Ki  search
Kiamba Philippine Islands  search
BTAsia
 .Far East
 ..Philippine Islands
 ...Mindanao
 ....Kiamba Philippine Islands
SNCity on S Mindanao, South Cotabato Province, Philippine Islands.
Kiangsi  search
SNNot a valid term for GeoRef. See Jiangxi China.
Kiangsu  search
SNNot a valid term for GeoRef. See Jiangsu China.
Kibaran Orogeny  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Precambrian
 ..Proterozoic
 ...Kibaran Orogeny
RTorogeny
 Africa
SNChiefly in S and Central Africa. Added to Thesaurus in 1998.
Kicking Horse River valley  search
BTCanada
 .Western Canada
 ..Kicking Horse River valley
RTAlberta
 British Columbia
 Banff National Park
SNIn Banff National Park area. Also search Kicking Horse River. Indexed with provinces as applicable.
Kidd Creek Mine  search
BTCanada
 .Eastern Canada
 ..Ontario
 ...Cochrane District Ontario
 ....Kidd Creek Mine
RTmines
 silver ores
 copper ores
 zinc ores
 Timmins Ontario
SNCu-Zn-Ag volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit. Porcupine mining camp, Southern Volcanic Zone, SW Abitibi Belt, N of Timmins Ontario. Also search Kidd Creek Deposit.
Kidder County North Dakota  search
BTUnited States
 .North Dakota
 ..Kidder County North Dakota
Kiel Bay  search
BTAtlantic Ocean
 .North Atlantic
 ..Baltic Sea
 ...Kiel Bay
SNOff NE coast of Schleswig-Holstein.
Kiel Germany  search
BThleswig-Holstein Germany
 .Kiel Germany
SNCity on the Baltic Sea in N Germany.
Kielce Poland  search
BTEurope
 .Central Europe
 ..Poland
 ...Kielce Poland
NTNida Basin
 Ostrowiec Swietokrzyski Poland
RTGalezice
 Swiety Krzyz Mountains
kieserite  search
BTsulfates
 .kieserite
Kiev Member  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Cenozoic
 ...Tertiary
 ....lower Tertiary
 .....Kiev Member
RTUkraine
Kiev Ukraine  search
BTEurope
 .Ukraine
 ..Kiev Ukraine
NTChernobyl Ukraine
 Kanev Ukraine
SNCity and oblast in N central Ukraine. This term has multiple hierarchies.
Kiglapait  search
BTCanada
 .Eastern Canada
 ..Newfoundland
 ...Labrador
 ....Kiglapait
RTKiglapait Intrusion
SNCape in N Labrador.
Kiglapait Intrusion  search
BTCanada
 .Eastern Canada
 ..Newfoundland
 ...Labrador
 ....Kiglapait Intrusion
RTKiglapait
SNIron-rich layered intrusion located in NE Labrador. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
Kii Peninsula  search
BTnshu
 .Kii Peninsula
RTWakayama Japan
 Mie Japan
 Nara Japan
 Tonankai earthquake 1944
SNBetween Kii Channel on W and Kumano Sea on E in S Honshu. Also search Kii.
Kilauea  search
BTUnited States
 .Hawaii
 ..Hawaii County Hawaii
 ...Hawaii Island
 ....Kilauea
UFKilauea Iki
 Kilauea Volcano
RTAlae Crater
 volcanoes
 East Rift Zone
 Puu Oo
 Mauna Loa
SNActive crater on E side of Mauna Loa in Volcanoes National Park, S central island of Hawaii. This term has multiple hierarchies.
Kilauea Iki  search
USEKilauea
Kilauea Volcano  search
USEKilauea
Kilbourne Hole  search
BTUnited States
 .New Mexico
 ..Dona Ana County New Mexico
 ...Kilbourne Hole
SNExploratory drill hole in S New Mexico. Added to Thesaurus in 1981.
kilchoanite  search
BTsilicates
 .orthosilicates
 ..sorosilicates
 ...kilchoanite
Kildare Ireland  search
BTEurope
 .Western Europe
 ..Ireland
 ...Kildare Ireland
SNCounty including the town, E central Ireland.
