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Ir  search
USEiridium
IR spectra  search
USEinfrared spectra
Iran  search
BTAsia
 .Middle East
 ..Iran
NTAnarak Iran
 Dasht-e-Bayaz
 Djadjerud Valley
 Elburz
 Fars Iran
 Kerman Iran
 Lut Desert
 Talysh Mountains
 Teheran Iran
UFPersia
RTKhuff Formation
 Azerbaijan region
 Caspian Basin
 Kura Lowland
 Bakhtiari Formation
 Geirud Formation
 Caspian Sea
 Lar Valley
 Kopet-Dag Range
 Zagros
Iraq  search
BTAsia
 .Middle East
 ..Iraq
NTKirkuk Iraq
RTShuaiba Formation
 Zubair Formation
 Bakhtiari Formation
 Near East
 Western Desert
 Euphrates River
 Zagros
 Mesopotamia
 Shiranish Formation
 Sinjar Formation
 Tigris River
Irati Formation  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Paleozoic
 ...Permian
 ....Irati Formation
RTBrazil
 Parana Brazil
 Sao Paulo Brazil
 Minas Gerais Brazil
 Mato Grosso Brazil
 Goias Brazil
 Passa Dois Group
Irazu  search
BTCentral America
 .Costa Rica
 ..Irazu
UFIrazu Volcano
RTvolcanoes
SNVolcano. central Costa Rica. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
Irazu Volcano  search
USEIrazu
Iredell County North Carolina  search
BTUnited States
 .North Carolina
 ..Iredell County North Carolina
Ireland  search
BTEurope
 .Western Europe
 ..Ireland
NTClare Ireland
 Cork Ireland
 Donegal Ireland
 Dublin Ireland
 Galway Ireland
 Kerry Ireland
 Kildare Ireland
 Leinster
 Limerick Ireland
 Mayo Ireland
 Meath Ireland
 Sligo Ireland
 Tipperary Ireland
 Wexford Ireland
 Wicklow Ireland
 Wicklow Mountains
UFEire
RTNorthern Ireland
 Dunnage Zone
 Ballachulish Complex
 Atlantic Ocean Islands
 Avalonia
 Dalradian
 Caledonian Orogeny
 Caledonides
 Highland Boundary Fault
 Leinster Granite
 Midland Valley
SNThe Republic of Ireland, also called Eire, which occupies the 26 counties in the S, central, and NW of the island of Ireland.
irghizite  search
BTtektites
 .irghizite
RTKazakhstan
 Aktyubinsk Kazakhstan
 Zhamanshin Crater
SNTektite group associated with Zhamanshin Crater in Kazakhstan. Before 1993, also search irgizite. Added to Thesaurus in 1993.
Irgiz Kazakhstan  search
BTCommonwealth of Independent States
 .Kazakhstan
 ..Aktyubinsk Kazakhstan
 ...Irgiz Kazakhstan
SNVillage on Irgiz River in Aktyubinsk Oblast in E Kazakhstan. This term has multiple hierarchies.
Irian Barat  search
USEIrian Jaya Indonesia
Irian Jaya Indonesia  search
BTAsia
 .Far East
 ..Indonesia
 ...Irian Jaya Indonesia
BTMalay Archipelago
 .New Guinea
 ..Irian Jaya Indonesia
UFDutch New Guinea
 Irian Barat
 Netherlands New Guinea
 West Irian
 West New Guinea
RTFalse Cape
 Papuan Basin
 Papuan fold belt
SNW half of island of New Guinea. This term has multiple hierarchies.
iridium  search
BTmetals
 .platinum group
 ..iridium
UFIr
RTiridium ores
SNChemical element. As of 1985, use iridium ores for iridium as a commodity.
iridium ores  search
BTmetal ores
 .iridium ores
RTiridium
 platinum ores
SNBefore 1985, also search iridium AND (deposit OR deposits OR ore OR ores OR economic) in the basic index. Commodity. See List C.
