
BTUnited States
 .Georgia
 ..Heard County Georgia
Heard Plateau  search
USEKerguelen Plateau
Heart Mountain Fault  search
BTUnited States
 .Wyoming
 ..Heart Mountain Fault
SNNW Wyoming.
heat  search
heat capacity  search
RTKirchhoff integral
 specific heat
 thermal properties
heat conduction  search
SNNo longer a valid GeoRef index term. Used in subfile N. See heat flow; heat transfer; thermal conductivity.
heat content  search
USEenthalpy
heat flo  search
heat flow  search
UFgeothermal surveys
 temperature methods
 thermal surveys
RTgeophysical methods
 geophysical surveys
 geophysics
 convection
 Earth
 conductivity
 energy sources
 crust
 Battle Mountain High
 fumaroles
 boreholes
 boundary conditions
 geothermal energy
 geothermal gradient
 core
 heat sources
 Curie point
 heat pumps
 heat flux
 hea
SNUsed for the product of the thermal conductivity of a substance and the thermal gradient in the direction of the flow of heat. Before 1972, also search thermal methods. For surveys, also index the area.
heat flux  search
RTheat flow
SNHeat flow per unit of time.
heat pumps  search
RTgeothermal energy
 heat flow
 heat transfer
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1985.
heat sources  search
UFsources, heat
RTmantle
 volcanism
 crust
 heat flow
 geothermal energy
 thermal waters
 core
 regional patterns
heat storage  search
UFthermal energy storage
RTground water
 aquifers
 energy sources
 geothermal fields
 new energy sources
 geothermal systems
 geothermal energy
 storage
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1982.
heat transfer  search
UFtransfer, heat
RTheat flow
 boiling
 Rayleigh number
 heating
 heat pumps
heat treatment  search
USEthermal recovery
heat, specific  search
USEspecific heat
Heath Formation  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Paleozoic
 ...Carboniferous
 ....Mississippian
 .....Upper Mississippian
 ......Heath Formation
RTMontana
 North Dakota
 Big Snowy Group
SNIn Big Snowy Group. N central Montana and W North Dakota. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
heating  search
RTcooling
 heat transfer
 temperature
SNUsed as a general term.
heaving, frost  search
USEfrost heaving
heavy metals  search
RTbismuth
 cadmium
 cobalt
 copper
 gold
 iron
 lead
 manganese
 nickel
 platinum
 pollution
 precious metals
 silver
 tantalum
 tellurium
 zinc
SNIncludes use for environmental studies. Indexed with individual metals if possible.
heavy mineral deposits  search
RTgarnet deposits
 heavy minerals
 kyanite deposits
 monazite deposits
 paleoplacers
 placers
 Prakasam India
 stream placers
 zircon deposits
SNCommodity. See List C.
heavy minerals  search
RTaccessory minerals
 apatite
 biotite
 cassiterite
 heavy mineral deposits
 ilmenite
 kyanite
 light minerals
 magnetite
 minerals
 monazite
 nonmagnetic minerals
 placers
 rutile
 sedimentation
 sediments
 titanite
 tourmaline
 zircon
SNSee also individual heavy minerals. As of 1981, use heavy mineral deposits for heavy minerals as a commodity.
heavy oil  search
RTcondensates
 petroleum
heazlewoodite  search
BTsulfides
 .heazlewoodite
HEBBLE  search
UFHigh Energy Benthic Boundary Layer Experiment
RTsedimentation
 continental rise
 oceanography
 continental slope
 North Atlantic
 Atlantic Ocean
 ocean circulation
 boundary layer
 turbulence
 turbidity currents
 high-energy environment
SNAcronym. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.
Hebei China  search
BTAsia
 .Far East
 ..China
 ...Hebei China
UFHopei China
RTTangshan China
 Xingtai earthquake 1966
 Bohai Bay
 Huang He
 Hutuo Group
 Nihewan Formation
 Taihang Mountains
 Tangshan earthquake 1976
 Wumishan Formation
SNProvince in NE China.
Hebgen Lake  search
BTUnited States
 .Montana
 ..Gallatin County Montana
 ...Hebgen Lake
RTHebgen Lake earthquake 1959
SNW of Yellowstone National Park in Gallatin County.
