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Sa-ssu-K'a-erh Shan
USE	Zanskar Range

Saale glacial stage
USE	Saalian

Saale Glaciation
USE	Saalian

Saale River
BT	Europe
	.Central Europe
	..Germany
	...Saale River
RT	Bavaria Germany
	Saxony-Anhalt Germany
	Thuringia Germany
SN	Rises in the Fichtelgebirge Range in NE Bavaria and flows N into the Elbe River SE of Magdeburg. Also search Saale. Indexed with states as applicable.

Saalian
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Cenozoic
	...Quarternary
	....Pleistocene
	.....Upper Pleistocene
	......Saalian
UF	Saale glacial stage
	Saale Glaciation
RT	Central Polish Glaciation
SN	Term applied in NW Europe to the second latest glacial stage of the Pleistocene Epoch, after the Elster glacial stage and before the Warthe; equivalent to the Riss.

Saalian Orogenic Phase
USE	Saalian Phase

Saalian P

Saalian Phase
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Paleozoic
	...Permian
	....Saalian Phase
UF	Saalian Orogenic Phase
RT	orogeny
	Europe
	Hercynian Orogeny
SN	Orogenic phase.

Saanich Inlet
BT	Canada
	.Western Canada
	..British Columbia
	...Saanich Inlet
RT	Leg 169S
	ODP Site 1033
	ODP Site 1034
	Strait of Georgia
SN	Arm of Strait of Georgia off SE Vancouver Island, NW of Victoria.

Saar
SN	Not a valid term for GeoRef. See Saarland Germany if applicable.

Saar Basin
BT	Europe
	.Saar Basin
RT	Bas-Rhin France
	Rhineland-Palatinate Germany
	Moselle France
	Saarland Germany
SN	River basin. Also search Saar. Indexed with French departments and German states as applicable.

Saar Nahe (Basin)
USE	Saar-Nahe Basin

Saar-Nahe Basin
BT	Europe
	.Central Europe
	..Germany
	...Saar-Nahe Basin
UF	Saar Nahe (Basin)
RT	Rhineland-Palatinate Germany
	Nahe River
	Saarland Germany
SN	As of 1981, refers to a region in Saarland and Rhineland-Palatinate, corresponding roughly to the Saar and Nahe river basins in Germany. Before 1981, part of France was included.

Saarbrucken Anticline
BT	Europe
	.Central Europe
	..Germany
	...Saarland Germany
	....Saarbrucken Anticline

Saare
USE	Saaremaa

Saarema Island
USE	Saaremaa

Saaremaa
BT	Europe
	.Baltic region
	..Estonia
	...Saaremaa
UF	Oesel
	Saare
	Saarema Island
	Sarema
RT	Baltic Sea
SN	Island in E Baltic Sea, W Estonia. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

Saarland Germany
BT	Europe
	.Central Europe
	..Germany
	...Saarland Germany
NT	Saarbrucken Anticline
RT	Saar Basin
	Nahe River
	Saar-Nahe Basin
SN	State in SW Germany constituting an industrial region, formerly known as the Saar. Achieved statehood within West Germany in 1957. Before 1978, also search Saar.

Sabah Malaysia
BT	Asia
	.Far East
	..Malaysia
	...East Malaysia
	....Sabah Malaysia
NT	Darvel Bay
	Sandakan Malaysia
UF	British North Borneo
	North Borneo
SN	State of East Malaysia on NE Borneo. Formerly British North Borneo. Also called North Borneo. This term has multiple hierarchies.

Sabana de Bogota
BT	South America
	.Colombia
	..Sabana de Bogota
UF	Bogota Plateau
RT	Bogota Colombia
SN	Plateau 55 miles long and 25 miles wide with Bogota at its center.

Sabatini Mountains
BT	Europe
	.Southern Europe
	..Italy
	...Latium Italy
	....Sabatini Mountains
SN	N of Lake Bracciano NW of Rome. Also search Sabatini.

Sabinas Basin
BT	Mexico
	.Sabinas Basin
SN	NE Mexico. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

Sabine County Texas
BT	United States
	.Texas
	..Sabine County Texas

Sabine Lake
RT	Cameron Parish Louisiana
	Jefferson County Texas
	Louisiana
	Orange County Texas
	Texas
	United States
SN	Formed by expansion of Sabine River which flows through the lake and Sabine Pass to Gulf of Mexico. Indexed with counties or regions as applicable.

Sabine Parish Louisiana
BT	United States
	.Louisiana
	..Sabine Parish Louisiana

Sabine Uplift
BT	United States
	.Sabine Uplift
RT	Louisiana
	Texas
	Gulf Coastal Plain
SN	NW Louisiana and NE Texas. Indexed with states as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

Sabkah Syria
USE	Sabkha Syria

sabkha environment
USE	sebkha environment

Sabkha Syria
BT	Asia
	.Middle East
	..Syria
	...Sabkha Syria
UF	Sabkah Syria
SN	Village on right bank of Euphrates River in N central Syria.

Sable Island
BT	Canada
	.Eastern Canada
	..Maritime Provinces
	...Nova Scotia
	....Sable Island
SN	Low, sandy island in North Atlantic 115 miles off mainland.

Sable Island Bank
BT	Atlantic Ocean
	.North Atlantic
	..Sable Island Bank
SN	Marine bank in vicinity of Sable Island approximately 115 miles off mainland of Nova Scotia.

sabulous texture
USE	arenaceous texture

Sac County Iowa
BT	United States
	.Iowa
	..Sac County Iowa

Saco River
BT	United States
	.Saco River
RT	New Hampshire
	Maine
	Carroll County New Hampshire
	Cumberland County Maine
	York County Maine
	Oxford County Maine
SN	Flows into Atlantic Ocean from S Maine. Indexed with states and counties as applicable.

Sacoglossa
BT	Invertebrata
	.Mollusca
	..Gastropoda
	...Sacoglossa

Sacramento Basin
RT	California
SN	N central California. Indexed with counties or region as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

Sacramento California
BT	United States
	.California
	..Sacramento County California
	...Sacramento California
SN	City in central California.

Sacramento County California
BT	United States
	.California
	..Sacramento County California
NT	Sacramento California
RT	San Francisco Bay region
SN	Central California.

Sacramento Mountains
RT	Guadalupe Mountains
	Holder Formation
	Otero County New Mexico
	San Bernardino County California
SN	Range in Otero County NE of El Paso in S New Mexico. Also in E San Bernardino County California. Indexed with county or region as applicable.

Sacramento River
RT	Mill Creek
	Northern California
	California
SN	N California. Indexed with state or region as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

Sacramento Valley
RT	Central Valley
	California
SN	River valley. Northern half of Central Valley. Extends from Lake Shasta to San Joaquin Valley. Also search Sacramento River. Indexed with counties or region as applicable.

Saddle Mountain Basalt
USE	Saddle Mountains Basalt

Saddle Mountains Basalt
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Cenozoic
	...Neogene
	....Miocene
	.....Saddle Mountains Basalt
UF	Saddle Mountain Basalt
RT	Idaho
	Washington
	Oregon
	Columbia River Basalt Group
	Yakima Basalt
SN	In Yakima Basalt of the Columbia River Basalt Group. Includes Ice Harbor Member. N Idaho, N Oregon and S Washington. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

Sadlerochit Formation
USE	Sadlerochit Group

Sadlerochit Group
UF	Sadlerochit Formation
RT	Lower Triassic
	Permian
	Alaska
	Permian-Triassic boundary
	Ivishak Formation
SN	N Alaska. Includes Ivishak Formation. Indexed with ages as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

Sadlerochit Mountains
BT	United States
	.Alaska
	..Northern Alaska
	...Brooks Range
	....Sadlerochit Mountains
RT	Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
SN	NE Brooks Range, N Alaska. Added to Thesaurus in 1993.

Sado Island
BT	nshu
	.Sado Island
RT	Niigata Japan
SN	Mountainous island in E Japan Sea off NW coast of Honshu.

Sadon Russian Federation
BT	Commonwealth of Independent States
	.Russian Federation
	..Sadon Russian Federation
RT	North Ossetia Russian Federation
SN	Town in lead-zinc-silver mining area in North Ossetia in Northern Caucasus. Also occurs in other location. Before 1993, Sadon Russian Republic was also used. Indexed with oblast or region as applicable.

Saf

Safaga Egypt
BT	Africa
	.North Africa
	..Egypt
	...Safaga Egypt
SN	City on N Red Sea.

Safe Drinking Water Act
RT	drinking water
	legislation
	pollution
	regulations
	United States
	U. S. Environmental Protection Agency
SN	1974. Amended 1986.

safety
RT	aircraft
	design
	engineering geology
	geologic hazards
	preventive measures
	public awareness
	risk assessment
	seismic risk
	volcanic risk
SN	Methods or techniques of avoiding accident or disease. See risk assessment for safety assessment. Added to Thesaurus in 1993.

safflorite
BT	arsenides
	.safflorite

Sag River Sandstone
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Mesozoic
	...Triassic
	....Upper Triassic
	.....Sag River Sandstone
RT	Alaska
SN	Prudhoe Bay, N Alaska. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

Saga Japan
BT	Asia
	.Far East
	..Japan
	...Saga Japan
RT	Kyoto Japan
	Kyushu
SN	Prefecture in NW Kyushu, S Japan. Also a district near Kyoto, Honshu. Indexed with Kyushu or Kyoto Japan as applicable.

Sagadahoc County Maine
BT	United States
	.Maine
	..Sagadahoc County Maine
SN	On Atlantic Ocean in S Maine.

Sagami Bay
BT	nshu
	.Sagami Bay
UF	Sagami Sea
	Sagami-nada
RT	Shizuoka Japan
	Kanagawa Japan
	Izu Peninsula
SN	Inlet of the Pacific Ocean SW of Yokohama.

Sagami Sea
USE	Sagami Bay

Sagami-nada
USE	Sagami Bay

Saganaga Lake
BT	North America
	.Saganaga Lake
RT	Ontario
	Minnesota
	Cook County Minnesota
SN	In chain of lakes near Lake Superior. Indexed with Minnesota and/or Ontario as applicable.

Sagar India
BT	Asia
	.Indian Peninsula
	..India
	...Madhya Pradesh India
	....Sagar India
SN	Town in N central Madhya Pradesh, central India.

Saghalin
USE	Sakhalin

Saginaw County Michigan
BT	United States
	.Michigan
	..Michigan Lower Peninsula
	...Saginaw County Michigan

Saginaw Formation
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Paleozoic
	...Carboniferous
	....Pennsylvanian
	.....Saginaw Formation
RT	Michigan
SN	Includes Verne Limestone Member, Eaton, Ionia, and Woodville Sandstone members. Michigan Lower Peninsula.

Saguache County Colorado
BT	United States
	.Colorado
	..Saguache County Colorado
RT	San Luis Valley
SN	S Colorado.

Saguenay County Quebec
BT	Canada
	.Eastern Canada
	..Quebec
	...Saguenay County Quebec
NT	Schefferville Quebec
	Sept-Iles Quebec

Saguenay earthquake 1988
BT	earthquakes
	.Saguenay earthquake 1988
RT	Quebec
SN	Saguenay Valley, Quebec. Added to Thesaurus in 1993.

Saguenay Valley
BT	Canada
	.Eastern Canada
	..Quebec
	...Saguenay Valley
RT	Saint Lawrence River basin
SN	River valley between Lake Saint Jean and Saint Lawrence River NE of Quebec City. Also search Saguenay; Saguenay River.

Sahara
BT	Africa
	.Sahara
NT	Ghadames Basin
UF	Sahara Desert
RT	Algeria
	Mauritania
	Adrar des Iforas
	Mali
	Niger
	Ahaggar
	Egypt
	Tanezrouft
	Morocco
	Tunisia
	Sudan
	Taoudenni Basin
	Chad
	Libya
	ergs
	Taoudenni
SN	Vast arid region extending across North Africa from the Atlantic Ocean to the Red Sea. From 1977-1980, documents on the Spanish Sahara were indexed under Sahara. As of 1981, use Western Sahara for the Spanish Sahara. Indexed with countries as applicable.

Sahara Desert
USE	Sahara

Sahel
BT	Africa
	.Sahel
RT	Mauritania
	Mali
	Niger
	Burkina Faso
	Chad
	Senegal
SN	Region. A transitional steppe belt just S of the Sahara. Indexed with countries as applicable.

Sahul Shelf
BT	Indian Ocean
	.Timor Sea
	..Sahul Shelf
RT	Southwest Pacific
SN	SW of W Timor Island.

Saihun River
USE	Syr Darya

Saint Bernard Parish Louisiana
BT	United States
	.Louisiana
	..Saint Bernard Parish Louisiana
SN	Extreme SE Louisiana, bordering the Gulf of Mexico.

Saint Catharines Ontario
BT	Canada
	.Eastern Canada
	..Ontario
	...Saint Catharines Ontario
SN	City NW of Niagara Falls on Welland Canal in Niagara regional municipality, S Ontario.

Saint Charles County Missouri
BT	United States
	.Missouri
	..Saint Charles County Missouri
SN	E Missouri.

Saint Charles Parish Louisiana
BT	United States
	.Louisiana
	..Saint Charles Parish Louisiana

Saint Clair County Alabama
BT	United States
	.Alabama
	..Saint Clair County Alabama
SN	NE central Alabama.

Saint Clair County Illinois
BT	United States
	.Illinois
	..Saint Clair County Illinois
SN	SW Illinois.

Saint Clair County Michigan
BT	United States
	.Michigan
	..Michigan Lower Peninsula
	...Saint Clair County Michigan
RT	Lake Saint Clair
	Saint Clair River
	Saint Clair River delta
SN	E Michigan.

Saint Clair County Missouri
BT	United States
	.Missouri
	..Saint Clair County Missouri
SN	W Missouri.

Saint Clair River
BT	North America
	.Saint Clair River
RT	Ontario
	Michigan
	Saint Clair County Michigan
SN	Connects Lake Huron with Lake Saint Clair. Indexed with Michigan and/or Ontario as applicable.

Saint Clair River delta
BT	North America
	.Saint Clair River delta
RT	Ontario
	Michigan
	Saint Clair County Michigan
SN	Formed at river mouth in Lake Saint Clair. Indexed with Michigan and/or Ontario as applicable.

Saint Croix
BT	Caribbean region
	.West Indies
	..Antilles
	...Lesser Antilles
	....Virgin Islands
	.....U. S. Virgin Islands
	......Saint Croix
UF	Saint Croix Island
SN	Largest and most populous of the U.S. Virgin Islands which are E of Puerto Rico.

Saint Croix County Wisconsin
BT	United States
	.Wisconsin
	..Saint Croix County Wisconsin

Saint Croix Island
USE	Saint Croix

Saint Elias Mountains
BT	North America
	.Saint Elias Mountains
RT	Alaska
	Yukon Territory
	Southern Alaska
	Bering Glacier
	Chitistone Pass
	Coast Ranges
	Glacier Bay National Park
	Kaskawulsh Glacier
	Mount Wood
	Steele Glacier
	Variegated Glacier
SN	Range near the Pacific Ocean. Indexed with Southern Alaska and/or Yukon Territory as applicable.

Saint Francis County Arkansas
BT	United States
	.Arkansas
	..Saint Francis County Arkansas

Saint Francois County Missouri
BT	United States
	.Missouri
	..Saint Francois County Missouri
SN	SE Missouri.

Saint Francois Mountains
BT	United States
	.Missouri
	..Saint Francois Mountains
RT	Ozark Mountains
SN	WNW of Cape Girardeau in SE Missouri. Indexed with counties or region as applicable.

Saint Gall Switzerland
BT	Europe
	.Central Europe
	..Switzerland
	...Saint Gall Switzerland
UF	Saint Gallen
SN	Canton in NE Switzerland.