Kilimanjaro  search
BTAfrica
 .East Africa
 ..Tanzania
 ...Kilimanjaro
SNHighest mountain in Africa. Near Kenya border in NE Tanzania.
Killari earthquake 1993  search
USELatur earthquake 1993
Kilo Congo Democratic Republic  search
BTAfrica
 .Central Africa
 ..Congo Democratic Republic
 ...Upper Zaire Congo Democratic Republic
 ....Kilo Congo Democratic Republic
UFKilo-Mines Congo Democratic Republic
SNVillage in NE Congo Democratic Republic. Also search Kilo; Bambu Zaire.
Kilo-Mines Congo Democratic Republic  search
USEKilo Congo Democratic Republic
Kimball County Nebraska  search
BTUnited States
 .Nebraska
 ..Kimball County Nebraska
Kimberley British Columbia  search
BTCanada
 .Western Canada
 ..British Columbia
 ...Kimberley British Columbia
SNTown in SE British Columbia with silver, lead and zinc mines nearby.
Kimberley South Africa  search
BTAfrica
 .Southern Africa
 ..South Africa
 ...Northern Cape Province South Africa
 ....Kimberley South Africa
RTCape Province region
SNCity near Free State border in Northern Cape Province. World's diamond center with mines nearby.
kimberlite  search
BTigneous rocks
 .plutonic rocks
 ..ultramafics
 ...kimberlite
RTdiamonds
 diamond
kimberlite pipes  search
SNNot a valid term for GeoRef. Use kimberlite in conjunction with pipes.
Kimble County Texas  search
BTUnited States
 .Texas
 ..Kimble County Texas
Kimmerian  search
USECimmerian
Kimmerian Orogeny  search
USECimmerian Orogeny
Kimmeridge Clay  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Mesozoic
 ...Jurassic
 ....Upper Jurassic
 .....Kimmeridge Clay
RTEngland
 Scotland
 North Sea
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1989.
Kimmeridgian  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Mesozoic
 ...Jurassic
 ....Upper Jurassic
 .....Kimmeridgian
RTHanifa Formation
 Malm
SNEurope. Above Oxfordian, below Portlandian.
Kindblade Formation  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Paleozoic
 ...Ordovician
 ....Lower Ordovician
 .....Kindblade Formation
RTOklahoma
 Arbuckle Group
SNIn Arbuckle Group. S Oklahoma. Added to Thesaurus in 1995.
Kinderhookian  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Paleozoic
 ...Carboniferous
 ....Mississippian
 .....Lower Mississippian
 ......Kinderhookian
NTBanff Formation
RTChouteau Limestone
SNProvincial series, North America. Above Chautauquan (Devonian), below Osagian.
kinematics  search
UFcinematics
RTvelocity
 kinetics
SNBranch of dynamics that deals with aspects of motion apart from considerations of mass and force.
kinetics  search
RTdynamics
 energy
 geochemistry
 geophysics
 kinematics
 relaxation
 velocity
King and Queen County Virginia  search
BTUnited States
 .Virginia
 ..King and Queen County Virginia
King County Texas  search
BTUnited States
 .Texas
 ..King County Texas
SNNW Texas.
King County Washington  search
BTUnited States
 .Washington
 ..King County Washington
NTSeattle Washington
RTLake Washington
SNW central Washington.
King George County Virginia  search
BTUnited States
 .Virginia
 ..King George County Virginia
King George Island  search
BTAntarctica
 .South Shetland Islands
 ..King George Island
NTFildes Peninsula
UFWaterloo Island
RTMelville Peninsula
SNLargest of the South Shetland Islands in British Antarctic Territory N of the Antarctic Peninsula. This term has multiple hierarchies.