Irion County Texas  search
BTUnited States
 .Texas
 ..Irion County Texas
IRIS network  search
UFIncorporated Research Institutions for Seismology network
RTseismology
 data processing
 PASSCAL
 seismic networks
 programs
SNAcronym. Before 1993, also search IRIS AND seismology or geophysical methods. Consortium founded in 1984, collects and disseminates seismic data from around the world. Three major programs are supported by the consortium, IRIS: GSN (Global Seismic Network
Irish Sea  search
BTAtlantic Ocean
 .North Atlantic
 ..Irish Sea
RTCardigan Bay
 Morecambe Bay
SNBetween England and Ireland.
Irkutsk Amphitheater  search
USEIrkutsk Basin
Irkutsk Basin  search
BTCommonwealth of Independent States
 .Russian Federation
 ..Irkutsk Basin
BTAsia
 .Irkutsk Basin
UFCheremkhovo Basin
 Cheremkovo coal basin
 Irkutsk Amphitheater
RTcoal fields
SNCoal Basin extending 150 miles NW along Trans-Siberian RR from Lake Baikal. This term has multiple hierarchies.
Irkutsk Russian Federation  search
BTCommonwealth of Independent States
 .Russian Federation
 ..Irkutsk Russian Federation
BTAsia
 .Irkutsk Russian Federation
NTBiryusa River
 Bodaibo Russian Federation
 Chuya Russian Federation
 Mama Russian Federation
 Slyudyanka Russian Federation
 Ulkan Russian Federation
 Ust-Kut Russian Federation
RTAngara-Lena Basin
 Lena Basin
 Baikal Mountains
 Baikal region
 Lake Baikal
 Baikal rift zone
 Vitim River
 Oka River
 Iya River
 Patom Plateau
 Uda River
SNOblast W and N of Lake Baikal. Before 1993, Irkutsk Russian Republic was also used. This term has multiple hierarchies.
iron  search
BTmetals
 .iron
NTFe-55
 Fe-57
 Fe-59
 ferric iron
 ferrous iron
UFFe
RTiron meteorites
 iron ores
 native elements
 chalcophile elements
 awaruite
 ferruginous composition
 iron-rich composition
 heavy metals
 gossan
 ferromanganese composition
 ferrosilicon
 iron minerals
 hematite
 iron silicates
 josephinite
 kamacite
 siderophile elemen
SNChemical element. Use iron ores for iron as a commodity.
Iron Age  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Cenozoic
 ...Iron Age
RTHolocene
 archaeology
 Quaternary
SNArchaeological classification. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.
iron alum  search
USEhalotrichite
Iron County Michigan  search
BTUnited States
 .Michigan
 ..Michigan Upper Peninsula
 ...Iron County Michigan
RTPerch Lake
SNSW Michigan Upper Peninsula. NW Michigan.
Iron County Missouri  search
BTUnited States
 .Missouri
 ..Iron County Missouri
SNSE central Missouri.
Iron County Utah  search
BTUnited States
 .Utah
 ..Iron County Utah
RTBlack Mountains
 Wah Wah Mountains
 Broken Ridge
SNSW Utah.
Iron County Wisconsin  search
BTUnited States
 .Wisconsin
 ..Iron County Wisconsin
SNN Wisconsin.
iron formations  search
BTsedimentary rocks
 .chemically precipitated rocks
 ..iron formations
NTbanded iron formations
UFformations, iron
 iron-formations
RTalgoma-type deposits
 ferruginous composition
 iron-rich composition
 itabirite
 jaspilite
 taconite
iron hydroxide  search
USEiron hydroxides
iron hydroxides  search
BToxides
 .hydroxides
 ..iron hydroxides
UFiron hydroxide
RTakaganeite
 citrate-bicarbonate-dithionite method
 ferrihydrite
 goethite
 lepidocrocite
SNAs of 1998, used for the group only where specific minerals are numerous or unavailable.