Saint Gallen
USE	Saint Gall Switzerland

Saint George Ba

Saint George Basin
RT	Alaska
	Bering Sea
	Utah
	Washington County Utah
SN	Basin in S Bering Sea. Also a basin in Washington County, Utah. Also in other locations. Indexed with Bering Sea or Utah as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

Saint George Batholith
BT	Canada
	.Eastern Canada
	..Maritime Provinces
	...New Brunswick
	....Saint George Batholith
RT	Carboniferous
	Mississippian
	Saint George Group
SN	S New Brunswick. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

Saint George Group
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Paleozoic
	...Ordovician
	....Lower Ordovician
	.....Saint George Group
RT	Newfoundland Island
	Saint George Batholith
SN	W Newfoundland. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

Saint George Island
RT	Alaska
	Apalachicola Bay
	Bering Sea
	Florida
	Gulf of Mexico
SN	In NW Florida, barrier island in Gulf of Mexico. In Alaska, one of the Pribilof Islands in the Bering Sea. Indexed with states and counties or region as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

Saint Gotthard Massif
USE	Gotthard Massif

Saint Helena
UF	Saint Helena Island
RT	Atlantic Ocean Islands
	Beaufort County South Carolina
	Gough Island
	Tristan da Cunha
SN	British island in S Atlantic Ocean about 1200 miles from W coast of Africa. Also occurs in other locations. Search in combination with (Atlantic Ocean or Atlantic Ocean Islands) if applicable. Indexed with Atlantic Ocean Islands or region as applicable.

Saint Helena Island
USE	Saint Helena

Saint Helena Parish Louisiana
BT	United States
	.Louisiana
	..Saint Helena Parish Louisiana

Saint James Parish Louisiana
BT	United States
	.Louisiana
	..Saint James Parish Louisiana

Saint John
SN	No longer a valid term for GeoRef. See Saint John New Brunswick or Saint John Island.

Saint John County New Brunswick
BT	Canada
	.Eastern Canada
	..Maritime Provinces
	...New Brunswick
	....Saint John County New Brunswick
NT	Saint John New Brunswick

Saint John Island
RT	Leeward Islands
	Lesser Antilles
	Newfoundland Island
	U. S. Virgin Islands
	Virgin Islands
	Zabargad Island
SN	In various locations. One of the U. S. Virgin Islands, Lesser Antilles. Also in Saint John Bay, NW Newfoundland. For the Red Sea island offshore Egypt, use Zabargad Island. Indexed with regions as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

Saint John New Brunswick
BT	Canada
	.Eastern Canada
	..Maritime Provinces
	...New Brunswick
	....Saint John County New Brunswick
	.....Saint John New Brunswick
SN	City on Bay of Fundy.

Saint John River
RT	Aroostook County Maine
	Gaspe Peninsula
	Liberia
	Maine
	New Brunswick
	Quebec
	Somerset County Maine
SN	Somerset and Aroostook counties, N Maine; W and S New Brunswick. Also a river in central Liberia. Also a river on the E Gaspe Peninsula, Quebec. Indexed with regions as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

Saint John the Baptist Parish Louisiana
BT	United States
	.Louisiana
	..Saint John the Baptist Parish Louisiana

Saint John's
SN	No longer a valid term for GeoRef. See Saint John's Newfoundland. For the Egyptian island in the Red Sea, see Zabargad Island.

Saint John's Newfoundland
BT	Canada
	.Eastern Canada
	..Newfoundland
	...Newfoundland Island
	....Saint John's Newfoundland
SN	City on the Atlantic Ocean in SE Newfoundland.

Saint Johns County Florida
BT	United States
	.Florida
	..Saint Johns County Florida
SN	NE Florida.

Saint Johns River basin
RT	Florida
SN	NE Florida. May also occur in other locations. Indexed with counties or region as applicable.

Saint Joseph County Indiana
BT	Indiana
	.Saint Joseph County Indiana

Saint Joseph County Michigan
BT	United States
	.Michigan
	..Michigan Lower Peninsula
	...Saint Joseph County Michigan

Saint Kevin Gulch
BT	United States
	.Colorado
	..Lake County Colorado
	...Saint Kevin Gulch
RT	Leadville Colorado
SN	Stream in mining area near Leadville, central Colorado. Added to Thesaurus in 1995.

Saint Kilda
RT	Outer Hebrides
	Scotland
	Victoria Australia
SN	Island in Outer Hebrides of W Scotland. After 1992, use Saint Kilda Australia for the municipality in S Victoria, Australia. Indexed with Outer Hebrides or region as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

Saint Landry Parish Louisiana
BT	United States
	.Louisiana
	..Saint Landry Parish Louisiana

Saint Laurent Limestone
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Paleozoic
	...Devonian
	....Middle Devonian
	.....Saint Laurent Limestone
RT	Missouri
	Illinois
SN	Regarded as lower Hamilton (Cazenovia Stage) and below Lingle Limestone. S Illinois and E Missouri.

Saint Lawrence County New York
BT	United States
	.New York
	..Saint Lawrence County New York
NT	Balmat-Edwards mining district
	Gouverneur New York
	Ogdensburg New York
RT	Benson Mines
	Saint Lawrence Lowlands
	Saint Lawrence River
	Saint Lawrence Valley
SN	N New York.

Saint Lawrence Estuary
BT	Canada
	.Eastern Canada
	..Quebec
	...Saint Lawrence Estuary
RT	Saint Lawrence Valley
SN	The lower, wide part of the river from below Quebec City to its mouth on the Gulf of Saint Lawrence.

Saint Lawrence Lowlands
BT	North America
	.Saint Lawrence Lowlands
RT	Ontario
	Quebec
	New York
	Saint Lawrence County New York
	Champlain Sea
	Great Appalachian Valley
	Laurentide ice sheet
	Franklin County New York
	Saint Lawrence Valley
	Jefferson County New York
	Monteregian Hills
SN	Along both sides of river from Lake Ontario to Quebec. Indexed with New York counties and Canadian provinces as applicable.

Saint Lawrence River
BT	North America
	.Saint Lawrence River
RT	Canada
	Ontario
	Quebec
	New York
	Saint Lawrence County New York
	Franklin County New York
	Saint Lawrence Valley
	Jefferson County New York
	Saint Lawrence River basin
SN	Flows NE out of Lake Ontario into the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Also search Saint Lawrence AND river. Indexed with New York and Canadian provinces as applicable.

Saint Lawrence River basin
BT	North America
	.Saint Lawrence River basin
RT	Ontario
	Quebec
	Vermont
	New York
	Saint Lawrence River
	Saint Lawrence Valley
	Ottawa River
	Saguenay Valley
SN	Drainage basin of Saint Lawrence River. E North America. Includes N New York, Vermont, Quebec and Ontario. Principal tributaries of the Saint Lawrence River include the Richelieu River, Ottawa River, Saint Francis River, Saint Maurice River and Saguenay R

Saint Lawrence River valley
USE	Saint Lawrence Valley

Saint Lawrence Valley
BT	North America
	.Saint Lawrence Valley
UF	Saint Lawrence River valley
RT	Ontario
	Quebec
	New York
	Saint Lawrence County New York
	Saint Lawrence Lowlands
	Great Appalachian Valley
	Laurentide ice sheet
	Franklin County New York
	Saint Lawrence River
	Jefferson County New York
	Saint Lawrence River basin
	Saint Lawrence Estuary
SN	River valley extending to the Gulf of Saint Lawrence. Also search Saint Lawrence AND valley. Indexed with New York counties and Canadian provinces as applicable.

Saint Louis County Minnesota
BT	United States
	.Minnesota
	..Saint Louis County Minnesota
NT	Duluth Minnesota
	Ely Minnesota
RT	Mesabi Range
	Rainy Lake
	Vermilion Range
SN	NE Minnesota.

Saint Louis County Missouri
BT	United States
	.Missouri
	..Saint Louis County Missouri
NT	Saint Louis Missouri
SN	E Missouri.

Saint Louis Limestone
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Paleozoic
	...Carboniferous
	....Mississippian
	.....Upper Mississippian
	......Meramecian
	.......Saint Louis Limestone
RT	Virginia
	Iowa
	Kentucky
	Missouri
	Oklahoma
	Illinois
	Indiana
	Alabama
	Georgia
	Tennessee
SN	Comprises Croton and Verdi members.

Saint Louis Missouri
BT	United States
	.Missouri
	..Saint Louis County Missouri
	...Saint Louis Missouri
SN	City on the Mississippi River in E Missouri.

Saint Lucia
RT	Lesser Antilles
	Soufriere
	Windward Islands
SN	Island at N13#DG45'N14#DG07' W060#DG55'W061#DG05'. A self-governing state in association with United Kingdom located in Windward Islands, Lesser Antilles. May also occur in other locations. Indexed with Windward Islands and Lesser Antilles OR region as ap

Saint Lucie County Florida
BT	United States
	.Florida
	..Saint Lucie County Florida
SN	On Atlantic Ocean in SE Florida.

Saint Martin Parish Louisiana
BT	United States
	.Louisiana
	..Saint Martin Parish Louisiana

Saint Mary Parish Louisiana
BT	United States
	.Louisiana
	..Saint Mary Parish Louisiana
RT	Atchafalaya Bay
	Belle Isle
	Eugene Island
SN	S Louisiana, bordering the Gulf of Mexico.

Saint Marys County Maryland
BT	United States
	.Maryland
	..Saint Marys County Maryland
SN	S Maryland.

Saint Marys Formation
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Cenozoic
	...Neogene
	....Miocene
	.....Saint Marys Formation
RT	Virginia
	Maryland
	Delaware
	Chesapeake Group
SN	In Chesapeake Group. Middle and upper Miocene. Delaware, E Maryland and E Virginia.

Saint Paul Island
RT	Alaska
	Bering Sea
	Indian Ocean Islands
SN	Most northerly of Pribilof Islands, E Bering Sea. Also an island in the S Indian Ocean. Also in other locations. Indexed with Alaska or Indian Ocean Islands as applicable.

Saint Paul Minnesota
BT	United States
	.Minnesota
	..Ramsey County Minnesota
	...Saint Paul Minnesota
SN	City on the Mississippi River E of Minneapolis in E Minnesota.

Saint Paul Rocks
BT	Atlantic Ocean Islands
	.Saint Paul Rocks
UF	Saint Paul's Rocks
SN	Group of uninhabited volcanic, rocky islets belonging to Brazil about 600 miles NE of Natal, E Brazil.

Saint Paul's Rocks
USE	Saint Paul Rocks

Saint Peter Sandstone
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Paleozoic
	...Ordovician
	....Middle Ordovician
	.....Saint Peter Sandstone
RT	Iowa
	Kentucky
	Missouri
	Oklahoma
	Illinois
	Indiana
	Ohio
	Wisconsin
	Minnesota
	Kansas
	Michigan
	Arkansas
SN	Overlies Prairie du Chien Group and underlies Glenwood Shale Member of Platteville Formation.

Saint Petersburg Russi

Saint Petersburg Russian Federation
BT	Commonwealth of Independent States
	.Russian Federation
	..Leningrad Oblast Russian Federation
	...Saint Petersburg Russian Federation
UF	Leningrad City Russian Federation
	Sankt Peterburg Russian Federation
RT	Baltic region
SN	Oblast-level city, Gulf of Finland. Before 1991, Leningrad. It is surrounded by much larger Leningrad Oblast. Before 1993, Saint Petersburg Russian Republic was also used. Before 1998, this term was often also used for Leningrad Oblast. This term has mult

Saint Pierre and Miquelon
BT	North America
	.Saint Pierre and Miquelon
BT	Atlantic Ocean Islands
	.Saint Pierre and Miquelon
UF	Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
	St. Pierre and Miquelon
SN	Consists of two islands in the Atlantic Ocean just S of Newfoundland. Became a French department in 1976. This term has multiple hierarchies. Added to Thesaurus in 1981.

Saint Regis Form

Saint Regis Formation
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Precambrian
	..Proterozoic
	...Mesoproterozoic
	....Saint Regis Formation
RT	Idaho
	Montana
	Washington
	Belt Supergroup
	Ravalli Group
SN	In Ravalli Group of Belt Supergroup. NE Idaho, NW Montana and Washington. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

Saint Severin France
USE	Saint-Severin France

Saint Severin Meteorite
USE	Saint-Severin Meteorite

Saint Tammany Parish Louisiana
BT	United States
	.Louisiana
	..Saint Tammany Parish Louisiana

Saint Thomas
BT	Caribbean region
	.West Indies
	..Antilles
	...Lesser Antilles
	....Virgin Islands
	.....U. S. Virgin Islands
	......Saint Thomas
SN	Island in the U.S. Virgin Islands E of Puerto Rico.

Saint Vincent
BT	Caribbean region
	.West Indies
	..Antilles
	...Lesser Antilles
	....Saint Vincent
RT	Soufriere
SN	Self governing British state in the Windward Islands comprising Saint Vincent Island and the northern Grenadines. Indexed with Windward Islands.

Saint Vincent Bay
USE	Saint Vincent Gulf

Saint Vincent Gulf
BT	Australasia
	.Australia
	..South Australia
	...Saint Vincent Gulf
UF	Saint Vincent Bay
SN	Inlet of Indian Ocean between Yorke Peninsula and mainland.

Saint-Chinian France
BT	rault France
	.Saint-Chinian France
SN	Village in S France.

Saint-Etienne Basin
USE	Saint-Etienne coal basin

Saint-Etienne coal basin
BT	Europe
	.Western Europe
	..France
	...Loire France
	....Saint-Etienne coal basin
UF	Saint-Etienne Basin
RT	coal fields
SN	In E central France. Also search Saint-Etienne.

Saint-Girons France
BT	Europe
	.Western Europe
	..France
	...Ariege France
	....Saint-Girons France
SN	Town in S France at foot of central Pyrenees.

Saint-Hyacinthe County Quebec
BT	Canada
	.Eastern Canada
	..Quebec
	...Saint-Hyacinthe County Quebec

Saint-Jean County Quebec
BT	Canada
	.Eastern Canada
	..Quebec
	...Saint-Jean County Quebec

Saint-Louis Reunion
BT	Indian Ocean Islands
	.Mascarene Islands
	..Reunion
	...Saint-Louis Reunion
SN	Town on Reunion Island E of the Madagascar.

Saint-Maurice County Quebec
BT	Canada
	.Eastern Canada
	..Quebec
	...Saint-Maurice County Quebec

Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
USE	Saint Pierre and Miquelon
SN	Not a valid GeoRef index term after 1970. Used in subfile N.

Saint-Severin France
BT	Europe
	.Western Europe
	..France
	...Charente France
	....Saint-Severin France
UF	Saint Severin France
RT	Saint-Severin Meteorite
SN	Village in E France.

Saint-Severin Meteorite
BT	meteorites
	.stony meteorites
	..chondrites
	...Saint-Severin Meteorite
UF	Saint Severin Meteorite
RT	France
	Charente France
	Saint-Severin France
SN	Impact at Saint-Severin in Charente, France. Before 1985, also search (Saint Severin OR Saint-Severin France) AND meteorites. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

Saint-Sylvestre Massif
BT	ute-Vienne France
	.Saint-Sylvestre Massif
SN	In the Monts d'Ambazac in E central France.

Saint-Vallier France
BT	Europe
	.Western Europe
	..France
	...Alpes-Maritimes France
	....Saint-Vallier France
UF	Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey
SN	Village in Provence Alps in extreme SE France.

Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey
USE	Saint-Vallier France

Sainte Genevieve County Missouri
BT	United States
	.Missouri
	..Sainte Genevieve County Missouri

Sainte Genevieve Limestone
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Paleozoic
	...Carboniferous
	....Mississippian
	.....Upper Mississippian
	......Meramecian
	.......Sainte Genevieve Limestone
UF	Ste. Genevieve Limestone
RT	Iowa
	Kentucky
	Missouri
	Illinois
	Indiana
	Alabama
	Georgia
	Tennessee
SN	Includes Fredonia Limestone, Rosiclare Sandstone, and Levias Limestone members. N Alabama, Georgia, S Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, E Missouri, Tennessee.