Hebgen Lake earthquake 1959  search
BTearthquakes
 .Hebgen Lake earthquake 1959
RTMontana
 Gallatin County Montana
 Hebgen Lake
SNHebgen Lake, Gallatin County, SW Montana. Also search Hebgen Lake AND earthquakes. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
Hebridean  search
USELewisian
Hebrides  search
BTEurope
 .Western Europe
 ..United Kingdom
 ...Great Britain
 ....Scotland
 .....Hebrides
UFWestern Islands
RTAtlantic Ocean Islands
SNIslands in Atlantic Ocean W of Scotland.
hebronite  search
USEamblygonite
Hecla  search
USEHekla
Hecla Hoek Formation  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Precambrian
 ..Hecla Hoek Formation
RTArctic region
 Spitsbergen Island
 Spitsbergen
SNSpitsbergen Island.
Hector Formation  search
RTAlberta
 California
 Miocene
 Mojave Desert
 Oligocene
 Precambrian
 Tertiary
SNPrecambrian formation in Alberta and Tertiary formation in the Mojave Desert area, S California. Indexed with ages as applicable.
hectorite  search
BTsilicates
 .sheet silicates
 ..clay minerals
 ...hectorite
Hedbergella  search
BTInvertebrata
 .Protista
 ..Foraminifera
 ...Rotaliina
 ....Globigerinacea
 .....Hedbergella
RTmicrofossils
SNGenus. Indexed with microfossils if applicable.
hedenbergite  search
BTsilicates
 .chain silicates
 ..pyroxene group
 ...clinopyroxene
 ....hedenbergite
Hedjaz Meteorite  search
BTmeteorites
 .stony meteorites
 ..chondrites
 ...L chondrites
 ....Hedjaz Meteorite
RTHejaz Saudi Arabia
SNImpact at Et-Tlahi, Saudi Arabia. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
hedleyite  search
BTtellurides
 .hedleyite
BTalloys
 .hedleyite
SNThis term has multiple hierarchies.
Heemskirk Granite  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Paleozoic
 ...Devonian
 ....Heemskirk Granite
RTAustralia
 Tasmania Australia
SNW Tasmania.
Hegau  search
BTEurope
 .Central Europe
 ..Germany
 ...Baden-Wurttemberg Germany
 ....Hegau
SNRegion in SW Germany.
Heidelberg Germany  search
BTEurope
 .Central Europe
 ..Germany
 ...Baden-Wurttemberg Germany
 ....Heidelberg Germany
SNCity on Neckar River in NW Baden-Wurttemberg.
Heilongjiang China  search
BTAsia
 .Far East
 ..China
 ...Heilongjiang China
UFHeilungjiang China
RTAmur River
 Tancheng-Lujiang fault zone
 Da Hinggan Ling
 Khanka Lake
SNProvince in NE China.
Heilungjiang China  search
USEHeilongjiang China
Heimaey  search
BTEurope
 .Western Europe
 ..Iceland
 ...Vestmannaeyjar
 ....Heimaey
SNIsland a few miles off S Iceland. Largest of Vestmannaeyjar group.
Heinrich events  search
RTdebris
 deglaciation
 deposition
 event stratigraphy
 glacial geology
 glacial sedimentation
 glaciomarine sedimentation
 ice rafting
 late-glacial environment
 marine sediments
SNRecord rapid depositional episodes of melting continental ice sheets and resulting icebergs in ice rafted debris of marine sediments. Identified in the Quaternary North Atlantic.
heintzite  search
USEkaliborite
Hejaz Saudi Arabia  search
BTAsia
 .Arabian Peninsula
 ..Saudi Arabia
 ...Hejaz Saudi Arabia
RTHedjaz Meteorite
SNProvince in W Saudi Arabia.
Hekla  search
BTEurope
 .Western Europe
 ..Iceland
 ...Hekla
UFHecla
RTvolcanoes
SNVolcano in SW Iceland.
Helderberg Group  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Paleozoic
 ...Devonian
 ....Lower Devonian
 .....Helderberg Group
RTVirginia
 Pennsylvania
 New York
 Maryland
 West Virginia
 Keyser Limestone
 Coeymans Formation
 Manlius Formation
SNIncludes Coeymans Formation, New Scotland Limestone, Mandata Shale, Becraft Limestone, Port Ewen Shale, Keyser Limestone, Port Jervis Limestone, Licking Creek Limestone, Alsen, Kalkberg, Manlius. New York, E Pennsylvania, W Maryland, Western Virginia, and
Helderbergian  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Paleozoic
 ...Devonian
 ....Lower Devonian
 .....Helderbergian
SNNorth America. Above Upper Silurian, below Deerparkian.