King William County Virginia  search
BTUnited States
 .Virginia
 ..King William County Virginia
King's County New Brunswick  search
BTCanada
 .Eastern Canada
 ..Maritime Provinces
 ...New Brunswick
 ....King's County New Brunswick
Kingak Shale  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Mesozoic
 ...Jurassic
 ....Kingak Shale
RTAlaska
SNNE Alaska. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
Kingfisher County Oklahoma  search
BTUnited States
 .Oklahoma
 ..Kingfisher County Oklahoma
SNCentral Oklahoma.
Kingman County Kansas  search
BTUnited States
 .Kansas
 ..Kingman County Kansas
SNS Kansas.
Kings Bay  search
UFKongsfjorden
RTSpitsbergen Island
SNInlet on NW coast of Spitsbergen Island. Indexed with island or region as applicable.
Kings County California  search
BTUnited States
 .California
 ..Kings County California
SNS central California.
Kings County New York  search
BTUnited States
 .New York
 ..New York City New York
 ...Kings County New York
RTLong Island
SNCoextensive with the borough of Brooklyn in New York City on Long Island in SE New York. Indexed with Long Island.
Kings County Nova Scotia  search
BTCanada
 .Eastern Canada
 ..Maritime Provinces
 ...Nova Scotia
 ....Kings County Nova Scotia
Kings County Prince Edward Island  search
BTCanada
 .Eastern Canada
 ..Maritime Provinces
 ...Prince Edward Island
 ....Kings County Prince Edward Island
Kings Mountain  search
RTKings Mountain Belt
 North Carolina
 South Carolina
 United States
SNIsolated ridge. Indexed with counties or regions as applicable.
Kings Mountain Belt  search
BTUnited States
 .Kings Mountain Belt
RTSouth Carolina
 Appalachians
 North Carolina
 Georgia
 Carolina slate belt
 Piedmont
 Southern Appalachians
 Kings Mountain
SNMetamorphic belt, SW North Carolina, NW South Carolina and NE Georgia. Indexed with states as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.
Kingsbury County South Dakota  search
BTUnited States
 .South Dakota
 ..Kingsbury County South Dakota
Kingsdown Formation  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Cenozoic
 ...Quarternary
 ....Pleistocene
 .....Kingsdown Formation
RTKansas
SNIn Sanborn Group. Overlies Crooked Creek Formation; underlies Vanhem Formation. SW Kansas.
Kingsport Formation  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Paleozoic
 ...Ordovician
 ....Lower Ordovician
 .....Kingsport Formation
RTVirginia
 Tennessee
 Knox Group
SNIn Knox Group. E Tennessee and SW Virginia.
Kingston Peak Formation  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Precambrian
 ..Kingston Peak Formation
RTCalifornia
SNS California. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.
Kingston Range  search
BTUnited States
 .California
 ..Kingston Range
RTSan Bernardino County California
 Inyo County California
SNS California. Indexed with counties as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
kink folds  search
BTfolds
 .kink folds
RTchevron folds
 kink-band structures
SNBefore 1978, also search folds AND kink.
kink-band structures  search
UFkink-bands
RTdeformation
 folds
 kink folds
SNAlso search kink-band.
kink-bands  search
USEkink-band structures
Kinki District  search
USEKinki Japan
Kinki Japan  search
BTnshu
 .Kinki Japan
UFKinki District
RTKyoto Japan
 Wakayama Japan
 Hyogo Japan
 Osaka Japan
 Mie Japan
 Nara Japan
SNThe Osaka, Kobe and Kyoto region in S central Honshu. Includes Hyogo, Kyoto, Mie, Nara, Osaka, Shiga, and Wakayama prefectures.
Kinnashih Taiwan  search
USEChinkuashih Taiwan
Kinnaur India  search
BTmachal Pradesh India
 .Kinnaur India
SNDistrict in Himachal Pradesh.