Sainte-Baume Massif
BT	Europe
	.Western Europe
	..France
	...Sainte-Baume Massif
BT	Europe
	.Alps
	..Western Alps
	...Sainte-Baume Massif
RT	Provence
	Provence Alps
	Var France
SN	In lower Provence Alps in SE France. Also search Sainte-Baume. This term has multiple hierarchies.

Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines France
BT	ut-Rhin France
	.Sainte-Marie-aux-Mines France
SN	Town near crest of the Vosges Mountains in NE France.

Sainte-Victoire Massif
USE	Sainte-Victoire Mountain

Sainte-Victoire Mountain
BT	Europe
	.Western Europe
	..France
	...Bouches-du-Rhone France
	....Sainte-Victoire Mountain
UF	Sainte-Victoire Massif
SN	In S France.

Saipan
BT	Oceania
	.Micronesia
	..Mariana Islands
	...Saipan
SN	United States island N of Guam.

Saitama Japan
BT	nshu
	.Saitama Japan
NT	Chichibu Japan
	Chichibu Mine
RT	Kanto Plain
	Fujiyama
SN	Prefecture N of Tokyo.

Sakar Mountains
BT	Europe
	.Southern Europe
	..Bulgaria
	...Sakar Mountains
SN	Between Maritsa River and Tundzha River in SE Bulgaria. Also search Sakar; Sakar Mountain.

sakhaite
BT	borates
	.sakhaite
BT	carbonates
	.sakhaite
SN	This term has multiple hierarchies.

Sakhalin
BT	Commonwealth of Independent States
	.Russian Federation
	..Sakhalin Russian Federation
	...Sakhalin
UF	Karafuto
	Saghalin
	Sakhalin Island
RT	Russian Far East
	Okhotsk region
	Kuril Islands
	Tatar Strait
	Moneron Island
	Nayba River basin
SN	Island N of Hokkaido in W Okhotsk Sea. This term has multiple hierarchies.

Sakhalin Island
USE	Sakhalin

Sakhalin Russian Federation
BT	Commonwealth of Independent States
	.Russian Federation
	..Sakhalin Russian Federation
BT	Asia
	.Sakhalin Russian Federation
NT	Kuril Islands
	Sakhalin
RT	Russian Far East
	Russian Pacific region
SN	Oblast including the island and Kuril Islands. Before 1993, Sakhalin Russian Republic was also used. This term has multiple hierarchies.

Sakmara Russian Federation
BT	Commonwealth of Independent States
	.Russian Federation
	..Orenburg Russian Federation
	...Sakmara Russian Federation
SN	Village in central Orenburg Oblast in Southern Urals in European Russian Federation. Before 1993, Sakmara Russian Republic was also used. This term has multiple hierarchies.

Sakmara Zone
BT	Commonwealth of Independent States
	.Russian Federation
	..Sakmara Zone
BT	Europe
	.Sakmara Zone
RT	Southern Urals
	Orenburg Russian Federation
SN	Southern Urals. This term has multiple hierarchies. Added to Thesaurus in 1995.

Sakmarian
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Paleozoic
	...Permian
	....Cisuralian
	.....Sakmarian
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Paleozoic
	...Permian
	....Lower Permian
	.....Sakmarian
SN	Europe. Above Stephanian (Carboniferous), below Artinskian.

Sakoa Basin
BT	Africa
	.Madagascar
	..Sakoa Basin
RT	coal
SN	Main source of coal in SW Madagascar. Also search Sakoa. This term has multiple hierarchies.

Saksagan River
BT	Europe
	.Ukraine
	..Dnepropetrovsk Ukraine
	...Saksagan River
SN	In E central Ukraine. Also search Saksagan. This term has multiple hierarchies.

Sakura-jima
BT	Asia
	.Far East
	..Japan
	...Kyushu
	....Kagoshima Japan
	.....Sakura-jima
UF	Sakurajima
RT	Aira Caldera
	Ontake
	volcanoes
	Ebino Japan
	Osumi Peninsula
SN	Peninsula and volcano. NW projection of Osumi Peninsula in S Kyushu. An island until 1914. Before 1993, Ontake was sometimes used for the volcano. Before 1993, also search Ontake AND Kyushu for the volcano.

Sakurajima
USE	Sakura-jima

Salado Basin
BT	South America
	.Argentina
	..Salado Basin
RT	La Rioja Argentina
	La Pampa Argentina
	Mendoza Argentina
	San Luis Argentina
SN	600 mile-long basin of the combined Desaguadero and Salado river systems. Also search Salado. Indexed with provinces as applicable.

Salado Formation
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Paleozoic
	...Permian
	....Upper Permian
	.....Salado Formation
RT	New Mexico
	Texas
SN	SE New Mexico and W Texas. Includes McNutt Potash Member. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

Salair Ridge
BT	Commonwealth of Independent States
	.Russian Federation
	..Salair Ridge
BT	Asia
	.Salair Ridge
RT	Altai Russian Federation
	Kemerovo Russian Federation
SN	Along borders of Altai Kray and Kemerovo Oblast in S Siberia. This term has multiple hierarchies.

Salair Russian Federation
BT	Commonwealth of Independent States
	.Russian Federation
	..Kemerovo Russian Federation
	...Salair Russian Federation
SN	City on Salair Ridge in W Kemerovo Oblast in S Siberia. Before 1993, Salair Russian Republic was also used. This term has multiple hierarchies.

Salaj Romania
BT	Europe
	.Southern Europe
	..Romania
	...Transylvania
	....Salaj Romania
SN	County in NW Romania.

Salamanca City Spain
BT	Europe
	.Southern Europe
	..Iberian Peninsula
	...Spain
	....Castilla y Leon Spain
	.....Salamanca Spain
	......Salamanca City Spain
SN	Refers to only the city in NE Salamanca Province, W Spain. Before 1993, also search Salamanca Spain.

Salamanca Spain
BT	Europe
	.Southern Europe
	..Iberian Peninsula
	...Spain
	....Castilla y Leon Spain
	.....Salamanca Spain
NT	Salamanca City Spain
SN	Refers only to the province in W Spain on the Portuguese border. From 1981-1992, also search Salamanca Province and Spain. For the city, see Salamanca City Spain.

Salat Valley
BT	Europe
	.Western Europe
	..France
	...Salat Valley
RT	Ariege France
	Haute-Garonne France
SN	River valley in S France. Also search Salat River. Indexed with departments as applicable.

Salem County New Jersey
BT	United States
	.New Jersey
	..Salem County New Jersey
SN	SW New Jersey.

Salem Limestone
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Paleozoic
	...Carboniferous
	....Mississippian
	.....Upper Mississippian
	......Meramecian
	.......Salem Limestone
RT	Iowa
	Kentucky
	Missouri
	Illinois
	Indiana
SN	Includes Kidd, Fults, Chalfin, and Rocher members. S Illinois , S Indiana, SE Iowa, W and central Kentucky, and E Missouri. Also search Salem Formation.

Salentina Peninsula
BT	Europe
	.Southern Europe
	..Italy
	...Apulia Italy
	....Salentina Peninsula
UF	Salentine Peninsula
SN	SE Apulia. The heel of the Italian boot. Also search Salentina.

Salentine Peninsula
USE	Salentina Peninsula

Salerno Italy
BT	Europe
	.Southern Europe
	..Italy
	...Campania Italy
	....Salerno Italy
RT	Lucania
SN	City on Gulf of Salerno SE of Naples in W Campania, S Italy.

sales
RT	economics
SN	Added to Thesaurus in 1981.

Salida Colorado
BT	United States
	.Colorado
	..Chaffee County Colorado
	...Salida Colorado
SN	City on Arkansas River in central Colorado.

Salina Group
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Paleozoic
	...Silurian
	....Upper Silurian
	.....Salina Group
RT	Ohio
	Michigan
SN	Includes Vernon Shale, Camillus Shale, Bertie Formation, Akron Dolomite, Syracuse Formation. Michigan and N Ohio.

Salinas California
BT	United States
	.California
	..Monterey County California
	...Salinas California
SN	City in W California.

Salinas River valley
USE	Salinas Valley

Salinas Valley
UF	Salinas River valley
RT	California
	San Luis Obispo County California
	Monterey County California
SN	River valley in San Luis Obispo and Monterey counties in W California. Also search Salinas River. Indexed with counties or region as applicable.

saline composition
RT	composition
	ground water
	salinity
SN	Before 1978, search saline.

Saline County Arkansas
BT	United States
	.Arkansas
	..Saline County Arkansas
SN	Central Arkansas.

Saline County Illinois
BT	United States
	.Illinois
	..Saline County Illinois
SN	SE Illinois.

Saline County Kansas
BT	United States
	.Kansas
	..Saline County Kansas
SN	Central Kansas.

Saline County Missouri
BT	United States
	.Missouri
	..Saline County Missouri
SN	Central Missouri.

Saline County Nebraska
BT	United States
	.Nebraska
	..Saline County Nebraska
RT	Big Blue River
SN	SE Nebraska.

saline soils
BT	soils
	.saline soils
RT	salinity
	salinization
	Halomorphic soils
	Solonchak soils
	Solonetz soils
SN	Nonsodic soil with enough soluble salt to adversely affect crops. Before 2000, also search (soils AND salinity) OR Solonchak soils. Also index salinity if applicable.

saline water
USE	salt water

Salinian Block
BT	United States
	.California
	..Salinian Block
RT	Coast Ranges
SN	Block structure in the California Coast Ranges. Added to Thesaurus in 1981.

salinity
RT	brackish water
	brackish-water environment
	desalinization
	hydrochemistry
	hypersaline environment
	paleoecology
	paleosalinity
	saline composition
	saline soils
	salinization
	salt
	salt marshes
	sea water
	sedimentation
	soil treatment
	soils
	Solonchak soils
	springs

salinization
RT	degradation
	desalinization
	desertification
	ground water
	Halomorphic soils
	irrigation
	pedogenesis
	potability
	processes
	saline soils
	salinity
	salt-water intrusion
	soil management
	Solonchak soils
	water management
	water quality
SN	Includes process of salt accumulation in soil. Also index salt-water intrusion or salinity if applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1998.

Salisbury
SN	No longer a valid term for GeoRef. See Harare Zimbabwe if applicable.

Salisbury Embayment
BT	United States
	.Salisbury Embayment
RT	Virginia
	North Carolina
	Maryland
	Atlantic Coastal Plain
SN	Central Atlantic Coastal Plain. Indexed with states as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

salite
BT	silicates
	.chain silicates
	..pyroxene group
	...clinopyroxene
	....salite
RT	diopside
SN	Gray-green to black variety of diopside.

Salix
BT	Plantae
	.Spermatophyta
	..Angiospermae
	...Dicotyledoneae
	....Salix
SN	Genus.

Salmo British Columbia
BT	Canada
	.Western Canada
	..British Columbia
	...Salmo British Columbia
SN	Village in S British Columbia.

Salmon Idaho
BT	United States
	.Idaho
	..Lemhi County Idaho
	...Salmon Idaho
SN	City in E Idaho.

Salmon River
RT	Idaho
	Salmon River breaks
SN	Rises in central Idaho and flows N then W, and again N to empty into Snake River in W Idaho. Also in other locations. Indexed with counties or regions as applicable.

Salmon River breaks
BT	United States
	.Idaho
	..Salmon River breaks
RT	Salmon River
SN	Large gorge or canyon in lower course of Salmon River.

Salmoniformes
BT	Chordata
	.Vertebrata
	..Pisces
	...Osteichthyes
	....Actinopterygii
	.....Teleostei
	......Salmoniformes
SN	Order.

Salonika Greece
BT	Europe
	.Southern Europe
	..Greece
	...Greek Macedonia
	....Salonika Greece
UF	Saloniki Greece
	Thessaloniki Greece
RT	Chalkidiki
SN	City on Gulf of Salonika in S central Greek Macedonia, N Greece. This term has multiple hierarchies.

Saloniki Greece
USE	Salonika Greece

Salop England
USE	Shropshire England

Salsigne Mine
BT	Europe
	.Western Europe
	..France
	...Aude France
	....Salsigne Mine
RT	mines
	gold ores
SN	Gold ores. N of Carcassonne in S France. Also search Salsigne.

salt
BT	sedimentary rocks
	.chemically precipitated rocks
	..evaporites
	...salt
RT	evaporite deposits
	diapirs
	paleosalinity
	salinity
	sea water
	brines
	bromine
	bromine deposits
	desalinization
	iodine deposits
	salt domes
	salt tectonics
	halite
	chlorine
	potassium chloride
	sodium chloride
	subsalt strata
SN	See List C for use as a commodity term.

Salt Creek
RT	Wyoming
SN	Central Wyoming. Also in many other locations. Indexed with counties or region as applicable.

salt domes
RT	cap rocks
	diapirism
	diapirs
	domes
	folds
	Oakwood Dome
	Richton Dome
	salt
	salt tectonics

Salt Lake City Utah
BT	United States
	.Utah
	..Salt Lake County Utah
	...Salt Lake City Utah
SN	City on Jordan River in N Utah.

Salt Lake County Utah
BT	United States
	.Utah
	..Salt Lake County Utah
NT	Bingham Utah
	Salt Lake City Utah
RT	Great Salt Lake
	Jordan River
	Jordan Valley
	Wasatch fault zone
SN	N Utah.

Salt Lake Formation
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Cenozoic
	...Neogene
	....Salt Lake Formation
RT	Pliocene
	Miocene
	Idaho
	Utah
	Wyoming
	Nevada
SN	SE Idaho, N Nevada, N Utah and W Wyoming. Also search Salt Lake Group NOT Hawaii. For formation in Hawaii, search Salt Lake Group AND Hawaii. Indexed with ages as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

salt lakes
RT	brackish water
	brines
	lakes
	salt water

salt marshes
BT	mires
	.marshes
	..salt marshes
RT	sedimentation
	paleoecology
	geomorphology
	fluvial features
	brackish-water environment
	sebkha environment
	shore features
	lacustrine features
	wetlands
	salinity
	tidal marshes
SN	Indexed with lacustrine features or shore features as applicable.

Salt Range
BT	Asia
	.Indian Peninsula
	..Pakistan
	...Punjab Pakistan
	....Salt Range
SN	Between the Indus River and the Jhelum River.

Salt River
RT	Arizona
	Salt River valley
SN	Rises in E Arizona and flows W into Gila River W of Phoenix. Also in other locations. Indexed with counties or region as applicable.

Salt River valley
RT	Arizona
	Kentucky
	Maricopa County Arizona
	Salt River
	Salt Valley
SN	Valley of Salt River in Maricopa County, Arizona. Also in N Kentucky. Indexed with states and counties or region as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

salt sheets
RT	allochthons
	salt tectonics
	subsalt strata
SN	Allochthonous salt with breadth several times greater than its maximum thickness.

salt structures
SN	Not a valid GeoRef index term after 1968. See salt tectonics; salt domes.

salt tectonics
BT	tectonics
	.salt tectonics
UF	halokinesis
RT	faults
	salt sheets
	deformation
	cap rocks
	folds
	diapirs
	emplacement
	tectonophysics
	salt
	salt domes
	diapirism
	Louann Salt
	subsalt strata
SN	Used for the study of the structure and mechanism of emplacement of salt domes.