Helena Formation  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Precambrian
 ..Proterozoic
 ...Mesoproterozoic
 ....Helena Formation
UFSiyeh Formation
RTMontana
 Belt Supergroup
SNIn Belt Supergroup. W central Montana. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
Helena Montana  search
BTUnited States
 .Montana
 ..Lewis and Clark County Montana
 ...Helena Montana
SNCity in W Montana.
Helgoland  search
BThleswig-Holstein Germany
 .Helgoland
RTNorth Sea
SNIsland in North Sea 28 miles off mainland.
Helicoplacoidea  search
BTInvertebrata
 .Echinodermata
 ..Echinozoa
 ...Helicoplacoidea
Helicopontosphaera  search
BTPlantae
 .algae
 ..nannofossils
 ...Helicopontosphaera
RTmicrofossils
SNIndexed with microfossils if applicable.
helicopter methods  search
RTgeophysical methods
 geophysical surveys
 methods
 remote sensing
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1981.
Helikian  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Precambrian
 ..Proterozoic
 ...Mesoproterozoic
 ....Helikian
RTMartin Formation
SNNorth America.
Heliolites  search
BTliolitidae
 .Heliolites
SNGenus.
Heliolitidae  search
BTInvertebrata
 .Coelenterata
 ..Anthozoa
 ...Zoantharia
 ....Tabulata
 .....Heliolitidae
SNFamily.
helium  search
BTnoble gases
 .helium
NTHe-3
 He-4
 He-4/He-3
UFHe
RTHe/He
 isotopes
 helium gas
 U/He
SNChemical element. Use helium gas for helium as a commodity.
helium gas  search
RThelium
SNCommodity. See List C.
Hell Creek Formation  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Mesozoic
 ...Cretaceous
 ....Upper Cretaceous
 .....Hell Creek Formation
RTMontana
 North Dakota
 South Dakota
SNIncludes Bull Creek Sand, Isabel-Firesteal Coal Member. E, N, and central S Montana; SW North Dakota; and NW and N South Dakota.
Hell's Canyon  search
USESnake River canyon
Hellenic Arc  search
BTEurope
 .Southern Europe
 ..Greece
 ...Hellenic Arc
RTGreek Aegean Islands
 Peloponnesus Greece
 Mediterranean Sea
 Crete
 Hellenic Trench
 Rhodes
SNIsland arc from Peloponnesus to Rhodes. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.
Hellenic Trench  search
BTMediterranean Sea
 .Hellenic Trench
RTEast Mediterranean
 Leg 13
 Hellenic Arc
 DSDP Site 127
SNS of Hellenic Arc. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.
Hellenides  search
BTEurope
 .Southern Europe
 ..Greece
 ...Hellenides
RTAlps
 Peloponnesus Greece
 Crete
 Pindus Mountains
SNDeep rooted mountain chain of Greece which is part of the Alpine orogenic belt. Bordered by Rhodope Mountains in N Greece.
Helmholtz free energy  search
USEfree energy
Helmstedt Germany  search
BTEurope
 .Central Europe
 ..Germany
 ...Lower Saxony Germany
 ....Helmstedt Germany
SNCity near Saxony-Anhalt border in E Lower Saxony.
Helsingborg  search
USEHalsingborg Sweden
Helsingfors Finland  search
USEHelsinki Finland
Helsingor Denmark  search
BTEurope
 .Western Europe
 ..Scandinavia
 ...Denmark
 ....Helsingor Denmark
SNCity on the Oresund N of Copenhagen.
Helsinki Finland  search
BTEurope
 .Western Europe
 ..Scandinavia
 ...Finland
 ....Southern Finland Province
 .....Helsinki Finland
UFHelsingfors Finland
SNCapital city and its surrounding region, S Finland.
Helvetian  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Cenozoic
 ...Neogene
 ....Miocene
 .....middle Miocene
 ......Helvetian
RTTortonian
SNEurope.
helvine  search
USEhelvite
helvite  search
BTsulfides
 .helvite
BTsilicates
 .framework silicates
 ..helvite
UFhelvine
RTgenthelvite
SNThis term has multiple hierarchies.
hematite  search
BToxides
 .hematite
RTiron ores
 iron oxides
 ocher
 iron
 iron minerals
 martite
 specularite
SNBefore 1981, included use as a commodity term under iron. As of 1981, may be used as a commodity term with iron ores.