Kinney County Texas  search
BTUnited States
 .Texas
 ..Kinney County Texas
RTEdwards Aquifer
SNSW Texas.
Kinshasa Congo Democratic Republic  search
BTAfrica
 .Central Africa
 ..Congo Democratic Republic
 ...Kinshasa Congo Democratic Republic
SNCity and Federal District on left bank of the Congo River in W Congo Democratic Republic. Before 1978, also search Leopoldville. Before 1998, Kinshasa Zaire was also used.
Kinta Valley  search
BTAsia
 .Far East
 ..Malaysia
 ...West Malaysia
 ....Perak Malaysia
 .....Kinta Valley
SNRiver valley in NW West Malaysia. This term has multiple hierarchies.
Kintyre  search
BTEurope
 .Western Europe
 ..United Kingdom
 ...Great Britain
 ....Scotland
 .....Argyllshire Scotland
 ......Kintyre
BTEurope
 .Western Europe
 ..United Kingdom
 ...Great Britain
 ....Scotland
 .....Strathclyde region Scotland
 ......Kintyre
SNPeninsula in Argyllshire, SW Scotland. This term has multiple hierarchies. Added to Thesaurus in 1981.
Kinwashih Mine  search
USEChinkuashih Mine
Kinzers Formation  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Paleozoic
 ...Cambrian
 ....Lower Cambrian
 .....Kinzers Formation
RTVirginia
 Pennsylvania
 Maryland
SNOverlies Vintage Limestone; underlies Ledger Dolomite. Maryland, SE Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
kinzigite  search
BTmetamorphic rocks
 .granulites
 ..kinzigite
Kiokee Belt  search
BTUnited States
 .Kiokee Belt
RTSouth Carolina
 Appalachians
 North Carolina
 Georgia
 Carolina slate belt
 Piedmont
SNMetamorphic belt, central North Carolina to E central Georgia. Indexed with states as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.
Kiowa County Colorado  search
BTUnited States
 .Colorado
 ..Kiowa County Colorado
SNE Colorado.
Kiowa County Kansas  search
BTUnited States
 .Kansas
 ..Kiowa County Kansas
NTHaviland Kansas
RTHaviland Meteorite
SNS Kansas.
Kiowa County Oklahoma  search
BTUnited States
 .Oklahoma
 ..Kiowa County Oklahoma
RTMeers Fault
 Slick Hills
 Wichita Mountains
SNSW Oklahoma.
Kiowa Formation  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Mesozoic
 ...Cretaceous
 ....Lower Cretaceous
 .....Kiowa Formation
RTOklahoma
 Colorado
 Kansas
SNOverlies Cheyenne Sandstone; underlies Dakota Formation. Central S Kansas, E Colorado, W Oklahoma.
Kipawa Lake  search
BTCanada
 .Eastern Canada
 ..Quebec
 ...Temiscamingue County Quebec
 ....Kipawa Lake
SNSW Quebec. Also search Kipawa.
Kirchhoff integral  search
RTenthalpy
 equations
 free energy
 geochemistry
 heat capacity
 mathematical models
 seismic migration
 temperature
 thermodynamic properties
SNShows relationships between enthalpy, heat capacity and temperature for a reaction. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic  search
USEKyrgyzstan
Kirghizia  search
USEKyrgyzstan
Kirgizia  search
USEKyrgyzstan
Kiribati  search
BTOceania
 .Kiribati
NTFanning Island
UFGilbert Islands
RTEast Pacific Ocean Islands
 Polynesia
 West Pacific Ocean Islands
 Micronesia
 Christmas Island
 Line Islands
SNFormerly Gilbert Islands, under British administration. Now independent. Also includes Phoenix Islands and many formerly British Line Islands. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.
Kirin Meteorite  search
USEJilin Meteorite
Kirin, China  search
USEJilin China
Kirishima  search
BTAsia
 .Far East
 ..Japan
 ...Kyushu
 ....Kirishima
UFKirishima-Yama
RTKagoshima Japan
 volcanoes
 geothermal fields
 Ebino Japan
 Miyazaki Japan
SNMountain and geothermal area in Kirishima Range in S Kyushu.