Salt Valley
RT	Colorado Plateau
	Grand County Utah
	Salt River valley
	San Juan County Utah
	Utah
SN	SW Utah. Also used for other locations. Indexed with counties or region as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

Salt Wash Sandstone Member
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Mesozoic
	...Jurassic
	....Upper Jurassic
	.....Salt Wash Sandstone Member
RT	New Mexico
	Utah
	Colorado
	Arizona
	Morrison Formation
SN	Of Morrison Formation. E Utah, NE Arizona, SW Colorado and NW New Mexico. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

salt water
UF	saline water
RT	ground water
	water
	hydrochemistry
	brackish water
	salt lakes
	sea water
	brines
	salt-water intrusion
	chemical dispersion
	fresh water

salt water intrusion
USE	salt-water intrusion

salt-water contamination
SN	Not a valid term for GeoRef. Use salt-water intrusion.

salt-water int

salt-water intrusion
UF	encroachment (ground water)
	intrusion (ground water)
	salt water intrusion
	sea-water encroachment
	sea-water intrusion
RT	ground water
	salt water
	sea water
	brines
	chemical dispersion
	salinization

Salta Argentina
BT	South America
	.Argentina
	..Salta Argentina
RT	Pampean Mountains
	Yacoraite Formation
	Rio Blanco Basin
SN	Province in NNW Argentina. Before 1993, also search Salta Province AND Argentina.

saltation
RT	deflation
	sediment transport
	sedimentation

Salton Sea
BT	United States
	.California
	..Salton Sea
RT	Imperial County California
	Riverside County California
	Colorado Desert
	Salton Sea geothermal field
SN	Shallow saline lake just N of Imperial Valley in S California.

Salton Sea geothermal field
BT	United States
	.California
	..Imperial County California
	...Salton Sea geothermal field
RT	geothermal fields
	Salton Sea
	Salton Trough
SN	S California. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

Salton Trough
BT	United States
	.California
	..Salton Trough
RT	Salton Sea geothermal field
	Superstition Hills earthquake 1987
SN	Depression including from NW to SE, the Coachella Valley, the Salton Sea, and the Imperial Valley in S California.

Saltville Fault
RT	Tennessee
	Virginia
SN	SW Virginia and E Tennessee. Also search Saltville. Indexed with counties or region as applicable.

Saluda County South Carolina
BT	United States
	.South Carolina
	..Saluda County South Carolina

Salvador Brazil
BT	South America
	.Brazil
	..Bahia Brazil
	...Salvador Brazil
SN	City on the Atlantic Ocean in E Bahia, E Brazil. Formerly Sao Salvador or Bahia.

Salym Field
BT	Commonwealth of Independent States
	.Russian Federation
	..Tyumen Russian Federation
	...Salym Field
RT	oil and gas fields
	West Siberia
SN	Oil field, W Siberia. This term has multiple hierarchies.

Salzach River
BT	Europe
	.Central Europe
	..Salzach River
RT	Bavaria Germany
	Salzburg State Austria
	Upper Austria
	Pinzgau
SN	Primarily in Salzburg State. Also search Salzach. Indexed with Austrian and German states as applicable.

Salzburg Austria
BT	Europe
	.Central Europe
	..Austria
	...Salzburg State Austria
	....Salzburg Austria
SN	City in Salzburg State, NW Austria. As of 1981, Salzburg Austria refers to only the city. Before 1981, Salzburg Austria referred to both the state and the city in central Austria.

Salzburg State Austria
BT	Europe
	.Central Europe
	..Austria
	...Salzburg State Austria
NT	Bad Gastein Austria
	Mitterberg Austria
	Pinzgau
	Salzburg Austria
RT	Salzach River
	Salzkammergut
	Hohe Tauern
	Venediger Group
SN	Before 1981, also search Salzburg Austria.

Salzkammergut
BT	Europe
	.Central Europe
	..Austria
	...Salzkammergut
RT	Eastern Alps
	Salzburg State Austria
	Upper Austria
	Styria Austria
SN	Lake and mountain region of Eastern Alps. Indexed with states as applicable.

sam

Samail Ophiolite
USE	Semail Ophiolite

Samar
BT	Asia
	.Far East
	..Philippine Islands
	...Samar
SN	Island on E side of central part of Philippine Islands.

Samara Bend
BT	Commonwealth of Independent States
	.Russian Federation
	..Samara Russian Federation
	...Samara Bend
SN	Region in former Kuibyshev Oblast within oxbow of the middle Volga River where it reaches its easternmost point. This term has multiple hierarchies.

Samara Russian Federation
BT	Commonwealth of Independent States
	.Russian Federation
	..Samara Russian Federation
BT	Europe
	.Samara Russian Federation
NT	Samara Bend
UF	Kuibyshev Russian Federation
	Kuybyshev Russian Federation
RT	Vodino Russian Federation
SN	Oblast and city in W Russian Federation. Renamed in 1990s. Before 1993, also search Kuibyshev Russian Republic. This term has multiple hierarchies.

Samaria
BT	Asia
	.Middle East
	..Samaria
RT	Israel
	Jordan
SN	Region extending from the Mediterranean Sea to the Jordan River S of Galilee and N of Judaea. Includes most of the Israeli occupied West Bank of the Jordan River. Indexed with countries as applicable.

samarium
BT	metals
	.rare earths
	..samarium
NT	Sm-147/Nd-144
UF	Sm
RT	Sm/Nd

Samarkand Uzbekistan
BT	Asia
	.Uzbekistan
	..Samarkand Uzbekistan
NT	Lyangar Uzbekistan
	Zirabulak Uzbekistan
UF	Samarqand Uzbekistan
RT	Nura-Tau
SN	Oblast and city in SE Uzbekistan. This term has multiple hierarchies.

Samarqand Uzbekistan
USE	Samarkand Uzbekistan

samarskite
BT	oxides
	.niobates
	..niobotantalates
	...samarskite
SN	This term has multiple hierarchies.

Sambagawa Belt
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Paleozoic
	...Sambagawa Belt
UF	Sanbagawa Belt
RT	Honshu
	Kyushu
	Shikoku
SN	Innermost and oldest of three belts of different metamorphic grades of schist in a Paleozoic Group. SW Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. Also search Sambagawa; Sambagawa Schist.

Sambalpur India
BT	Asia
	.Indian Peninsula
	..India
	...Orissa India
	....Sambalpur India
SN	Town in N Orissa, E India.

Samoa
BT	Oceania
	.Polynesia
	..Samoa
UF	American Samoa
	Samoa Islands
	Western Samoa
RT	East Pacific Ocean Islands
SN	Group of volcanic islands in SW central Pacific Ocean. American Samoa is in E part of group, and independent Western Samoa comprises the W part.

Samoa Islands
USE	Samoa

Samos
BT	Mediterranean region
	.Aegean Islands
	..Greek Aegean Islands
	...Samos
SN	Island in the Aegean Sea off W coast of Turkey. Also a Greek department. This term has multiple hierarchies.

sample location maps
USE	site location maps

sample preparation
RT	centrifuge methods
	chemical analysis
	citrate-bicarbonate-dithionite method
	curation
	decrepitation
	differential thermal analysis
	micropaleontology
	paleontology
	palynology
	preparation
	quality control
	samples
	sampling
	soil sampling
	soils
	staining
	techniques

samplers
RT	instruments
	sampling
	sediment traps
SN	Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

samples
RT	dredged samples
	lunar samples
	sample preparation
	sampling
	soil sampling
	thin sections
SN	Used for physical samples, not for statistical meaning.

sampling
RT	analysis
	curation
	dredged samples
	field studies
	panning
	placers
	probability
	quality control
	reliability
	sample preparation
	samplers
	samples
	sediment traps
	soil sampling
	techniques
	trenching

Sampson County North Carolina
BT	United States
	.North Carolina
	..Sampson County North Carolina

San Andreas Fault
RT	Carrizo Plain
	Emerson Fault
	Hosgri Fault
	Parkfield earthquakes
	California
	San Gregorio Fault
SN	A fault system or zone extending for more than 600 miles from the Pacific Ocean at Point Arena through the San Francisco Peninsula and on into S California. Also search San Andreas. Indexed with location as applicable.

San Andres Formation
RT	Argentina
	Guadalupian
	Leonardian
	Mexico
	Permian
	New Mexico
	Texas
SN	Permian in Manzano Group of Permian Basin in central and SE New Mexico and West Texas. Also in other locations including Argentina and Baja California, Mexico. Also search San Andres with location and/or age. Indexed with age or ages as applicable.

San Andres Mountains
RT	Dona Ana County New Mexico
	New Mexico
	Sierra County New Mexico
	Socorro County New Mexico
SN	S central New Mexico. May also occur in other locations. Search in combination with New Mexico if applicable. Indexed with U. S. counties or location; and mountain ranges as applicable.

San Antonio Mine
RT	Chihuahua Mexico
	gold ores
	Manitoba
	Mexico
	mines
	polymetallic ores
	Sonora Mexico
SN	Gold ores in Bissett area, SE Manitoba and in Sonora Mexico. Polymetallic ores in Santa Eulalia District, Chichuahua, Mexico. Also occurs with numerous other locations and commodities. Search with location. Indexed with country and commodities as applicab

San Antonio Texas
BT	United States
	.Texas
	..Bexar County Texas
	...San Antonio Texas
SN	City on San Antonio River in S central Texas.

San Augustine County Texas
BT	United States
	.Texas
	..San Augustine County Texas

San Benito County California
BT	United States
	.California
	..San Benito County California
NT	Hollister California
	Pinnacles National Monument
	San Juan Bautista California
RT	Santa Clara Valley
SN	W California.

San Bernardino California
BT	United States
	.California
	..San Bernardino County California
	...San Bernardino California
SN	City in S California.

San Bernardino County California
BT	United States
	.California
	..San Bernardino County California
NT	Avawatz Mountains
	Barstow California
	Cady Mountains
	Cajon Pass
	Cima volcanic field
	Johnson Valley Fault
	Landers California
	Needles California
	Old Woman Mountains
	Pisgah Crater
	San Bernardino California
	San Gorgonio Mountain
	San Gorgonio Pass
	Trona California
	Whipple Mountains
RT	Mojave Desert
	Nopah Range
	Borax Lake
	Calico Mountains
	Coyote Lake
	Death Valley
	Emerson Fault
	Sacramento Mountains
	Kingston Range
	Searles Lake
	Mohave Mountains
	Santa Ana River
	San Bernardino Mountains
SN	S California.

San Bernardino Mountains
RT	Coast Ranges
	Riverside County California
	San Bernardino County California
	California
	San Gorgonio Mountain
	San Gorgonio Pass
	Transverse Ranges
SN	One of the Coast Ranges in San Bernardino and Riverside counties in S California. Indexed with counties and Coast Ranges; or region and mountain ranges as applicable.

San Buenaventura California
USE	Ventura California

San Carlos Indian Reservation
BT	United States
	.Arizona
	..San Carlos Indian Reservation
RT	San Carlos Olivine
	Indian reservations
SN	SE central Arizona. Also search San Carlos.

San Carlos Olivine
RT	Gila County Arizona
	mineral inclusions
	San Carlos Indian Reservation
SN	Peridotite and pyroxenite inclusions from San Carlos, Arizona, 30 kilometers E of Globe, Arizona. Also search (Peridot Mesa or Rice) and Arizona; or Gila County Arizona. Added to Thesaurus in 1993.

San Clemente Island
BT	United States
	.California
	..Channel Islands
	...San Clemente Island
BT	United States
	.California
	..Los Angeles County California
	...San Clemente Island
SN	One of the Channel Islands in the Pacific Ocean W of San Diego. Also search San Clemente. This term has multiple hierarchies.

San Diego California
BT	United States
	.California
	..San Diego County California
	...San Diego California
RT	La Jolla California
SN	City on the Pacific Ocean in S California.

San Diego County California
BT	United States
	.California
	..San Diego County California
NT	La Jolla California
	Point Loma
	San Diego California
RT	Anza-Borrego Desert State Park
	San Jacinto Fault
SN	S California.

San Diego Formation
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Cenozoic
	...Neogene
	....Pliocene
	.....San Diego Formation
RT	California
SN	Rests with angular unconformity upon Rose Canyon Formation of the La Jolla, or on Poway Conglomerate, or overlaps them and rests with marked unconformity upon Black Mountain volcanics; unconformably underlies Sweitzer Formation. S California.

San Diego Trough
BT	Pacific Ocean
	.North Pacific
	..Northeast Pacific
	...San Diego Trough
SN	Just off San Diego, California. This term has multiple hierarchies.

San Emigdio Mountains
BT	United States
	.California
	..San Emigdio Mountains
RT	Kern County California
	San Joaquin Valley
	Ventura County California
	Tehachapi Mountains
	Temblor Range
SN	Part of the southern wall of the San Joaquin Valley, linking Temblor Range with Tehachapi Mountains in S California. Indexed with county or counties as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

San Felipe Formation
RT	Argentina
	Cretaceous
	Mexico
	Tertiary
SN	Cretaceous of Mexico. Also a Tertiary formation in Argentina. Indexed with age or ages as applicable.

San Fernando California
BT	United States
	.California
	..Los Angeles County California
	...San Fernando California
RT	San Fernando earthquake 1971
SN	City in S California.

San Fernando earthquake 1971
BT	earthquakes
	.San Fernando earthquake 1971
UF	San Fernando Valley earthquake 1971
RT	California
	San Fernando California
SN	Epicenter near San Fernando, California. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

San Fernando Valley
BT	United States
	.California
	..San Fernando Valley
RT	Northridge earthquake 1994
	Sylmar Fault
SN	Fertile basin about 20 miles NW of downtown Los Angeles. Indexed with counties as applicable.

San Fernando Valley earthquake 1971
USE	San Fernando earthquake 1971

San Francisco Bay
BT	United States
	.California
	..San Francisco Bay
NT	San Pablo Bay
RT	Greenville Fault
	San Francisco Bay region
	Berkeley California
	East Bay
	Oakland California
SN	Inlet connected to the Pacific Ocean via the Golden Gate in W California.

San Francisco Bay region
BT	United States
	.California
	..San Francisco Bay region
RT	Alameda County California
	San Francisco Bay
	Marin County California
	Napa County California
	Contra Costa County California
	Hayward Fault
	Loma Prieta earthquake 1989
	Sacramento County California
	San Francisco County California
	San Francisco Peninsula
	San Jo
SN	Composed of the 12 counties surrounding San Francisco Bay in W California. Indexed with counties as applicable.

San Francisco California
BT	United States
	.California
	..San Francisco County California
	...San Francisco California
UF	Marina District (San Francisco California)
RT	San Francisco Peninsula
	San Francisco earthquake 1906
SN	City on the Pacific Ocean coextensive with San Francisco County California.

San Francisco County California
BT	United States
	.California
	..San Francisco County California
NT	San Francisco California
RT	San Francisco Bay region
SN	Coextensive with city of San Francisco.

San Francisco de la Selva
USE	Copiapo Chile

San Francisco earthquake 1906
BT	earthquakes
	.San Francisco earthquake 1906
RT	California
	San Francisco California
SN	Epicenter near San Francisco, California. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

San Francisco Mountain
UF	Humphreys Peak
RT	Coconino County Arizona
	San Francisco Peaks
SN	One of the three peaks N of Flagstaff in Coconino County known as San Francisco Peaks. Indexed with county and San Francisco Peaks or region as applicable.

San Francisco Mountains
RT	Arizona
	Catron County New Mexico
	New Mexico
	United States
SN	Range primarily in Catron County, New Mexico. Indexed with counties or regions as applicable.

San Francisco Peaks
BT	United States
	.Arizona
	..San Francisco Peaks
UF	San Francisco Volcanic Field
RT	volcanoes
	San Francisco Mountain
SN	An eroded volcano 10 miles N of Flagstaff in Coconino County with Agassiz, Fremont and San Francisco (Humphreys) peaks on its rim.

San Francisco Peninsula
RT	San Francisco Bay region
	San Francisco California
	California
	San Mateo County California
	Santa Clara County California
SN	Extends S from San Francisco the length of San Francisco Bay. Indexed with counties or region as applicable.

San Francisco Volcanic Field
USE	San Francisco Peaks

San Gabriel Fault
BT	United States
	.California
	..San Gabriel Fault
RT	San Gabriel Mountains
SN	S California. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

San Gabriel Mountains
BT	United States
	.California
	..San Gabriel Mountains
RT	Los Angeles County California
	Coast Ranges
	Transverse Ranges
	San Gabriel Fault
SN	Range SW of the Mojave Desert primarily in Los Angeles County in S California. Also search San Gabriel. Indexed with counties and Coast Ranges or region as applicable.