Hemichordata  search
UFStomachorda
RTCamaroidea
 Graptolithina
 Cephalodiscida
 Pterobranchia
 Chordata
 Dendroidea
 Didymograptina
 Graptoloidea
 Didymograptus
 Diplograptina
 Enteropneusta
 Glossograptina
 Isograptus
 Monograptina
 Monograptus
 Monograptus uniformis
 Rhabdopleurida
 Stolonoidea
 Tuboidea
hemihedrite  search
BTchromates
 .hemihedrite
hemimorphite  search
BTsilicates
 .orthosilicates
 ..sorosilicates
 ...hemimorphite
RTzinc ores
Hemingfordian  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Cenozoic
 ...Neogene
 ....Miocene
 .....lower Miocene
 ......Hemingfordian
RTKirkwood Formation
hemipelagic environment  search
BTmarine environment
 .hemipelagic environment
RTsedimentation
 deep-sea environment
 oceanography
 ecology
 paleoecology
 depositional environment
 continental slope
 deep-water environment
 terrigenous materials
 pelagic environment
 slope environment
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1985.
Hemiptera  search
BTInvertebrata
 .Arthropoda
 ..Mandibulata
 ...Insecta
 ....Pterygota
 .....Neoptera
 ......Exopterygota
 .......Hemiptera
UFHemipteroida
SNOrder. Also search Hemipteroida.
Hemipteroida  search
USEHemiptera
Hemlo Deposit  search
BTCanada
 .Eastern Canada
 ..Ontario
 ...Hemlo Deposit
RTCanadian Shield
 gold ores
SNGold ores. Canadian Shield of Ontario.
Hemlock Conglomerate  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Cenozoic
 ...Paleogene
 ....Oligocene
 .....Hemlock Conglomerate
RTAlaska
 Kenai Group
SNIn Kenai Group. S Alaska. Before 1989, also search Hemlock Formation AND Alaska. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
Hemlock Formation  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Precambrian
 ..Proterozoic
 ...Paleoproterozoic
 ....Hemlock Formation
RTWisconsin
 Michigan
 Baraga Group
SNIn Baraga Group. Paleoproterozoic. N Michigan and N Wisconsin. Before 1989, was sometimes used for Hemlock Conglomerate in Alaska. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
Hemphill County Texas  search
BTUnited States
 .Texas
 ..Hemphill County Texas
Hemphillian  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Cenozoic
 ...Neogene
 ....Hemphillian
RTlower Pliocene
 upper Miocene
SNUpper Miocene to lower Pliocene. Above Clarendonian, below Blancan. Indexed with ages as applicable.
Hempstead County Arkansas  search
BTUnited States
 .Arkansas
 ..Hempstead County Arkansas
Henan China  search
BTAsia
 .Far East
 ..China
 ...Henan China
UFHenan Sheng China
 Honan China
RTDabie Mountains
 Taiyuan Formation
 Benxi Formation
 Dongpu Depression
 Huang He
 Luoquan Formation
 Taihua Group
SNProvince, South-Central China.
Henan Sheng China  search
USEHenan China
Henbury Meteorite  search
BTmeteorites
 .iron meteorites
 ..octahedrite
 ...Henbury Meteorite
RTAustralia
 Northern Territory Australia
SNImpact in Northern Territory. Before 1981, also search Henbury AND meteorites. Added to Thesaurus in 1981.
Henderson County Illinois  search
BTUnited States
 .Illinois
 ..Henderson County Illinois
SNW Illinois.
Henderson County Kentucky  search
BTUnited States
 .Kentucky
 ..Henderson County Kentucky
SNW Kentucky.
Henderson County North Carolina  search
BTUnited States
 .North Carolina
 ..Henderson County North Carolina
SNW North Carolina.
Henderson County Tennessee  search
BTUnited States
 .Tennessee
 ..Henderson County Tennessee
SNW Tennessee.
Henderson County Texas  search
BTUnited States
 .Texas
 ..Henderson County Texas
SNE Texas.