Kirishima-Yama  search
USEKirishima
Kirkbyocopina  search
BTInvertebrata
 .Arthropoda
 ..Mandibulata
 ...Crustacea
 ....Ostracoda
 .....Kirkbyocopina
RTmicrofossils
SNIncludes the superfamily Kirkbyacea. Indexed with microfossils if applicable.
Kirkcudbrightshire Scotland  search
BTEurope
 .Western Europe
 ..United Kingdom
 ...Great Britain
 ....Scotland
 .....Kirkcudbrightshire Scotland
SNFormer county in S Scotland. Now part of Dumfries and Galloway region.
Kirkland Lake Ontario  search
BTCanada
 .Eastern Canada
 ..Ontario
 ...Timiskaming District Ontario
 ....Kirkland Lake Ontario
SNTown in E Ontario near Quebec border.
Kirkpatrick Basalt  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Mesozoic
 ...Jurassic
 ....Kirkpatrick Basalt
RTAntarctica
 Victoria Land
 Queen Alexandra Range
SNQueen Alexandra Range and Victoria Land, Antarctica. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
Kirkuk Iraq  search
BTAsia
 .Middle East
 ..Iraq
 ...Kirkuk Iraq
SNTown near oil fields in NE Iraq.
Kirkwood Formation  search
RTArikareean
 Hemingfordian
 Lower Cretaceous
 middle Miocene
 New Jersey
 South Africa
 Upper Jurassic
SNArikareean and Hemingfordian. E New Jersey. Also found in Upper Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous (Gondwana) of South Africa. Indexed with ages as applicable.
Kirkwood-Co  search
Kirkwood-Cohansey Aquifer  search
BTUnited States
 .Kirkwood-Cohansey Aquifer
UFCohansey-Kirkwood Aquifer
RTPennsylvania
 Maryland
 Delaware
 New Jersey
SNMiddle Atlantic region. Indexed with counties and state or states as applicable.
Kirov Russian Federation  search
USEVyatka Russian Federation
Kirovabad Azerbaijan  search
BTEurope
 .Azerbaijan
 ..Kirovabad Azerbaijan
UFGandja Azerbaijan
 Gandzha Azerbaijan
SNCity in W Azerbaijan. This term has multiple hierarchies.
Kirovograd Ukraine  search
BTEurope
 .Ukraine
 ..Kirovograd Ukraine
SNCity and oblast in central S Ukraine. Historical names include Zinovievsk, Elisavetgrad, and Yelizavetgrad. This term has multiple hierarchies.
Kirtland Shale  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Mesozoic
 ...Cretaceous
 ....Upper Cretaceous
 .....Kirtland Shale
RTNew Mexico
 Colorado
SNNW New Mexico and SW Colorado. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.
Kiruna Sweden  search
BTEurope
 .Western Europe
 ..Scandinavia
 ...Sweden
 ....Norrbotten Sweden
 .....Kiruna Sweden
SNCity in N central Norrbotten, N Sweden.
Kirwin Kansas  search
BTUnited States
 .Kansas
 ..Phillips County Kansas
 ...Kirwin Kansas
SNTown in N Kansas.
Kishtwar  search
RTIndia
 Jammu and Kashmir
 Pakistan
SNTown in SW Jammu and Kashmir, disputed territory between India and Pakistan. Before 1993, India was a broader term. Indexed with Jammu and Kashmir AND India and/or Pakistan as applicable.
Kiso Mountains  search
BTnshu
 .Japanese Alps
 ..Kiso Mountains
RTAichi Japan
 Nagano Japan
SNCentral Japanese Alps. In central Honshu. Also search Kiso. Indexed with prefecture or prefectures as applicable.