San Giorgio Mountain
BT	Europe
	.Central Europe
	..Switzerland
	...Ticino Switzerland
	....San Giorgio Mountain
RT	Alps
	Lepontine Alps
SN	Ticino, S Switzerland.

San Gorgonio Mountain
BT	United States
	.California
	..San Bernardino County California
	...San Gorgonio Mountain
RT	Coast Ranges
	San Bernardino Mountains
	San Gorgonio Pass
SN	Highest peak in the San Bernardino Mountains, S California. Indexed with Coast Ranges and San Bernardino Mountains as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

San Gorgonio Pass
BT	United States
	.California
	..San Bernardino County California
	...San Gorgonio Pass
RT	San Bernardino Mountains
	San Jacinto Mountains
	San Gorgonio Mountain
SN	Railroad and highway pass located between San Gorgonio and San Jacinto mountains in NW San Bernardino Mountains, S California. Connects San Bernardino Valley with the Coachella Valley. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

San Gregorio Fault
BT	United States
	.California
	..San Gregorio Fault
RT	San Andreas Fault
	Hosgri Fault
SN	W central California. Component of San Andreas fault system. Added to Thesaurus in 1981.

San Gregorio Formation
RT	Baja California Sur Mexico
	Brazil
	Lower Permian
	Mexico
	Miocene
	Oligocene
	Parana Basin
	Pliocene
	Purisima Formation
	California
	Upper Carboniferous
	Uruguay
SN	Member of Purisima Formation, S California and Baja California Sur Mexico. ?Pliocene or Oligocene-Miocene. Also occurs in ?Lower Permian or ?Upper Carboniferous of the Parana Basin, Uruguay and Brazil. Indexed with age as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in

San Jacinto County Texas
BT	United States
	.Texas
	..San Jacinto County Texas

San Jacinto Fault
BT	North America
	.San Jacinto Fault
RT	Mexico
	California
	Imperial County California
	Riverside County California
	San Diego County California
	Sonora Mexico
	Orange County California
SN	Imperial, Orange, Riverside and San Diego counties in S California; Sonora, Mexico. Also search San Jacinto. Indexed with counties and/or states as applicable.

San Jacinto Mountains
BT	United States
	.California
	..San Jacinto Mountains
RT	Riverside County California
	Coast Ranges
	San Gorgonio Pass
SN	Part of the Coast Ranges in SW California. Indexed with Coast Ranges as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

San Jiang region
USE	Sanjiang

San Jo

San Joaquin Basin
RT	California
	San Joaquin County California
	San Joaquin River
	San Joaquin Valley
SN	Central California. Indexed with counties or region as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

San Joaquin County California
BT	United States
	.California
	..San Joaquin County California
RT	San Francisco Bay region
	San Joaquin Basin
SN	Central California.

San Joaquin River
RT	Kesterson Reservoir
	San Joaquin Basin
	California
	San Joaquin Valley
SN	Central California. Flows into San Pablo Bay. Indexed with counties or region as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

San Joaquin Valley
BT	United States
	.California
	..San Joaquin Valley
RT	Central Valley
	Kesterson Reservoir
	San Emigdio Mountains
	San Joaquin River
	San Joaquin Basin
	White Wolf Fault
SN	Southern half of Central Valley. Extends from Buena Vista Lake in S to Sacramento Valley in N. Also search San Joaquin. Indexed with counties as applicable.

San Jose California
BT	United States
	.California
	..Santa Clara County California
	...San Jose California
SN	City in W California.

San Jose Formation
RT	Argentina
	lower Eocene
	Miocene
	Colorado
	New Mexico
SN	N New Mexico, and S Colorado. Lithology of formation is highly variable, both vertically and horizontally. Also occurs in the Miocene of Argentina. Indexed with age as applicable.

San Juan Argentina
BT	South America
	.Argentina
	..San Juan Argentina
NT	Barreal Argentina
	Talacasto Argentina
RT	Guandacol Formation
	San Juan River
	Pampean Mountains
	Paganzo Basin
SN	In W Argentina. Before 1993, also search San Juan Province AND Argentina.

San Juan Basin
RT	Arizona
	Cedar Hill Field
	Four Corners
	Colorado
	New Mexico
	San Juan mining district
	San Juan Mountains
	San Juan River
	San Juan volcanic field
	United States
	Utah
SN	Indexed with states or region as applicable.

San Juan Bautista California
BT	United States
	.California
	..San Benito County California
	...San Juan Bautista California
SN	Town in San Benito County, W California.

San Juan County Colorado
BT	United States
	.Colorado
	..San Juan County Colorado
NT	Silverton Caldera
RT	Sunnyside Mine
	Needle Mountains
	Sunlight
	San Juan mining district
SN	SW Colorado.

San Juan County New Mexico
BT	United States
	.New Mexico
	..San Juan County New Mexico
RT	Cedar Hill Field
SN	Extreme NW New Mexico.

San Juan County Utah
BT	United States
	.Utah
	..San Juan County Utah
NT	Monticello Utah
RT	Canyonlands National Park
	Lake Powell
	Salt Valley
	Monticello Reservoir
	Gibson Dome
	Homestake Mine
SN	SE Utah.

San Juan County Washington
BT	United States
	.Washington
	..San Juan County Washington
RT	False Bay
	San Juan Islands
SN	NW Washington.

San Juan District
USE	San Juan mining district

San Juan Formation
RT	Arenigian
	Argentina
	Lower Ordovician
	Pleistocene
	Puerto Rico
	Colorado
	Tertiary
	Tremadocian
SN	Middle and upper Tertiary in SW Colorado; Pleistocene in Puerto Rico; Tremadocian-Arenigian in Argentina. Indexed with ages as applicable.

San Juan Islands
RT	Cache Creek Group
	Chuckanut Formation
	False Bay
	San Juan County Washington
SN	Group of islands off NW Washington and E of Vancouver Island. Indexed with county or region as applicable.

San Juan mining district
UF	San Juan District
RT	silver ores
	San Juan River
	San Juan Basin
	San Juan Mountains
	San Juan volcanic field
	San Juan County Colorado
SN	Mining region in SW Colorado. Also in other locations. Before 1981, also search San Juan AND Colorado. Indexed with county or region as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1993.

San Juan Mountains
BT	United States
	.U. S. Rocky Mountains
	..San Juan Mountains
NT	Creede Caldera
RT	New Mexico
	Colorado
	San Juan River
	San Juan Basin
	Creede Formation
	San Juan volcanic field
	Sunlight
	San Juan mining district
	Silverton Caldera
	Slumgullion Landslide
SN	Range of the Rocky Mountains in SW Colorado and N New Mexico. This term has multiple hierarchies. Indexed with states and counties as applicable.

San Juan Puerto Rico
BT	Caribbean region
	.West Indies
	..Antilles
	...Greater Antilles
	....Puerto Rico
	.....San Juan Puerto Rico
SN	City on the Atlantic Ocean in N Puerto Rico.

San Juan River
RT	Argentina
	Bolivia
	Colombia
	Mexico
	Monagas Venezuela
	Nicaragua
	Nuevo Leon Mexico
	San Juan Argentina
	San Juan Basin
	San Juan mining district
	San Juan Mountains
	Colorado
	New Mexico
	San Juan volcanic field
	Sucre Venezuela
	Tamaulipas Mexico
	Utah
	Venezuela
SN	Rises in S Colorado and flows SW, bends W, then NW emptying into the Colorado River in SE Utah. Also search San Juan AND (Colorado OR New Mexico OR Utah). Also in S San Juan Province, W Argentina; SW Bolivia; W Colombia; Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas, NE Mexi

San Juan volcanic field
BT	United States
	.Colorado
	..San Juan volcanic field
RT	San Juan River
	San Juan Basin
	Creede Caldera
	San Juan Mountains
	Fish Canyon Tuff
	San Juan mining district
SN	In San Juan Mountains of SW Colorado.

San Lorenzo Formation
RT	Argentina
	Eocene
	Oligocene
	Paleogene
	California
	Tertiary
SN	Eocene and Oligocene of Santa Cruz Mountains in S California. Includes Twobar Shale and Rices Mudstone. May also occur in Tertiary of Argentina and in other locations. Also search San Lorenzo. Indexed with ages as applicable.

San Luis Argentina
BT	South America
	.Argentina
	..San Luis Argentina
RT	Pampean Mountains
	Salado Basin
SN	Province including city in W central Argentina.

San Luis Obispo California
BT	United States
	.California
	..San Luis Obispo County California
	...San Luis Obispo California
RT	Midway-Sunset Field
SN	City in SW California.

San Luis Obispo County California
BT	United States
	.California
	..San Luis Obispo County California
NT	Carrizo Plain
	Cholame California
	Pismo Basin
	San Luis Obispo California
RT	Santa Lucia Range
	Caliente Range
	Hosgri Fault
	Santa Maria Basin
	Temblor Range
	Salinas Valley
SN	SW California.

San Luis Potosi Mexico
BT	Mexico
	.San Luis Potosi Mexico
NT	Valles Mexico
RT	Sierra Madre Oriental
SN	State and city in E central Mexico.

San Luis Valley
RT	Alamosa County Colorado
	Conejos County Colorado
	Saguache County Colorado
	Colorado
	New Mexico
	Taos County New Mexico
	United States
SN	Once bottom of extensive lake. In Saguache, Alamosa, and Conejos counties in S Colorado and in Taos County in New Mexico. Indexed with states and counties or region as applicable.

San Manuel Arizona
BT	United States
	.Arizona
	..Pinal County Arizona
	...San Manuel Arizona
SN	Village in S central Arizona.

San Marcos Arch
BT	United States
	.Texas
	..San Marcos Arch
SN	S central Texas. Also search San Marcos.

San Marino
BT	Europe
	.Southern Europe
	..San Marino
RT	Italy
	Apennines
	Marches Italy
	Emilia-Romagna Italy
SN	Republic in the Apennines, N part of Italian peninsula near the Adriatic coast.

San Mateo County California
BT	United States
	.California
	..San Mateo County California
NT	Portola Valley California
RT	San Francisco Bay region
	San Francisco Peninsula
	San Pedro Valley
SN	W California.

San Mateo Mountains
RT	Cibola County New Mexico
	New Mexico
	Socorro County New Mexico
SN	Mountains in SW Socorro County, SW central New Mexico. Also in other location. Indexed with county or regions as applicable.

San Miguel County Colorado
BT	United States
	.Colorado
	..San Miguel County Colorado
SN	SW Colorado.

San Miguel County New Mexico
BT	United States
	.New Mexico
	..San Miguel County New Mexico
SN	NE New Mexico.

San Miguel Formation
RT	Gulfian
	Texas
SN	Gulfian of S Texas. Also occurs in other locations. Indexed with age or ages as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

San Miguel Island
RT	Channel Islands
	Santa Barbara County California
SN	Northernmost of Channel Islands in Pacific Ocean SW of Santa Barbara. May occur in other locations. Also search San Miguel AND appropriate area. Indexed with Channel Islands and county or region as applicable.

San Nicolas Basin
RT	ODP Site 1013
	California
	Northeast Pacific
SN	California continental borderland, S California. Indexed with county or region as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

San Nicolas Island
RT	Channel Islands
	Ventura County California
SN	In central Channel Islands in the Pacific Ocean off SW California. Also search San Nicolas. Indexed with Channel Islands and Ventura County California as applicable.

San Onofre Breccia
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Cenozoic
	...Neogene
	....Miocene
	.....middle Miocene
	......San Onofre Breccia
RT	California
SN	Underlies Monterey Formation; overlies Cozy Dell Formation. San Diego County in S California.

San Pablo Bay
BT	United States
	.California
	..San Francisco Bay
	...San Pablo Bay
RT	San Francisco Bay region
	Sonoma County California
	Marin County California
	Contra Costa County California
	Solano County California
SN	N part of San Francisco Bay. Indexed with U.S. counties as applicable.

San Patricio County Texas
BT	United States
	.Texas
	..San Patricio County Texas
RT	Corpus Christi Bay
SN	S Texas.

San Pedro
RT	Chile
	Guatemala
	volcanoes
SN	Used for volcanoes. Before 1993, also used for cities. After 1989, use San Pedro California for the city; after 1992, use San Pedro Mexico for the city if applicable. Search in combination with state or country. Indexed with county or regions as applicabl

San Pedro Basin
RT	California
	Northeast Pacific
SN	S California continental borderland. Indexed with county or regions as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

San Pedro Bay
RT	Los Angeles County California
	Orange County California
	Palos Verdes Peninsula
	Northeast Pacific
SN	S of Los Angeles, S California. May also occur in other locations. Also search San Pedro AND California if applicable. Indexed with counties or region as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1995.

San Pedro Hills
USE	Palos Verdes Hills

San Pedro Valley
RT	Arizona
	San Mateo County California
SN	In San Mateo County in W California. Also in SE Arizona. Also search San Pedro AND (California or Arizona) if applicable. Indexed with county or region as applicable.

San Rafael Group
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Mesozoic
	...Jurassic
	....San Rafael Group
RT	New Mexico
	Utah
	Colorado
	Arizona
	Carmel Formation
	Entrada Sandstone
	Page Sandstone
	Todilto Formation
SN	Middle and Upper Jurassic. Arizona, New Mexico, E Utah and W Colorado. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

San Rafael Swell
BT	United States
	.Utah
	..San Rafael Swell
SN	E central Utah. Also search San Rafael.

San S

San Saba County Texas
BT	United States
	.Texas
	..San Saba County Texas
SN	Central Texas.

San Salvador
RT	Bahamas
	El Salvador
	Sandy Hook
SN	Island in E central Bahamas. As of 1993, use San Salvador El Salvador for the city as applicable. Indexed with Bahamas or country as applicable.

San Salvador earthquake 1986
BT	earthquakes
	.San Salvador earthquake 1986
UF	El Salvador earthquake 1986
RT	El Salvador
	San Salvador El Salvador
SN	El Salvador. Added to Thesaurus in 1993.

San Salvador El Salvador
BT	Central America
	.El Salvador
	..San Salvador El Salvador
RT	San Salvador earthquake 1986
SN	City in central El Salvador.

San San Panama
USE	Sansan Panama

San Sebastian Spain
BT	Europe
	.Southern Europe
	..Iberian Peninsula
	...Spain
	....Basque Provinces Spain
	.....Guipuzcoa Spain
	......San Sebastian Spain
SN	City on Bay of Biscay in Basque country, N Spain.

Sanbagawa Belt
USE	Sambagawa Belt

Sanborn County South Dakota
BT	United States
	.South Dakota
	..Sanborn County South Dakota

Sancerre-Couy Borehole
BT	Europe
	.Western Europe
	..France
	...Cher France
	....Sancerre-Couy Borehole
UF	Couy-Sancerre Borehole
RT	boreholes
	deep drilling
SN	In the Paris Basin, Cher, central France. Also search Sancerre or Couy. Also index deep drilling if applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1995.

sand
BT	sediments
	.clastic sediments
	..sand
RT	silica
	soils
	aggregate
	construction materials
	sands
	alluvium
	gravel
	silt
	arenaceous texture
	sandstone
	terrigenous materials
	carbonate sediments
	greensand
	loam
	ergs
	sand sheets
	grains
	Ottawa Sand
	rounding
	quartz sand
	quicksand
SN	As of 1981, use sands or gravel deposits for sand as a commodity. Also includes use as a material in engineering geology.

sand bars
USE	bars

sand bodies
BT	sedimentary structures
	.planar bedding structures
	..sand bodies
RT	bedding plane irregularities
	blowouts

sand boils
RT	blowouts
	discharge
	engineering geology
	floods
	fluvial features
	levees
	geomorphology
	soil mechanics
	springs
SN	Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

sand dunes
USE	dunes

sand equivalent tests
RT	drilling
	petroleum engineering
	testing
SN	Added to Thesaurus in 1981.