Henderson Gneiss  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Paleozoic
 ...lower Paleozoic
 ....Henderson Gneiss
RTCambrian
 Ordovician
 Silurian
 Devonian
 South Carolina
 North Carolina
SNW North Carolina and NW South Carolina. Indexed with ages as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
Henderson Mine  search
RTChibougamau Quebec
 Clear Creek County Colorado
 Colorado
 mines
 molybdenum ores
 Ontario
 polymetallic ores
 Quebec
 talc deposits
SNMolybdenum ores in Clear Creek County, Colorado. Polymetallic ores in region near Chibougamau, Quebec. Talc deposits near Madoc, Ontario. Indexed with commodity AND (Clear Creek County Colorado or Quebec or Ontario or other location) as applicable. Added
Hendricks County Indiana  search
BTIndiana
 .Hendricks County Indiana
Hendry County Florida  search
BTUnited States
 .Florida
 ..Hendry County Florida
SNSW of Lake Okeechobee in S Florida.
Hengchun Peninsula  search
BTAsia
 .Far East
 ..Taiwan
 ...Hengchun Peninsula
SNExtreme S Taiwan. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
Hennepin County Minnesota  search
BTUnited States
 .Minnesota
 ..Hennepin County Minnesota
SNE Minnesota.
Hennessey Formation  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Paleozoic
 ...Permian
 ....Hennessey Formation
RTOklahoma
SNOverlies Wichita Group and underlies Duncan Sandstone, or Flowerpot Shale, where the Duncan is absent. Central and SW Oklahoma.
Henrico County Virginia  search
BTUnited States
 .Virginia
 ..Henrico County Virginia
RTRichmond Virginia
SNE central Virginia. Also search Richmond Virginia if applicable.
Henry County Alabama  search
BTUnited States
 .Alabama
 ..Henry County Alabama
SNSE Alabama.
Henry County Georgia  search
BTUnited States
 .Georgia
 ..Henry County Georgia
SNN central Georgia.
Henry County Illinois  search
BTUnited States
 .Illinois
 ..Henry County Illinois
SNNW Illinois.
Henry County Indiana  search
BTIndiana
 .Henry County Indiana
SNE Indiana.
Henry County Iowa  search
BTUnited States
 .Iowa
 ..Henry County Iowa
SNSE Iowa.
Henry County Kentucky  search
BTUnited States
 .Kentucky
 ..Henry County Kentucky
SNN Kentucky.
Henry County Missouri  search
BTUnited States
 .Missouri
 ..Henry County Missouri
SNW central Missouri.
Henry County Ohio  search
BTUnited States
 .Ohio
 ..Henry County Ohio
SNNW Ohio.
Henry County Tennessee  search
BTUnited States
 .Tennessee
 ..Henry County Tennessee
SNNW Tennessee.
Henry County Virginia  search
BTUnited States
 .Virginia
 ..Henry County Virginia
SNS Virginia. Also search Martinsville Virginia if applicable.
Henry Mountains  search
BTUnited States
 .Utah
 ..Henry Mountains
RTGarfield County Utah
 Wayne County Utah
SNGarfield and Wayne counties, S central Utah. Indexed with counties and mountain ranges as applicable.
Henry's law  search
RTabsorption
 concentration
 equations
 fugacity
 gaseous phase
 gases
 geochemistry
 liquid phase
 partial pressure
 partitioning
 solubility
Henryhouse Formation  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Paleozoic
 ...Silurian
 ....Henryhouse Formation
RTOklahoma
 Hunton Group
SNS central Oklahoma. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
Hepaticae  search
BTPlantae
 .Bryophyta
 ..Hepaticae
Herault France  search
BTEurope
 .Western Europe
 ..France
 ...Herault France
RTCevennes
 impact features
SNDepartment in S France.
herbicides  search
BTpesticides
 .herbicides
NTalachlor
 bentazon
 metolachlor
 triazines
RTenvironmental geology
 agrochemicals
 waste disposal
 pollutants
 pentachlorophenol
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1993.
herbivores  search
USEherbivorous taxa
herbivorous taxa  search
UFherbivores
RTecology
 paleoecology
 ecosystems
 carnivorous taxa
 feeding
 grasslands
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1993.
Hercegovina  search
USEHerzegovina
Hercinico Centro  search
BTEurope
 .Southern Europe
 ..Iberian Peninsula
 ...Spain
 ....Hercinico Centro
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1981.
