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Du Page County Illinois  search
BTUnited States
 .Illinois
 ..Du Page County Illinois
Dubai  search
BTAsia
 .Arabian Peninsula
 ..United Arab Emirates
 ...Dubai
SNEmirate. One of federation of 7 states at S end of Persian Gulf.
Dublin Ireland  search
BTEurope
 .Western Europe
 ..Ireland
 ...Dublin Ireland
SNCounty and city on Irish Sea in E Ireland.
Dubois County Indiana  search
BTIndiana
 .Dubois County Indiana
Dubuque County Iowa  search
BTUnited States
 .Iowa
 ..Dubuque County Iowa
Dubuque Format  search
Dubuque Formation  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Paleozoic
 ...Ordovician
 ....Middle Ordovician
 .....Dubuque Formation
RTIowa
 Illinois
 Wisconsin
 Minnesota
SNNW Illinois, E Iowa, SE Minnesota and SW Wisconsin. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
Duchesne County Utah  search
BTUnited States
 .Utah
 ..Duchesne County Utah
SNNE Utah.
Duchesne River For  search
Duchesne River Formation  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Cenozoic
 ...Paleogene
 ....Duchesne River Formation
RTEocene
 Oligocene
 Utah
 Colorado
SNEocene or Oligocene. Unconformably underlies Bishop Conglomerate; unconformably overlies Uinta and Uinta (?) Formation. NW Colorado and NE Utah. Indexed with ages as applicable.
Duck North Carolina  search
BTUnited States
 .North Carolina
 ..Dare County North Carolina
 ...Duck North Carolina
RTOuter Banks
SNLocale on Bodie Island, North Carolina's Outer Banks. Indexed with Outer Banks if applicable.
Ducktown Tennessee  search
BTUnited States
 .Tennessee
 ..Polk County Tennessee
 ...Ducktown Tennessee
SNTown in extreme SE Tennessee.
ductile deformation  search
BTdeformation
 .ductile deformation
RTengineering geology
 rock mechanics
 mechanical properties
 ductility
 fracture strength
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1989.
ductility  search
RTdeformation
 ductile deformation
 rock mechanics
Dudley England  search
BTEurope
 .Western Europe
 ..United Kingdom
 ...Great Britain
 ....England
 .....Dudley England
RTMidlands
 Northumberland England
 Staffordshire England
SNTown SW of Birmingham in West Midlands, W central England. Also occurs in other locations. Indexed with county as applicable.
Duero Basin  search
BTEurope
 .Southern Europe
 ..Iberian Peninsula
 ...Duero Basin
RTSpain
 Portugal
 Duero River
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1981.
Duero River  search
BTEurope
 .Southern Europe
 ..Iberian Peninsula
 ...Duero River
UFDouro River
RTSpain
 Portugal
 Duero Basin
SNRiver in Spain and Portugal. Rises in central Spain, flows W to NE Portugal, then S along border, and W to Atlantic Ocean. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.
Dufek Intrusion  search
BTAntarctica
 .Dufek Intrusion
RTPensacola Mountains
SNIn the Dufek Massif area of Forrestal Range in the Pensacola Mountains of Edith Ronne Land S of the Weddell Sea.
Dufferin County Ontario  search
BTCanada
 .Eastern Canada
 ..Ontario
 ...Dufferin County Ontario
dufrenoysite  search
BTsulfosalts
 .sulfarsenites
 ..dufrenoysite
Dugger Formation  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Paleozoic
 ...Carboniferous
 ....Pennsylvanian
 .....Middle Pennsylvanian
 ......Dugger Formation
RTIndiana
SNSE Indiana. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
Dukes County Massachusetts  search
BTUnited States
 .Massachusetts
 ..Dukes County Massachusetts
Dukla Poland  search
BTEurope
 .Central Europe
 ..Poland
 ...Dukla Poland
SNTown in Krosno Province, SE Poland.
Duluth Complex  search
BTUnited States
 .Minnesota
 ..Duluth Complex
RTPrecambrian
SNIn NE Minnesota. Indexed with counties as applicable.
Duluth Minnesota  search
BTUnited States
 .Minnesota
 ..Saint Louis County Minnesota
 ...Duluth Minnesota
SNCity at extreme W end of Lake Superior in NE Minnesota.
dumortierite  search
BTsilicates
 .orthosilicates
 ..nesosilicates
 ...dumortierite
Duna River  search
USEDanube River
Dunai River  search
USEDanube River
Dunantul  search
USETransdanubia
Dunarea River  search
USEDanube River
Dunau River  search
USEDanube River
Dunbarton  search
Dunbarton Basin  search
BTUnited States
 .Dunbarton Basin
RTSouth Carolina
 Savannah River Plant
 Georgia
 Atlantic Coastal Plain
 Savannah River
SNBuried Triassic basin, Savannah River valley, Georgia and South Carolina. Indexed with counties as applicable.