Sand Hills
RT	Georgia
	Nebraska
	North Carolina
	South Carolina
	United States
SN	Belt, 20 to 40 miles wide, of low, sandy hills extending along inner border of coastal plain from central North Carolina to central Georgia. Also large area of stable dunes covered with vegetation in NW central Nebraska. Indexed with states as applicable.

sand ridges
BT	sedimentary structures
	.bedding plane irregularities
	..sand ridges
RT	bottom features
	dunes
	sand waves
	barrier islands
	barrier beaches
	shore features
	longshore bars
	bars
	ripple marks
	ergs
	megaripples
SN	Use sand waves if applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1993.

sand seas
RT	deserts
	dunes
	eolian features
	ergs
	periglacial features
	sand sheets
SN	Added to Thesaurus in 1993.

sand sheets
BT	eolian features
	.sand sheets
RT	remote sensing
	sand
	dunes
	deserts
	ergs
	sand seas
SN	Added to Thesaurus in 1993.

sand volcanoes
USE	mud volcanoes

Sand Wash Basin
RT	Green River basin
	Colorado
SN	NW Colorado. Indexed with county or region as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1981.

sand waves
BT	sedimentary structures
	.bedding plane irregularities
	..sand waves
RT	antidunes
	dunes
	sand ridges
	ripple marks
	megaripples

sand-box models
USE	sandbox models

Sandakan Malaysia
BT	Asia
	.Far East
	..Malaysia
	...East Malaysia
	....Sabah Malaysia
	.....Sandakan Malaysia
SN	City on Sandakan Harbor on Sulu Sea in Sabah in East Malaysia. This term has multiple hierarchies.

sandarac
USE	realgar

Sandbian
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Paleozoic
	...Ordovician
	....Upper Ordovician
	.....Sandbian

sandbox models
UF	box models (sand)
	sand-box models
RT	tectonics
	soil mechanics
	experimental studies
	models
	simulation
	deformation
	shear modulus
	laboratory studies
	physical models
	scale models
SN	Also index physical models as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1998.

Sandelzhausen Germany
BT	Europe
	.Central Europe
	..Germany
	...Bavaria Germany
	....Sandelzhausen Germany
SN	Village N of Munich.

Sanders County Montana
BT	United States
	.Montana
	..Sanders County Montana
RT	Coeur d'Alene mining district
SN	NW Montana.

Sandia Formation
RT	Magdalena Group
	Pennsylvanian
	Peru
	Colorado
	New Mexico
SN	Pennsylvanian; in Magdalena Group of N central New Mexico and S Colorado. Also in Peru. Indexed with age as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

Sandia Granite
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Precambrian
	..Sandia Granite
RT	New Mexico
SN	Central New Mexico. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

Sandia Mountains
BT	United States
	.New Mexico
	..Sandia Mountains
SN	NE of Albuquerque in N central New Mexico.

Sandnes Norway
BT	Europe
	.Western Europe
	..Scandinavia
	...Norway
	....Rogaland Norway
	.....Sandnes Norway
SN	Town S of Stavanger in SW Rogaland, SW Norway.

Sandomierz Poland
BT	Europe
	.Central Europe
	..Poland
	...Tarnobrzeg Poland
	....Sandomierz Poland
UF	Sandomir Poland
SN	Town on Vistula River in central Tarnobrzeg, SE central Poland.

Sandomir Poland
USE	Sandomierz Poland

Sandoval County New Mexico
BT	United States
	.New Mexico
	..Sandoval County New Mexico
NT	Baca Field
	Fenton Hill
RT	Rio Puerco
SN	NW central New Mexico.

sands
RT	aggregate
	construction materials
	glass materials
	gravel deposits
	sand
	silica
SN	For sand used as a construction material, use gravel deposits. Before 1981, included use as a type of material in engineering geology; as of 1981, use sand. See List C for use as a commodity term for glass, ceramic, chemical use, etc.

sandstone
BT	sedimentary rocks
	.clastic rocks
	..sandstone
UF	psammite
RT	sand
	arenaceous texture
	terrigenous materials
	arkose
	microbreccia
	sandstone deposits
	sandstone dikes
	greensand
	gaize
	red beds
	orthoquartzite
	graywacke
	litharenite
	subgraywacke
	metasandstone
	sublitharenite
SN	As of 1981, use sandstone deposits for sandstone as a commodity.

sandstone deposits
RT	building stone
	construction materials
	crushed stone
	dimension stone
	sandstone
SN	Commodity. See List C.

sandstone dikes
BT	sedimentary structures
	.soft sediment deformation
	..sandstone dikes
RT	sandstone
	clastic dikes

sandstone-type deposits
RT	gold ores
	mineral deposits, genesis
	uranium ores

Sandur India
BT	Asia
	.Indian Peninsula
	..India
	...Karnataka India
	....Sandur India
SN	Town in central Karnataka, SW India.

sandurs
USE	outwash plains

Sandusky County Ohio
BT	United States
	.Ohio
	..Sandusky County Ohio
RT	Sandusky River basin
SN	N Ohio.

Sandusky River basin
BT	United States
	.Ohio
	..Sandusky River basin
RT	Crawford County Ohio
	Sandusky County Ohio
	Seneca County Ohio
	Wyandot County Ohio
SN	N Ohio. Indexed with counties as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1981.

Sandy Hook
RT	Bahamas
	Monmouth County New Jersey
	San Salvador
SN	Peninsula in NE Monmouth County constituting S side of entrance to lower New York Bay. Also on San Salvador, Bahamas. Indexed with county or region as applicable.

sandy texture
USE	arenaceous texture

Sangamon
SN	No longer a valid term for GeoRef. Use Sangamonian for the age or Sangamon River.

Sangamon County Illinois
BT	United States
	.Illinois
	..Sangamon County Illinois
NT	Springfield Illinois
SN	Central Illinois.

Sangamon River
BT	United States
	.Illinois
	..Sangamon River
SN	River which flows into the Illinois River in central Illinois. Indexed with counties as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1995.

Sangamonian
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Cenozoic
	...Quarternary
	....Pleistocene
	.....Upper Pleistocene
	......Sangamonian
RT	Riss/Wurm Interglacial
SN	Pertaining to third interglacial stage of Pleistocene Epoch in North America. Also search Sangamon soil.

Sanganguey
BT	Mexico
	.Nayarit Mexico
	..Sanganguey
RT	volcanoes
SN	Volcano. Nayarit, W Mexico. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

Sangerville Formation
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Paleozoic
	...Silurian
	....Sangerville Formation
RT	Maine
SN	Lower and Middle Silurian. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

Sangilen Mountains
BT	Commonwealth of Independent States
	.Russian Federation
	..Tuva Russian Federation
	...Sangilen Mountains
SN	S Tuva Autonomous Republic just N of Mongolian border. Also search Sangilen. This term has multiple hierarchies.

Sangre de Cristo Mountains
BT	United States
	.U. S. Rocky Mountains
	..Sangre de Cristo Mountains
RT	New Mexico
	Colorado
	Spanish Peaks
	Sierra Blanca
	Questa Caldera
SN	Range of the Rocky Mountains. This term has multiple hierarchies. Indexed with states as applicable.

Sangun Zone
BT	nshu
	.Sangun Zone
SN	Region of metamorphic rocks, Honshu, Japan. Added to Thesaurus in 1981.

Sanibel Island
BT	United States
	.Florida
	..Lee County Florida
	...Sanibel Island
RT	Gulf of Mexico
	Gulf Coastal Plain
SN	Off W coast of Florida. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

sanidine
BT	silicates
	.framework silicates
	..feldspar group
	...alkali feldspar
	....sanidine
UF	glassy feldspar
	rhyacolite
RT	K-feldspar
	orthoclase

Sanilac County Michigan
BT	United States
	.Michigan
	..Michigan Lower Peninsula
	...Sanilac County Michigan

sanitary landfills
BT	landfills
	.sanitary landfills
RT	waste disposal
	waste management

Sanjiang
BT	Asia
	.Far East
	..China
	...Sanjiang
UF	San Jiang region
RT	Xizang China
	Sichuan China
	Yunnan China
SN	Restricted to a mountainous region around the Jinsha, Lancang, and Nu rivers in SW China. (Sanjiang Plain is an alluvial plain in E Heilongjiang.) Sanjiang translates to 'three rivers'. Indexed with Xizang China and/or Sichuan China and/or Yunnan China if

Sankt Peterburg Russian Federation
USE	Saint Petersburg Russian Federation

Sannoisian
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Cenozoic
	...Paleogene
	....Oligocene
	.....lower Oligocene
	......Sannoisian
RT	Lattorfian
	Tongrian
	Stampian
SN	Europe.

Sanpete County Utah
BT	United States
	.Utah
	..Sanpete County Utah
SN	Central Utah.

Sansan Panama
BT	Central America
	.Panama
	..Sansan Panama
UF	San San Panama
SN	Village in NW Panama.

Santa Ana California
BT	United States
	.California
	..Orange County California
	...Santa Ana California
SN	City at base of Santa Ana Mountains in S California.

Santa Ana Mountains
BT	United States
	.California
	..Santa Ana Mountains
RT	Riverside County California
	Coast Ranges
	Orange County California
SN	Range along border between Orange and Riverside counties in S California. Indexed with counties and mountains as applicable.

Santa Ana River
RT	Orange County California
	Riverside County California
	San Bernardino County California
	California
SN	S California. Flows into Pacific Ocean. Indexed with counties or regions as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

Santa Barbara Basin
RT	Brazil
	Channel Islands
	Leg 146
	ODP Site 893
	California
	Northeast Pacific
SN	Undersea feature between Santa Barbara County and the N Channel Islands. May also occur in other locations. Indexed with Northeast Pacific if applicable.

Santa Barbara California
BT	United States
	.California
	..Santa Barbara County California
	...Santa Barbara California
SN	City on Santa Barbara Channel, SW California.

Santa Barbara Channel
BT	United States
	.California
	..Santa Barbara Channel
RT	Channel Islands
SN	Between Santa Barbara County and N Channel Islands.

Santa Barbara County California
BT	United States
	.California
	..Santa Barbara County California
NT	Lompoc California
	Point Conception
	Point Sal
	Santa Barbara California
	Santa Maria California
RT	Channel Islands
	San Miguel Island
	Santa Cruz Island
	Hosgri Fault
	Santa Maria Basin
	Ventura Basin
SN	SW California.

Santa Barbara Formation
RT	Argentina
	Brazil
	Cretaceous
	Paleocene
	Pleistocene
	California
	Venezuela
SN	Pleistocene of S California. Also used for various locations in South America. As of 1998, use Santa Barbara Subgroup for the Cretaceous-Paleocene formation of Argentina. Indexed with age or ages as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

Santa Barbara Islands
USE	Channel Islands

Santa Catalina Island
RT	Channel Islands
	Los Angeles County California
SN	Island in central Channel Islands in Pacific Ocean off Long Beach. Also in other location. Indexed with Channel Islands and Los Angeles County California as applicable.

Santa Catalina Mountains
RT	Pima County Arizona
SN	Small range in NE Pima County in S Arizona. Also search Santa Catalina AND Arizona. Indexed with county or region as applicable.

Santa Catarina Brazil
BT	South America
	.Brazil
	..Santa Catarina Brazil
RT	Brazilian Shield
	Estrada Nova Formation
	Serra do Mar
	Pelotas Basin
	Santa Catarina Island

Santa Catarina Island
RT	Santa Catarina Brazil
SN	Island in Atlantic Ocean just off central Santa Catarina, SE Brazil. Indexed with province or region as applicable.

Santa Clara California
BT	United States
	.California
	..Santa Clara County California
	...Santa Clara California
SN	City in W California.

Santa Clara County California
BT	United States
	.California
	..Santa Clara County California
NT	Palo Alto California
	San Jose California
	Santa Clara California
	Sargent California
RT	San Francisco Bay region
	Coyote Lake earthquake 1979
	Santa Clara Valley
	Morgan Hill earthquake 1984
	San Francisco Peninsula
SN	W California.

Santa Clara Formation
RT	Argentina
	Cenozoic
	Pleistocene
	Pliocene
	California
	Sonora Mexico
	Triassic
SN	Pliocene and Pleistocene of W California. Also in Triassic of Argentina and Triassic of the Barranca Group, Sonora, Mexico. Indexed with ages as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

Santa Clara Meteorite
BT	meteorites
	.iron meteorites
	..Santa Clara Meteorite
RT	Mexico
SN	Impact in Mexico. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

Santa Clara Valley
RT	Argentina
	Los Angeles County California
	San Benito County California
	Santa Clara County California
	California
	Ventura County California
	Washington County Utah
SN	River valley in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Also the S extension of the San Francisco Bay depression in Santa Clara and San Benito counties is called the Santa Clara Valley. Also occurs in other locations. Indexed with counties or location as applic

Santa Cruz Argentina
BT	South America
	.Argentina
	..Santa Cruz Argentina
NT	Puerto Deseado
RT	Baquero Formation
	Patagonia
	Santa Cruz River
SN	Province including city in S Argentina.

Santa Cruz Bolivia
BT	South America
	.Bolivia
	..Santa Cruz Bolivia
SN	Department including the city in E Bolivia.

Santa Cruz California
BT	United States
	.California
	..Santa Cruz County California
	...Santa Cruz California
RT	Loma Prieta earthquake 1989
	Monterey Bay
SN	N end of Monterey Bay, Central California.

Santa Cruz County Arizona
BT	United States
	.Arizona
	..Santa Cruz County Arizona
RT	Coronado National Forest
	Santa Cruz River
	Santa Rita Mountains
SN	S Arizona.

Santa Cruz County California
BT	United States
	.California
	..Santa Cruz County California
NT	Santa Cruz California
RT	Loma Prieta earthquake 1989
	Monterey Bay
SN	W California.

Santa Cruz de Tenerife Province, Canary Islands
USE	Canary Islands
SN	For the Spanish province, use Canary Islands.

Santa Cruz Island

Santa Cruz Mountains
RT	Coast Ranges
	California
SN	One of the Coast Ranges extending along the W side of Santa Clara Valley just S of San Francisco Bay. Indexed with Coast Ranges and county; or region as applicable.

Santa Cruz River
RT	Argentina
	Arizona
	Pima County Arizona
	Pinal County Arizona
	Santa Cruz Argentina
	Santa Cruz County Arizona
SN	River in Pinal, Pima and Santa Cruz counties, S Arizona. Also in Santa Cruz, S Argentina. Indexed with Arizona or Argentina as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

Santa Eulalia Peru
BT	South America
	.Peru
	..Lima Peru
	...Santa Eulalia Peru
SN	Town on Santa Eulalia River with water reservoir and hydroelectric plant serving Lima.

Santa Fe Argentina
BT	South America
	.Argentina
	..Santa Fe Argentina
SN	Province including city in NE central Argentina.

Santa Fe County New Mexico
BT	United States
	.New Mexico
	..Santa Fe County New Mexico
NT	Santa Fe New Mexico
SN	N central New Mexico.

Santa Fe Group
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Cenozoic
	...Santa Fe Group
RT	Pliocene
	Pleistocene
	Miocene
	New Mexico
	Colorado
SN	N New Mexico and S central Colorado. Indexed with ages as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

Santa Fe New Mexico
BT	United States
	.New Mexico
	..Santa Fe County New Mexico
	...Santa Fe New Mexico
SN	City in N central New Mexico.

Santa Isabel
RT	Solomon Islands
SN	Volcanic island of the Solomon Islands in E central Solomon Islands. Also used for other locations. Indexed with Solomon Islands as applicable.

Santa Lucia Range
RT	Burro Mountain
	Coast Ranges
	Monterey County California
	San Luis Obispo County California
	California
SN	One of the Coast Ranges in Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties in W California. Indexed with county and Coast Ranges or region as applicable.

Santa Margarita Formation
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Cenozoic
	...Neogene
	....Miocene
	.....upper Miocene
	......Santa Margarita Formation
RT	California
SN	Includes Quatal Red Clay Member. S California. Also search Santa Margarita.