Hercinico Sur  search
BTEurope
 .Southern Europe
 ..Iberian Peninsula
 ...Spain
 ....Hercinico Sur
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1981.
Hercoglossa danica  search
BTInvertebrata
 .Mollusca
 ..Cephalopoda
 ...Tetrabranchiata
 ....Nautiloidea
 .....Hercoglossa danica
Hercynian  search
SNA valid index term through 1977. After 1977, use Hercynian Orogeny.
Hercynian Geosyncline  search
RTgeosynclines
 Hercynian Orogeny
SNBefore 1978, search geosynclines AND Hercynian.
Hercynian Orogeny  search
UFAbean Orogeny
 Variscan Orogeny
RTLower Triassic
 Devonian
 Carboniferous
 Permian
 orogeny
 tectonics
 Europe
 Asturian Orogeny
 Rhenohercynian
 Hercynian Geosyncline
 Saalian Phase
 Saxothuringian
 Variscides
SNDevonian-Lower Triassic. Also search orogeny AND Hercynian; Variscan; Abean. Indexed with ages as applicable.
Hercynides  search
USEVariscides
hercynite  search
BToxides
 .hercynite
UFferrospinel
 iron spinel
RTspinel group
herderite  search
BTphosphates
 .herderite
Herja  search
BTEurope
 .Southern Europe
 ..Romania
 ...Transylvania
 ....Maramures Romania
 .....Herja
SNMining region in Maramures County in N Transylvania.
Herkimer County New York  search
BTUnited States
 .New York
 ..Herkimer County New York
SNCentral and N central New York.
hermatypic taxa  search
UFtaxa, hermatypic
RTahermatypic taxa
 Coelenterata
 reef builders
 reefs
SNBefore 1978, also search hermatypic.
Hermosa Formation  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Paleozoic
 ...Carboniferous
 ....Pennsylvanian
 .....Middle Pennsylvanian
 ......Hermosa Formation
RTNew Mexico
 Utah
 Colorado
 Arizona
 Honaker Trail Formation
 Paradox Member
SNMiddle Pennsylvanian of Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico and Utah. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.
Hernando County Florida  search
BTUnited States
 .Florida
 ..Hernando County Florida
Heron Island  search
RTQueensland Australia
SNLargest of Capricorn Islands in Coral Sea 40 miles off SE coast. Indexed with state or region as applicable.
Herrin Coal Member  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Paleozoic
 ...Carboniferous
 ....Pennsylvanian
 .....Herrin Coal Member
UFHerrin No. 6 Coal
RTIllinois
 Carbondale Formation
SNOf Carbondale Formation. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.
Herrin No. 6 Coal  search
USEHerrin Coal Member
Hertford County North Carolina  search
BTUnited States
 .North Carolina
 ..Hertford County North Carolina
Hertfordshire England  search
BTEurope
 .Western Europe
 ..United Kingdom
 ...Great Britain
 ....England
 .....Hertfordshire England
SNSE England.
hervidero  search
USEmud volcanoes
Herzegovina  search
BTsnia-Herzegovina
 .Herzegovina
UFHercegovina
SNRegion in N Bosnia-Herzegovina.
herzenbergite  search
BTsulfides
 .herzenbergite
UFkolbeckine
Hesperian  search
RTMars
SNIntermediate system of three in the Martian stratigraphic column. Added to Thesaurus in 1993.
Hess Deep  search
BTPacific Ocean
 .North Pacific
 ..Northeast Pacific
 ...Hess Deep
BTPacific Ocean
 .Equatorial Pacific
 ..Hess Deep
RTGalapagos Rift
 East Pacific Rise
 Leg 147
 ODP Site 894
 ODP Site 895
SN5400 meter-deep rift valley near the triple junction of the Pacific-Cocos-Nazca Ridge, E Equatorial Pacific. This term has multiple hierarchies.
Hess Mountains  search
BTCanada
 .Western Canada
 ..Yukon Territory
 ...Hess Mountains
SNE central Yukon Territory.
Hess Rise  search
BTPacific Ocean
 .North Pacific
 ..Northwest Pacific
 ...Hess Rise
RTDSDP Site 310
 Leg 62
 DSDP Site 464
 DSDP Site 465
 DSDP Site 466
SNN central Pacific Ocean. This term has multiple hierarchies. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.