iron meteorites  search
BTmeteorites
 .iron meteorites
NTataxite
 Cape York Meteorite
 hexahedrite
 Mundrabilla Meteorite
 octahedrite
 Santa Clara Meteorite
UFmetallic meteorites
 meteoric iron
 siderite (meteorite)
RTchondrites
 achondrites
 stony irons
 iron
 kamacite
iron minerals  search
RTfranklinite
 goethite
 hematite
 ilmenite
 iron
 iron ores
 iron oxides
 iron silicates
 iron sulfides
 jacobsite
 limonite
 magnetite
 marcasite
 minerals
 pyrite
 pyrrhotite
 siderite
Iron Ore Group  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Precambrian
 ..Archean
 ...Iron Ore Group
RTIndia
SNE India. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
iron ores  search
BTmetal ores
 .iron ores
RTAgrokipia Deposit
 algoma-type deposits
 native elements
 ocher
 iron
 Benson Mines
 besshi-type deposits
 pyrite
 iron minerals
 goethite
 magnetite
 hematite
 martite
 Hitachi Deposit
 hydrogoethite
 limonite
 pyrrhotite
 siderite
 Konrad Mine
 pyrite ores
 slag
 stilpnomel
iron oxides  search
BToxides
 .iron oxides
RTakaganeite
 ocher
 hoegbomite
 citrate-bicarbonate-dithionite method
 gossan
 delafossite
 franklinite
 iron minerals
 goethite
 magnetite
 hematite
 martite
 limonite
 lepidocrocite
 jacobsite
 maghemite
 magnesioferrite
 magnesiowustite
 oxyhydroxides
 priderite
 rock varn
Iron Quadrangle, Brazil  search
USEQuadrilatero Ferrifero
iron silicates  search
BTsilicates
 .iron silicates
RTiron
 iron minerals
SNAs of 1998, used for the group only where specific minerals are numerous or unavailable.
iron spinel  search
USEhercynite
iron sulfides  search
BTsulfides
 .iron sulfides
RTgossan
 iron minerals
 tochilinite
iron-formations  search
USEiron formations
iron-rich composition  search
RTbanded iron formations
 chemically precipitated rocks
 composition
 ferruginous composition
 geochemistry
 iron
 iron formations
 lithogeochemistry
 sedimentary rocks
 sediments
SNFor sedimentary rocks, use ferruginous composition. Before 1978, search iron-rich rocks; iron-rich sediments.
iron-rich rocks  search
SNA valid term through mid-1978. Use iron-rich composition or iron formations.
iron-rich sediments  search
SNA valid term through mid-1978. Use ferruginous composition under sediments.
iron-stony meteorite  search
USEstony irons
ironstone  search
BTsedimentary rocks
 .chemically precipitated rocks
 ..ironstone
Iroquois County Illinois  search
BTUnited States
 .Illinois
 ..Iroquois County Illinois
SNE Illinois.
Irpinia earthquake 1980  search
BTearthquakes
 .Irpinia earthquake 1980
UFCampania-Basilicata earthquake 1980
 Campania-Lucania earthquake 1980
 southern Italy earthquake 1980
RTItaly
 Basilicata Italy
 Lucania
 Campania Italy
SNBefore 1985, also search (Irpinia OR Lucania OR Campania OR southern Italy) AND earthquakes AND 1980. Before 1993, also search Irpinia-Basilicata earthquake 1980. Added to Thesaurus in 1993.
irradiation  search
RTtechniques
 thermoluminescence
 X-ray analysis
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1981.
irrigation  search
RTponds
 reinjection wells
 salinization
 soil treatment
 soils
 surface water
 underground channels
 water
 water quality
 water regimes
 water supply
 waterways
irrotational wave  search
USEP-waves
irruption (intrusion)  search
USEintrusions
Irtish River  search
USEIrtysh River
Irtysh River  search
BTAsia
 .Irtysh River
UFErtix River
 Irtish River
RTRussian Federation
 Kazakhstan
 Xinjiang China
 Ishim River
 Ob River
 Ob-Irtysh Interfluve
SNLargest tributary of the Ob River. Also search Irtysh. Indexed with Xinjiang China and former Soviet republics as applicable.
Irvingtonian  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Cenozoic
 ...Quarternary
 ....Pleistocene
 .....Irvingtonian
SNNorth American continental stage. Above Blancan and below Rancholabrean. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
Irwin County Georgia  search
BTUnited States
 .Georgia
 ..Irwin County Georgia