Santa Maria Basin
BT	United States
	.California
	..Santa Maria Basin
RT	San Luis Obispo County California
	Santa Barbara County California
	Hosgri Fault
SN	SW California. Indexed with counties as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

Santa Maria California
BT	United States
	.California
	..Santa Barbara County California
	...Santa Maria California
SN	City in SW California.

Santa Maria Formation
RT	Brazil
	Cenozoic
	Pleistocene
	Pliocene
	California
	Triassic
SN	Triassic of Brazil. Also occurs as Pliocene and Pleistocene in S California. Indexed with ages as applicable.

Santa Marta Colombia
BT	South America
	.Colombia
	..Magdalena Colombia
	...Santa Marta Colombia
RT	Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
SN	City on Caribbean Sea, Magdalena Department, N Colombia.

Santa Monica Basin
BT	Pacific Ocean
	.North Pacific
	..Northeast Pacific
	...Santa Monica Basin
RT	California
	ODP Site 1015
SN	California continental borderland, between Santa Barbara and Santa Cruz islands. This term has multiple hierarchies.

Santa Monica Mountains
BT	United States
	.California
	..Santa Monica Mountains
RT	Coast Ranges
SN	E-W range paralleling N shore of Santa Monica Bay in S. Also search Santa Monica AND California. Indexed with mountains as applicable.

Santa Rita Mountains
BT	United States
	.Arizona
	..Santa Rita Mountains
RT	Pima County Arizona
	Santa Cruz County Arizona
SN	SE Arizona. Primarily in Santa Cruz County. Indexed with county or counties as applicable.

Santa Rita New Mexico
BT	United States
	.New Mexico
	..Grant County New Mexico
	...Santa Rita New Mexico
SN	Village in SW New Mexico.

Santa Rosa California
BT	United States
	.California
	..Sonoma County California
	...Santa Rosa California
SN	City N of San Francisco in W California.

Santa Rosa County Florida
BT	United States
	.Florida
	..Santa Rosa County Florida

Santa Rosa Mountains
BT	United States
	.California
	..Santa Rosa Mountains
SN	SE California. Range along W side of Coachella Valley. Indexed with counties and mountains as applicable.

Santa Rosa Range
BT	mboldt County Nevada
	.Santa Rosa Range
SN	In NE Humboldt County in N Nevada.

Santa Rosa Sandstone
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Mesozoic
	...Triassic
	....Upper Triassic
	.....Santa Rosa Sandstone
RT	New Mexico
	Texas
	Dockum Group
SN	In Dockum Group. NE New Mexico and W Texas. Also search Santa Rosa Formation AND United States. For Lower Devonian formation in Argentina, search Santa Rosa Formation AND Argentina. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

Santa Susana Formation
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Cenozoic
	...Paleogene
	....Santa Susana Formation
RT	Paleocene
	Mexico
	lower Eocene
	California
	Baja California Norte Mexico
SN	S California and Baja California state, Mexico. Indexed with ages as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

Santa Ynez Mountains
BT	United States
	.California
	..Santa Ynez Mountains
RT	Coast Ranges
SN	E-W coastal range bordering Santa Barbara Channel in SW California. Also search Santa Ynez. Indexed with counties and mountains as applicable.

Santana Formation
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Mesozoic
	...Cretaceous
	....Santana Formation
RT	Brazil

Santander Colombia
BT	South America
	.Colombia
	..Santander Colombia
NT	California City Colombia
UF	Santander Department
SN	In E Colombia.

Santander Department
USE	Santander Colombia

Santander Massif
RT	Cantabria Spain
	Cantabrian Mountains
	Colombia
	Eastern Cordillera
SN	In the Eastern Cordillera of the Colombian Andes. Also in the E central Cantabrian Mountains in Cantabria Spain. May also occur in other locations. Indexed with region and mountain ranges as applicable.

Santander Spain
BT	Europe
	.Southern Europe
	..Iberian Peninsula
	...Spain
	....Cantabria Spain
	.....Santander Spain
SN	In N Spain on the Bay of Biscay. From 1981-1993, Santander Province was used for the province. Before 1998, Santander Spain was also used for the autonomous region and province of Cantabria Spain. As of 1998, use for the city only.

Santee Limestone
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Cenozoic
	...Paleogene
	....Eocene
	.....middle Eocene
	......Santee Limestone
RT	South Carolina
	North Carolina
SN	E and central South Carolina and North Carolina. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

Santee River
BT	United States
	.South Carolina
	..Santee River
SN	Flows into Atlantic Ocean. SE central South Carolina. Also search Santee. Indexed with counties as applicable.

Santiago Chile
BT	South America
	.Chile
	..Santiago Chile
RT	Chile earthquake 1985
SN	Province including the city in central Chile.

Santiago de Compostela Spain
BT	Europe
	.Southern Europe
	..Iberian Peninsula
	...Spain
	....Galicia Spain
	.....La Coruna Spain
	......Santiago de Compostela Spain
SN	City in S La Coruna Province, NW Spain.

Santiago de Cuba
BT	Caribbean region
	.West Indies
	..Antilles
	...Greater Antilles
	....Cuba
	.....Santiago de Cuba
UF	Oriente Cuba
SN	Province including the city, SE Cuba. Added to Thesaurus in 1993.

Santiago del Estero Argentina
BT	South America
	.Argentina
	..Santiago del Estero Argentina
SN	Province including the city in N Argentina.

Santiaguito
BT	Central America
	.Guatemala
	..Santiaguito
RT	volcanoes
SN	Volcano.

Santo Domingo Dominican Republic
BT	spaniola
	.Dominican Republic
	..Santo Domingo Dominican Republic
UF	Ciudad Trujillo
SN	City on the Caribbean Sea.

Santonian
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Mesozoic
	...Cretaceous
	....Upper Cretaceous
	.....Santonian
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Mesozoic
	...Cretaceous
	....Upper Cretaceous
	.....Senonian
	......Santonian
SN	Europe. Above Coniacian, below Campanian.

Santorin
BT	Mediterranean region
	.Aegean Islands
	..Greek Aegean Islands
	...Cyclades
	....Santorin
UF	Santorin Volcano
	Santorini Volcano
RT	volcanoes
	Thera
SN	Volcano. A portion of the crater forms the island of Thera, southernmost of the Cyclades, in the Aegean Sea. Also search Minoan eruption or Minoan AND eruptions if applicable. This term has multiple hierarchies.

Santorin Volcano
USE	Santorin

Santorini
USE	Thera

Santorini Volcano
USE	Santorin

Sanxia (Yangtze)
USE	Yangtze Three Gorges

Sao Francisco Basin
BT	South America
	.Brazil
	..Sao Francisco Basin
RT	Alagoas Brazil
	Sergipe Brazil
	Pernambuco Brazil
	Minas Gerais Brazil
	Bahia Brazil
SN	Drainage basin of Sao Francisco River. Also search Sao Francisco; Sao Francisco River. Indexed with states as applicable.

Sao Francisco Craton
BT	South America
	.Brazil
	..Sao Francisco Craton
RT	Minas Gerais Brazil
	Bahia Brazil
	Espirito Santo Brazil
	Quadrilatero Ferrifero
SN	Archean to Paleoproterozoic. Includes parts of Bahia, Minas Gerais, and Espirito Santo states in E Brazil. Indexed with states as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1993.

Sao Gabriel Brazil
BT	South America
	.Brazil
	..Rio Grande do Sul Brazil
	...Sao Gabriel Brazil
SN	City in extreme central Rio Grande do Sul, S Brazil.

Sao Miguel Island
BT	Atlantic Ocean Islands
	.Azores
	..Sao Miguel Island
SN	Largest island in group. In Portugal's Azores District. Also search Sao Miguel.

Sao Paulo Brazil
BT	South America
	.Brazil
	..Sao Paulo Brazil
NT	Amparo Brazil
	Marilia Brazil
	Ribeira de Iguape River
	Rio Claro Brazil
RT	Brazilian Shield
	Bauru Formation
	Botucatu Formation
	Estrada Nova Formation
	Irati Formation
	Itarare Subgroup
	Tubarao Group
	Serra Geral Formation
	Serra do Mar
SN	State including the city in S Brazil.

Sao Salvador
SN	Not a valid term for GeoRef. See Salvador Brazil.

Sao Tome
BT	Atlantic Ocean Islands
	.Sao Tome e Principe
	..Sao Tome
RT	Principe
SN	Island in the Gulf of Guinea. Formerly Portuguese territory, now part of independent nation Sao Tome e Principe. Added to Thesaurus in 1981.

Sao Tome e Principe
BT	Atlantic Ocean Islands
	.Sao Tome e Principe
NT	Principe
	Sao Tome
SN	Island group and nation in the Gulf of Guinea; formerly a Portuguese overseas province. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

Saone Valley
BT	Europe
	.Western Europe
	..France
	...Saone Valley
RT	Saone-Rhone Basin
SN	River valley in E central part of country extending from the Vosges Mountains to the Rhone River at Lyons. Also search Saone.

Saone-et-Loire France
BT	Europe
	.Western Europe
	..France
	...Saone-et-Loire France
NT	Autun France
RT	Morvan
SN	Department in E central France.

Saone-Rhone Basin
BT	Europe
	.Western Europe
	..France
	...Saone-Rhone Basin
RT	Rhone Valley
	Saone Valley
SN	Added to Thesaurus in 1981.

Saoura region
SN	No longer a valid term for GeoRef. Used as large department of French Algeria. As of 1993, see Algeria for departments. Before 1981, search Saoura.

Sapelo Island
BT	United States
	.Georgia
	..McIntosh County Georgia
	...Sapelo Island
SN	In Atlantic Ocean off McIntosh County.

saponite
BT	silicates
	.sheet silicates
	..clay minerals
	...saponite
RT	smectite

Sappada Italy
BT	Europe
	.Southern Europe
	..Italy
	...Veneto Italy
	....Sappada Italy
SN	Village on Piave River in NE Italy.

sapphire
BT	oxides
	.sapphire
RT	gems
	corundum
	rubies
SN	Variety of corundum. Includes use when of economic value as well as for mineralogical studies.

sapphirine
BT	silicates
	.orthosilicates
	..nesosilicates
	...sapphirine
RT	aluminosilicates

saprolite
BT	sedimentary rocks
	.clastic rocks
	..saprolite

sapropel
BT	organic compounds
	.sapropel
RT	anaerobic environment
	hydrocarbons
	ooze
	gyttja

sapropelic coal
USE	sapropelite

sapropelite
BT	sedimentary rocks
	.coal
	..sapropelite
UF	sapropelic coal
RT	lithotypes

SAR
UF	synthetic aperture radar
RT	mosaics
	remote sensing
	airborne methods
	multispectral scanner
	SLAR
	radar methods
	side-scanning methods
SN	Acronym. Indexed with radar methods if applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

Saragossa
SN	No longer a valid term for GeoRef. See Saragossa City Spain. For location in Mexico see Zaragoza Mexico.

Saragossa City Spain
BT	Europe
	.Southern Europe
	..Iberian Peninsula
	...Spain
	....Aragon Spain
	.....Saragossa Spain
	......Saragossa City Spain
SN	Refers to only the city in NE Spain. Before 1993, also search Saragossa Spain.

Saragossa Spain
BT	Europe
	.Southern Europe
	..Iberian Peninsula
	...Spain
	....Aragon Spain
	.....Saragossa Spain
NT	Saragossa City Spain
RT	Calatayud-Teruel Basin
SN	Refers only to the province in NE Spain. From 1981-1992, also search Saragossa Province and Spain. For the city, see Saragossa City Spain.

Sarajevo Bosnia-Herzegovina
BT	snia-Herzegovina
	.Bosnia
	..Sarajevo Bosnia-Herzegovina
UF	Serajevo Bosnia-Herzegovina
	Sarajevo Yugoslavia
SN	Capitol city, E Bosnia-Herzegovina. Before 1993, Sarajevo Yugoslavia was also used.

Sarajevo Yugoslavia
USE	Sarajevo Bosnia-Herzegovina

Sarasota County Florida
BT	United States
	.Florida
	..Sarasota County Florida
SN	On Gulf of Mexico in SW Florida.

Saratoga Chalk
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Mesozoic
	...Cretaceous
	....Upper Cretaceous
	.....Saratoga Chalk
RT	Arkansas
SN	Includes a lower chalk member and an upper argillaceous-arenaceous unit. SW Arkansas.

Saratoga County New York
BT	United States
	.New York
	..Saratoga County New York
SN	E New York.

Saratov Russian Federation
BT	Commonwealth of Independent States
	.Russian Federation
	..Saratov Russian Federation
BT	Europe
	.Saratov Russian Federation
SN	Oblast in SW Russian Federation including the city on W bank of the Volga River. Before 1993, Saratov Russian Republic was also used. This term has multiple hierarchies.

Sarawak Malaysia
BT	Asia
	.Far East
	..Malaysia
	...East Malaysia
	....Sarawak Malaysia
SN	State of East Malaysia in NW Borneo. Former British protectorate governed by the Brooke family. Joined Malaysia in 1963. This term has multiple hierarchies.

Sarbay
SN	No longer a valid term for GeoRef. As of 1995, use Sarbay River for the river in Samara (former Kuibyshev Oblast) in the Middle Volga region. Use Sarbay Deposit if applicable.

sarcopside
BT	phosphates
	.sarcopside

Sarcopterygii
BT	Chordata
	.Vertebrata
	..Pisces
	...Osteichthyes
	....Sarcopterygii
NT	Crossopterygii
	Dipnoi
SN	Subclass.

Sardinia Italy
BT	Europe
	.Southern Europe
	..Italy
	...Sardinia Italy
NT	Bosano
	Gerrei
	Iglesiente
	Logudoro
	Orosei Italy
	Sarrabus
	Sulcis
RT	Mediterranean region
	Mediterranean Sea
	Orosei
SN	Island and autonomous region in the Mediterranean Sea.

Sarema
USE	Saaremaa

Sargasso Sea
BT	Atlantic Ocean
	.North Atlantic
	..Sargasso Sea
RT	ODP Site 1063
	DSDP Site 10
SN	Large tract of relatively still water between the West Indies and Bermuda. Named after Sargasso weed which floats there.

Sargent California
BT	United States
	.California
	..Santa Clara County California
	...Sargent California
SN	Town in W California.

Sargent County North Dakota
BT	United States
	.North Dakota
	..Sargent County North Dakota

Sarmatian
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Cenozoic
	...Neogene
	....Miocene
	.....upper Miocene
	......Sarmatian
SN	Europe.

Sarpy County Nebraska
BT	United States
	.Nebraska
	..Sarpy County Nebraska

Sarrabus
BT	Europe
	.Southern Europe
	..Italy
	...Sardinia Italy
	....Sarrabus
SN	Region in SE Sardinia.

Sartanian
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Cenozoic
	...Quarternary
	....Pleistocene
	.....Upper Pleistocene
	......Sartanian
RT	Weichselian
	Wisconsinan
	Vistulian
	Wurm
SN	Term applied in USSR to last Pleistocene glacial stage. Above Karaginskian, below Holocene. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

Sarthe France
BT	Europe
	.Western Europe
	..France
	...Sarthe France
NT	Le Mans France
SN	Department in NW France.

Sary-Su River
USE	Sarysu River

Sarysu River
BT	Commonwealth of Independent States
	.Kazakhstan
	..Sarysu River
UF	Sary-Su River
RT	Chu-Sarysu Depression
	Tengiz Lake
SN	Central Kazakhstan. Flows S into desert but becomes dry before reaching Syr Darya. Also search Sary-Su or Sarysu. This term has multiple hierarchies.

Sasca-Montana Romania
BT	Europe
	.Southern Europe
	..Banat
	...Sasca-Montana Romania
BT	Europe
	.Southern Europe
	..Romania
	...Sasca-Montana Romania
SN	Village in Caras-Severin County in SW Romania. This term has multiple hierarchies.