Hesse  search
BTEurope
 .Central Europe
 ..Germany
 ...Hesse
RTHesse Germany
SNRegion in central Germany, comprising the state of Hesse and the former Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau. As of 1993, use Hesse Germany for the state.
Hesse Basin  search
BTEurope
 .Central Europe
 ..Germany
 ...Hesse Basin
SNBetween Kassel and Wetterau. Added to Thesaurus in 1981.
Hesse Germany  search
BTEurope
 .Central Europe
 ..Germany
 ...Hesse Germany
NTTaunus
RTRhenish Schiefergebirge
 Franconia
 Main River
 Odenwald
 Palatinate
 Swabia
 Upper Rhine Valley
 Rhon Mountains
 Frankfurt Germany
 Frankenberg Germany
 Hesse
 Lahn River
 Lahn River valley
 Mainz Basin
 Southwestern German Massifs
 Steinheim Germany
 Werra River
 Weser
SNState.
Hessen  search
SNNot a valid term for GeoRef. See Hesse Germany or Hesse.
hessite  search
BTtellurides
 .hessite
heterochrony  search
USEdiachronism
Heterocorallia  search
BTInvertebrata
 .Coelenterata
 ..Anthozoa
 ...Zoantharia
 ....Heterocorallia
SNOrder.
heterogeneity  search
UFinhomogeneity
RTseismology
 self-similarity
 homogeneity
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1981.
heterogeneous materials  search
RThomogeneous materials
 materials
SNBefore 1978, search heterogeneous.
heterogenite  search
BToxides
 .heterogenite
UFstainierite
Heterohelicidae  search
BTInvertebrata
 .Protista
 ..Foraminifera
 ...Rotaliina
 ....Globigerinacea
 .....Heterohelicidae
RTmicrofossils
SNFamily. Indexed with microfossils if applicable.
heteromorphic taxa  search
UFheteromorphs
 taxa, heteromorphic
RTtaxonomy
heteromorphite  search
BTsulfosalts
 .sulfantimonites
 ..heteromorphite
heteromorphs  search
USEheteromorphic taxa
Heteroptera  search
BTmiptera
 .Heteroptera
SNSuborder.
Heterostegina  search
BTInvertebrata
 .Protista
 ..Foraminifera
 ...Rotaliina
 ....Rotaliacea
 .....Heterostegina
RTmicrofossils
 Nummulitidae
SNIndexed with microfossils if applicable.
Heterostegina depressa  search
BTterostegina
 .Heterostegina depressa
RTmicrofossils
SNIndexed with microfossils if applicable.
Heterostraci  search
BTChordata
 .Vertebrata
 ..Agnatha
 ...Heterostraci
RTPisces
SNOrder.
Hettangian  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Mesozoic
 ...Jurassic
 ....Lower Jurassic
 .....Hettangian
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Mesozoic
 ...Jurassic
 ....Lower Jurassic
 .....lower Liassic
 ......Hettangian
SNEurope. Above Rhaetian (Triassic), below Sinemurian.
Hettinger County North Dakota  search
BTUnited States
 .North Dakota
 ..Hettinger County North Dakota
heulandite  search
BTsilicates
 .framework silicates
 ..zeolite group
 ...heulandite
RTclinoptilolite
hexachlorobenzene  search
BTorganic compounds
 .halogenated hydrocarbons
 ..chlorinated hydrocarbons
 ...hexachlorobenzene
UFperchlorobenzene
RTagrochemicals
 chlorobenzene
 pollutants
 toxic materials
 aromatic hydrocarbons
 benzene
SNUsed in organic synthesis, as a seed fungicide and wood preservative.
Hexacorallia  search
USEScleractinia
Hexactinellida  search
BTInvertebrata
 .Porifera
 ..Hexactinellida
SNClass. Before 1998, also search Hyalospongea.
Hexactiniaria  search
BTInvertebrata
 .Coelenterata
 ..Anthozoa
 ...Zoantharia
 ....Hexactiniaria
hexagonal system  search
BTcrystal systems
 .hexagonal system
RTcrystallography
SNBefore 1985, also search hexagonal. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.
hexahedrite  search
BTmeteorites
 .iron meteorites
 ..hexahedrite
UFhexahedrites
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1981.
hexahedrites  search
USEhexahedrite
hexahydrite  search
BTsulfates
 .hexahydrite