Dundas County Ontario  search
BTCanada
 .Eastern Canada
 ..Ontario
 ...Dundas County Ontario
Dundee Limestone  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Paleozoic
 ...Devonian
 ....Middle Devonian
 .....Dundee Limestone
RTOntario
 Ohio
 Michigan
SNS Michigan, N Ohio and S Ontario. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
Dundee Scotland  search
BTEurope
 .Western Europe
 ..United Kingdom
 ...Great Britain
 ....Scotland
 .....Dundee Scotland
RTAngus Scotland
SNCity in Angus County, Tayside region, on Firth of Tay on North Sea.
Dunderberg Shale  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Paleozoic
 ...Cambrian
 ....Upper Cambrian
 .....Dunderberg Shale
RTUtah
 California
 Nevada
 Nopah Formation
SNIn Nopah Formation. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
Dundy County Nebraska  search
BTUnited States
 .Nebraska
 ..Dundy County Nebraska
dune rock  search
USEeolianite
dune structures  search
BTsedimentary structures
 .bedding plane irregularities
 ..dune structures
RTdunes
SNBefore 1984, search dunes AND sedimentary structures. Added to Thesaurus in 1984.
Dunedin New Zealand  search
BTAustralasia
 .New Zealand
 ..Otago New Zealand
 ...Dunedin New Zealand
RTSouth Island
SNCity on Pacific Ocean in SE South Island. Also index South Island.
dunes  search
NTbarchans
 coastal dunes
 continental dunes
 foredunes
 submarine dunes
UFsand dunes
RTgeomorphology
 eluvium
 antidunes
 bedding plane irregularities
 sand waves
 eolian features
 shore features
 sand ridges
 blowouts
 ergs
 sand seas
 sand sheets
 dune structures
SNAs of 1984, use dune structures for the sedimentary structure.
Dunham Dolomite  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Paleozoic
 ...Cambrian
 ....Lower Cambrian
 .....Dunham Dolomite
RTQuebec
 Vermont
SNS Quebec; NW and W central Vermont. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
dunite  search
BTigneous rocks
 .plutonic rocks
 ..ultramafics
 ...peridotites
 ....dunite
Dunkard Basin  search
BTUnited States
 .Dunkard Basin
RTOhio
 Pennsylvania
 West Virginia
SNIn West Virginia, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. Structural basin. Indexed with states as applicable.
Dunkard Group  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Paleozoic
 ...Dunkard Group
RTPermian
 Pennsylvanian
 Ohio
 Pennsylvania
 Maryland
 West Virginia
SNPennsylvanian and Permian. Includes Washington and Greene formations. W Maryland, E Ohio, SW Pennsylvania, and N West Virginia. Indexed with ages as applicable.
Dunkerque France  search
USEDunkirk France
Dunkirk France  search
BTEurope
 .Western Europe
 ..France
 ...Nord France
 ....Dunkirk France
UFDunkerque France
SNCity at S end of North Sea.
Dunklin County Missouri  search
BTUnited States
 .Missouri
 ..Dunklin County Missouri
Dunlin Group  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Mesozoic
 ...Jurassic
 ....Lower Jurassic
 .....Dunlin Group
RTNorth Sea
SNIncludes Drake Formation, Cook Formation, Burton Formation, and Amundsen Formation. Added to Thesaurus in 1995.
Dunn County North Dakota  search
BTUnited States
 .North Dakota
 ..Dunn County North Dakota
SNW central North Dakota.
Dunn County Wisconsin  search
BTUnited States
 .Wisconsin
 ..Dunn County Wisconsin
SNW Wisconsin.
Dunnage Melange  search
RTDunnage Zone
 Eastern Canada
 Newfoundland
SNNorth-central Newfoundland. Before 1998, this was often used for the larger area of the Dunnage Zone. Indexed with Canadian provinces or regions as applicable.