Sasebo Japan
BT	Asia
	.Far East
	..Japan
	...Kyushu
	....Nagasaki Japan
	.....Sasebo Japan
SN	City on inlet of East China Sea in Nagasaki, NW Kyushu, S Japan. Coal region.

Saskatchewan
BT	Canada
	.Western Canada
	..Saskatchewan
NT	Aberfeldy Field
	Amisk Lake
	Beaverlodge
	Cree Lake
	Delmas Saskatchewan
	Eldorado Saskatchewan
	Esterhazy Saskatchewan
	Estevan Saskatchewan
	Key Lake Deposits
	La Ronge Domain
	La Ronge Saskatchewan
	Lac La Ronge
	Leoville Saskatchewan
	Midwest Lake Deposits
	Rabbit Lake Deposit
	Rabbit Lake Saskatchewan
	Regina Saskatchewan
	Rosetown Saskatchewan
	Saskatoon Saskatchewan
	Tazin Lake
	Wapawekka Lake
	Wollaston Lake Belt
	Wynyard Saskatchewan
RT	Canadian Shield
	Athabasca District
	Belly River Formation
	Assiniboine River
	Assiniboine River valley
	Athabasca Formation
	Churchill Province
	Clearwater River
	Bakken Formation
	Birdbear Formation
	Carswell Structure
	Charles Formation
	Cold Lake
	Coronation Mine

Saskatchewan River
BT	Canada
	.Western Canada
	..Saskatchewan River
RT	Saskatchewan
	Manitoba
	North Saskatchewan River
	South Saskatchewan River
SN	Formed by confluence of the North and South Saskatchewan rivers in central Saskatchewan. Empties into N Lake Winnipeg. Indexed with provinces as applicable.

Saskatoon Saskatchewan
BT	Canada
	.Western Canada
	..Saskatchewan
	...Saskatoon Saskatchewan
SN	City in S central Saskatchewan.

satellite
SN	A valid term through 1977. After 1977, use satellite methods.

satellite measurements
USE	satellite methods

satellite methods
UF	satellite measurements
RT	geophysical methods
	Doppler effect
	geophysical surveys
	geodesy
	Geosat
	AVHRR
	broad-band spectra
	geodetic coordinates
	Earth Observing System
	ERS-1
	Global Positioning System
	Gravsat
	ground truth
	image enhancement
	Landsat
	Lageos
	laser ranging
	Long Duration Ex
SN	Used for artificial satellites. For natural satellites, see satellites. Before 1978, search satellite AND methods. For surveys, also index the area.

satellites
NT	icy satellites
RT	Adrastea Satellite
	Amalthea Satellite
	Ariel Satellite
	Callisto Satellite
	Charon Satellite
	Deimos Satellite
	Dione Satellite
	Enceladus Satellite
	Europa Satellite
	Galilean satellites
	Ganymede Satellite
	Hyperion Satellite
	Iapetus Satellite
	Io Satellite
	Janus
SN	Used for natural satellites other than the Earth's Moon. For artificial satellites, see remote sensing; satellite methods.

Satna India
BT	Asia
	.Indian Peninsula
	..India
	...Madhya Pradesh India
	....Satna India
UF	Sutna India
SN	Town in NE Madhya Pradesh, central India.

Satpura Range
BT	Asia
	.Indian Peninsula
	..India
	...Satpura Range
RT	Uttar Pradesh India
	Madhya Pradesh India
	Maharashtra India
SN	Line of hills forming N limit of Deccan Plateau. Primarily in Madhya Pradesh. Also search Satpura. Indexed with states as applicable.

Satsuma Peninsula
BT	Asia
	.Far East
	..Japan
	...Kyushu
	....Kagoshima Japan
	.....Satsuma Peninsula
SN	Between East China Sea and Kagoshima in SW Kyushu. Also search Satsuma.

Satu Mare Romania
BT	Europe
	.Southern Europe
	..Romania
	...Transylvania
	....Satu Mare Romania
SN	County in NW Romania.

saturat

saturated hydrocarbons
BT	organic compounds
	.hydrocarbons
	..saturated hydrocarbons
RT	alkanes
	biomarkers
	hopanes
	steranes
SN	Used for hydrocarbons containing only single bonds between carbon atoms. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

saturated materials
RT	materials
	rock mechanics
	soil mechanics
SN	Term valid from 1978 to 1981. Reintroduced in 1993. Between 1978-1992, saturated zone was used. Before 1978, also search saturated. Added to Thesaurus in 1993.

saturated zone
UF	phreatic zone
RT	soils
	ground water
	preferential flow
	capillary water
	unsaturated zone
	water table
SN	Subsurface zone in which all interstices are filled with water under greater than atmospheric pressure. Added to Thesaurus in 1981.

Saturated-Unsaturated TRAnsport
USE	SUTRA

saturation
RT	concentration
	dilution
	hydrochemistry
	geochemistry
	sea water
	soils
	solubility
	springs
	SUTRA
	water
SN	Used as a general term, e.g. under sea water or springs.

saturation magnetization
BT	magnetization
	.saturation magnetization
SN	Added to Thesaurus in 1981.

Saturn
RT	Dione Satellite
	Enceladus Satellite
	Hyperion Satellite
	Iapetus Satellite
	Janus Satellite
	Mimas Satellite
	outer planets
	Phoebe Satellite
	Pioneer 11
	Pioneer Program
	planetary rings
	planetology
	planets
	Rhea Satellite
	satellites
	solar system
	Tethys Satellite

Sau Alpe
USE	Sau Alps

Sau Alps
BT	Europe
	.Alps
	..Sau Alps
BT	Europe
	.Central Europe
	..Austria
	...Carinthia Austria
	....Sau Alps
UF	Sau Alpe
	Saualpe
SN	Mountains in NW Carinthia. This term has multiple hierarchies.

Saualpe
USE	Sau Alps

Sauce Grande River valley
BT	South America
	.Argentina
	..Buenos Aires Argentina
	...Sauce Grande River valley
SN	S Buenos Aires Province Argentina. Also search Sauce Grande; Sauce Grande River.

Saucesian
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Cenozoic
	...Neogene
	....Miocene
	.....lower Miocene
	......Saucesian
RT	Oligocene
SN	North America. Above Zemorrian, below Relizian.

Saudi Arabia
BT	Asia
	.Arabian Peninsula
	..Saudi Arabia
NT	Hail Saudi Arabia
	Hejaz Saudi Arabia
	Jabal Idsas
	Riyadh Saudi Arabia
RT	Hanifa Formation
	Khuff Formation
	Shuaiba Formation
	Arab Formation
	Red Sea Rift
	Arabian Plate
	Arabian Shield
	Red Sea Basin
	Thamama Group
SN	From 1926-1932, the dual kingdom of Nejd and Hejaz. Before 1932, also search Najd, Nejd, Hejaz, Hedjaz, Hijaz.

Sauerland
BT	Europe
	.Central Europe
	..Germany
	...North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
	....Sauerland
RT	Ebbe Anticlinorium
SN	Region S and E of the Ruhr River.

Saugeen Peninsula
USE	Bruce Peninsula

Saugus Formation
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Cenozoic
	...Saugus Formation
RT	Pliocene
	Pleistocene
	California
SN	S California. Indexed with ages as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

Sauk County Wisconsin
BT	United States
	.Wisconsin
	..Sauk County Wisconsin
NT	Baraboo Wisconsin
RT	Devils Lake
SN	S central Wisconsin.

Sauk Sequence
RT	Cambrian
	Midwest
	Neoproterozoic
	United States
	Western U.S.
SN	Neoproterozoic to Cambrian. Central and Western U.S. Indexed with ages as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

Sault Sainte Marie Michigan
BT	United States
	.Michigan
	..Michigan Upper Peninsula
	...Chippewa County Michigan
	....Sault Sainte Marie Michigan
UF	Sault Ste. Marie
SN	City at the falls on Saint Marys River in NE Michigan.

Sault Sainte Marie Ontario
BT	Canada
	.Eastern Canada
	..Ontario
	...Algoma District Ontario
	....Sault Sainte Marie Ontario
UF	Sault Ste. Marie Ontario
SN	City in Algoma District, S Ontario.

Sault Ste. Marie
USE	Sault Sainte Marie Michigan

Sault Ste. Marie Ontario
USE	Sault Sainte Marie Ontario

Saunders County Nebraska
BT	United States
	.Nebraska
	..Saunders County Nebraska

Saurashtra
BT	Asia
	.Indian Peninsula
	..India
	...Gujarat India
	....Saurashtra
RT	Kathiawar
SN	Region and former state comprising greater part of Kathiawar Peninsula in Gujarat, W India.

Saurischia
BT	Chordata
	.Vertebrata
	..Tetrapoda
	...Reptilia
	....Diapsida
	.....Archosauria
	......Saurischia
BT	Chordata
	.Vertebrata
	..Tetrapoda
	...Reptilia
	....dinosaurs
	.....Saurischia
NT	Sauropodomorpha
	Theropoda
SN	Order. This term has multiple hierarchies.

Sauropoda
BT	Chordata
	.Vertebrata
	..Tetrapoda
	...Reptilia
	....Diapsida
	.....Archosauria
	......Saurischia
	.......Sauropodomorpha
	........Sauropoda
NT	Diplodocus
SN	Infraorder. This term has multiple hierarchies.

Sauropodomorpha
BT	Chordata
	.Vertebrata
	..Tetrapoda
	...Reptilia
	....Diapsida
	.....Archosauria
	......Saurischia
	.......Sauropodomorpha
NT	Sauropoda
SN	Suborder. This term has multiple hierarchies.

Sauropterygia
BT	Chordata
	.Vertebrata
	..Tetrapoda
	...Reptilia
	....Diapsida
	.....Sauropterygia
NT	Nothosauria
	Plesiosauria

sausage structure
USE	boudinage

Sausar Series
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Precambrian
	..Archean
	...Sausar Series
RT	India
SN	Indian Shield region of central S and S India.

Savage River
RT	Garrett County Maryland
	Tasmania Australia
SN	Iron ore deposits in Tasmania. Also may occur in W Maryland. Also index location as applicable.

Savanna Formation
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Paleozoic
	...Carboniferous
	....Pennsylvanian
	.....Middle Pennsylvanian
	......Desmoinesian
	.......Savanna Formation
RT	Oklahoma
	Arkansas
	Spiro Sandstone
	Krebs Group
SN	In Krebs Group. Includes Spaniard Limestone Member, Spiro Sandstone, Sam Creek Limestone, Doneley Limestone. W Arkansas and E and S Oklahoma. Also search Savanna.

Savannah River
BT	United States
	.Savannah River
RT	South Carolina
	Georgia
	Dunbarton Basin
SN	Serves as boundary between Georgia and South Carolina, and flows into Atlantic Ocean. Indexed with counties and states as applicable.

Savannah River Plant
BT	United States
	.South Carolina
	..Savannah River Plant
RT	Aiken County South Carolina
	Dunbarton Basin
	Barnwell County South Carolina
	nuclear facilities
SN	U.S. Atomic Energy Commission plant in Aiken and Barnwell counties on Savannah River.

savannas
RT	ecology
	grasslands
	plains
	revegetation
	geomorphology
SN	Added to Thesaurus in 1993.

Savoie France
BT	Europe
	.Western Europe
	..France
	...Savoie France
NT	Ambin Massif
	Tarentaise
RT	Graian Alps
	Savoy
SN	Department in SE France.

Savona Italy
BT	Europe
	.Southern Europe
	..Italy
	...Liguria Italy
	....Savona Italy
SN	City and province near Genoa in central Liguria, NW Italy.

Savoy
BT	Europe
	.Western Europe
	..France
	...Savoy
RT	Haute-Savoie France
	Savoie France
SN	Historical region in SE France, chiefly in departments of Haute-Savoie and Savoie.

Savoy Alps
BT	Europe
	.Western Europe
	..France
	...Haute-Savoie France
	....Savoy Alps
BT	Europe
	.Alps
	..Western Alps
	...Savoy Alps
NT	Mont Blanc
	Vanoise
RT	Chablais
	Graian Alps
	Tarentaise
SN	NW offshoots of Graian Alps S of Lake Geneva. Also search Savoy. This term has multiple hierarchies.

Sawatch Range
BT	United States
	.Colorado
	..Sawatch Range
BT	United States
	.U. S. Rocky Mountains
	..Sawatch Range
NT	Mount Antero
SN	Mountain range of the Rocky Mountains in central Colorado. This term has multiple hierarchies.

Sawtooth Range
RT	Blaine County Idaho
	Camas County Idaho
	Custer County Idaho
	Elmore County Idaho
	Idaho
	Lewis and Clark County Montana
	Montana
	Teton County Montana
SN	In the Sawtooth Mountains of S central Idaho. May also occur in other locations. Indexed with counties or region and mountains as applicable.

Sawyer County Wisconsin
BT	United States
	.Wisconsin
	..Sawyer County Wisconsin

Saxo-thuringian Zone
USE	Saxothuringian

Saxonian
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Paleozoic
	...Permian
	....Saxonian
RT	Rotliegendes
SN	Europe. Above Autunian, below Thuringian.

Saxonian Massif
BT	Europe
	.Central Europe
	..Germany
	...Saxonian Massif
RT	Saxony Germany
SN	Added to Thesaurus in 1981.

Saxony Germany
BT	Europe
	.Central Europe
	..Germany
	...Saxony Germany
NT	Altenberg Germany
	Chemnitz Germany
	Dresden Germany
	Freiberg Germany
	Leipzig Germany
	Upper Lusatia
	Weissenberg Germany
	Wildenfels Germany
	Zwickau Germany
RT	Schwarzenberg Germany
	Erzgebirge
	Weisse Elster Basin
	Frankenberg Germany
	Harz Foreland
	Harz region
	Saxonian Massif
	Saxony-Thuringia
	Vogtland
SN	State, NE Germany. Before 1993, also search E German bezirks: Cottbus Bezirk, Dresden Bezirk, Karl-Marx-Stadt Bezirk, and Leipzig Bezirk or Saxony-Thuringia as applicable.

Saxony-Anhalt Germany
BT	Europe
	.Central Europe
	..Germany
	...Saxony-Anhalt Germany
NT	Aschersleben Germany
	Bitterfeld Germany
	Elbingerode Germany
	Halberstadt Germany
	Halle Germany
	Magdeburg Germany
	Mansfeld Syncline
	Merseburg Germany
	Rottleberode Germany
	Stassfurt Germany
RT	Saale River
	North German Plain
	Weisse Elster Basin
	Brocken Massif
	Harz Mountains
	Geisel Valley
	Harz region
	Kyffhauser Range
	Unstrut River
SN	State, N central Germany. Before 1993, also search Madgeberg Bezirk and Halle Bezirk if applicable.

Saxony-Thuringia
BT	Europe
	.Central Europe
	..Germany
	...Saxony-Thuringia
RT	Saxony Germany
	Thuringia Germany
SN	Region in E Germany including the German states of Saxony and Thuringia.

Saxothuringian
UF	Saxo-thuringian Zone
	Saxothuringicum
RT	Paleozoic
	Europe
	Hercynian Orogeny
	Variscides
	Thuringian
SN	Zone. A tectonostratigraphic unit of the Variscides, Europe. Indexed with age as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1995.

Saxothuringicum
USE	Saxothuringian

Sayak Kazakhstan
BT	Commonwealth of Independent States
	.Kazakhstan
	..Sayak Kazakhstan
SN	Village N of W Lake Balkash in W central Kazakhstan. This term has multiple hierarchies.

Sayan
BT	Asia
	.Siberian fold belt
	..Sayan
NT	Eastern Sayan
	Western Sayan
UF	Sayan Mountains
	Sayan Range
RT	Russian Federation
	Altai-Sayan region
SN	E-W range just N of Mongolia extending from S Krasnoyarsk Kray on W across Tuva Autonomous Republic into W Irkutsk Oblast on the E. Indexed with countries and regions as applicable.

Sayan Mountains
USE	Sayan

Sayan Range
USE	Sayan