Dunnage Terrane  search
USEDunnage Zone
Dunnage Zone  search
UFDunnage Terrane
RTQuebec
 Appalachians
 Eastern Canada
 Maine
 Scotland
 Ireland
 Newfoundland
 New England
 Caledonides
 Dunnage Melange
 Iapetus
SNOr 'terrane', Appalachian Orogen. Tectonostratigraphic zone including the Dunnage Melange of north-central Newfoundland, it is now sometimes extended to the New England Appalachians, and the Caledonides of N Ireland, and Scotland. Remains of the Iapetus O
Dunvegan Formation  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Mesozoic
 ...Cretaceous
 ....Upper Cretaceous
 .....Cenomanian
 ......Dunvegan Formation
RTAlberta
 British Columbia
 Yukon Territory
 Northwest Territories
SNW Canada. At one time referred to as Fort Nelson Formation in the Liard River region. Added to Thesaurus in 1995.
Duperow Formation  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Paleozoic
 ...Devonian
 ....Upper Devonian
 .....Duperow Formation
RTSaskatchewan
 Montana
 North Dakota
 Manitoba
 South Dakota
 Jefferson Group
SNIn Jefferson Group. North Dakota, NE Montana, NW South Dakota, Manitoba and Saskatchewan. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.
duplexes  search
RTbedding faults
 decollement
 en echelon faults
 fault zones
 faults
 imbricate tectonics
 klippen
 thrust faults
SNBefore 1993, also search duplex fault zones and duplex structures if applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1993.
Duplin County North Carolina  search
BTUnited States
 .North Carolina
 ..Duplin County North Carolina
Duplin Formation  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Cenozoic
 ...Neogene
 ....Miocene
 .....upper Miocene
 ......Duplin Formation
RTSouth Carolina
 Florida
 North Carolina
 Georgia
SNBase of Duplin is an unconformity. Florida, E Georgia, E North Carolina, and E South Carolina.
durability  search
RTdegradation
 engineering properties
 mechanical properties
 rock mechanics
 soil mechanics
SNUsed in engineering studies. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
durain  search
BTmacerals
 .durain
BTlithotypes
 .durain
SNThis term has multiple hierarchies.
Durance Basin  search
BTEurope
 .Western Europe
 ..France
 ...Durance Basin
SNRiver basin in SE France.
Durance France  search
BTEurope
 .Western Europe
 ..France
 ...Lot-et-Garonne France
 ....Durance France
SNVillage in SW France.
Durango Mexico  search
BTMexico
 .Durango Mexico
NTMapimi Mexico
RTGuerrero Terrane
 Sierra Madre Occidental
SNState in W central Mexico. Also a city.
Durban South Africa  search
BTAfrica
 .Southern Africa
 ..South Africa
 ...KwaZulu-Natal South Africa
 ....Durban South Africa
SNCity on the Indian Ocean.
Durham County North Carolina  search
BTUnited States
 .North Carolina
 ..Durham County North Carolina
SNN central North Carolina.
Durham England  search
BTEurope
 .Western Europe
 ..United Kingdom
 ...Great Britain
 ....England
 .....Durham England
RTIngleton England
SNCounty in NE England. In 1974, parts of Durham went to form Cleveland County and Tyne and Wear County.
duricrust  search
BTsedimentary rocks
 .chemically precipitated rocks
 ..duricrust
RTsoils
 weathering
 calcrete
 caliche
 weathering crust
 ferricrete
 silcrete
Dushambe Tajikistan  search
USEDushanbe Tajikistan
Dushanbe Tajikistan  search
BTAsia
 .Tajikistan
 ..Dushanbe Tajikistan
UFDushambe Tajikistan
 Stalinabad Tajikistan
RTNurek Tajikistan
SNCity in W Tajikistan. This term has multiple hierarchies.
dust  search
BTsediments
 .clastic sediments
 ..dust
RTatmospheric transport
 volcanic ash
 terrigenous materials
 cosmic dust
 dust storms
 deflation
 interplanetary dust
dust clouds  search
SNUse dust storms or planetesimals or ash clouds if applicable.
dust clouds (volcanic)  search
USEash clouds
dust storms  search
RTatmospheric transport
 dust
 storms
SNAlso search dust clouds NOT extraterrestrial geology if applicable.
Dutch East Indies  search
USEIndonesia
Dutch Guiana  search
USESurinam
Dutch New Guinea  search
USEIrian Jaya Indonesia
Dutch West Indies  search
USENetherlands Antilles
Dutchess County New York  search
BTUnited States
 .New York
 ..Dutchess County New York
SNSE New York.
Duval County Florida  search
BTUnited States
 .Florida
 ..Duval County Florida
SNOn the Atlantic Ocean in NE Florida.
Duval County Texas  search
BTUnited States
 .Texas
 ..Duval County Texas
SNS Texas.
Duwi Formation  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Mesozoic
 ...Cretaceous
 ....Upper Cretaceous
 .....Duwi Formation
RTEgypt
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1989.