Kisseynew Complex  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Precambrian
 ..Kisseynew Complex
RTSaskatchewan
 Manitoba
 Nokomis Group
 Sherridon Group
SNArchean? Subdivided into Nokomis and Sherridon groups. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
Kistna River  search
USEKrishna River
Kit Carson County Colorado  search
BTUnited States
 .Colorado
 ..Kit Carson County Colorado
Kita-Yamato Trough  search
BTPacific Ocean
 .North Pacific
 ..Northwest Pacific
 ...Japan Sea
 ....Kita-Yamato Trough
RTLeg 127
 Leg 128
SNThis term has multiple hierarchies.
Kitakami Massif  search
USEKitakami Mountains
Kitakami Mountains  search
BTnshu
 .Iwate Japan
 ..Kitakami Mountains
UFKitakami Massif
SNN Honshu. Also search Kitakami.
Kitami Basin  search
BTkkaido
 .Kitami Basin
RTAbashiri Japan
SNNE Hokkaido, N Japan. Added to Thesaurus in 1993.
Kitami Japan  search
BTkkaido
 .Abashiri Japan
 ..Kitami Japan
SNCity in Abashiri sub-prefecture, Hokkaido.
Kitsap County Washington  search
BTUnited States
 .Washington
 ..Kitsap County Washington
NTKitsap Peninsula
SNOn Puget Sound in NW Washington.
Kitsap Peninsula  search
BTUnited States
 .Washington
 ..Kitsap County Washington
 ...Kitsap Peninsula
SNBounded on W by Hood Canal and on E by Puget Sound. W of Seattle in NW Washington.
Kittanning Formation  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Paleozoic
 ...Carboniferous
 ....Pennsylvanian
 .....Kittanning Formation
RTKentucky
 Indiana
 Ohio
 Pennsylvania
 Maryland
 West Virginia
 Allegheny Group
SNIn Allegheny Group. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
Kittery Formation  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Paleozoic
 ...Kittery Formation
RTOrdovician
 Silurian
 New Hampshire
 Maine
 Merrimack Group
SNOrdovician and Silurian. In Merrimack Group. SW Maine and SE New Hampshire. Indexed with ages as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
Kittitas County Washington  search
BTUnited States
 .Washington
 ..Kittitas County Washington
SNCentral Washington.
Kittson County Minnesota  search
BTUnited States
 .Minnesota
 ..Kittson County Minnesota
Kivu Congo Democratic Republic  search
BTAfrica
 .Central Africa
 ..Congo Democratic Republic
 ...Kivu Congo Democratic Republic
NTNyiragongo
RTLake Kivu
SNProvince in E Congo Democratic Republic. Before 1998, Kivu Zaire was also used.
Kiya River  search
BTCommonwealth of Independent States
 .Russian Federation
 ..Kiya River
BTAsia
 .Kiya River
RTKemerovo Russian Federation
 Tomsk Russian Federation
SNIn Kemerovo and Tomsk oblasts E and NE of Novosibirsk. This term has multiple hierarchies.
Kizel coal basin  search
BTCommonwealth of Independent States
 .Russian Federation
 ..Perm Russian Federation
 ...Kizel coal basin
RTcoal fields
SNIn Central Urals of European Russian Federation in Perm Oblast. Also search Kizel. This term has multiple hierarchies.
Kizil Kum  search
USEKyzylkum
Kizil-Dere  search
SNNot a valid term for GeoRef. See Kizildere Field for location in Turkey. Also used for pyrite deposit in Caucasus Mountains in Dagestan.
Kizildere Fiel  search
Kizildere Field  search
BTAsia
 .Middle East
 ..Turkey
 ...Kizildere Field
RTgeothermal fields
SNGeothermal field in W Anatolia. Also search Kizildere and Turkey. Added to Thesaurus in 1995.
Kizyl-Dere  search
SNNot a valid term for GeoRef. See Kizildere Field for location in Turkey. Also used for pyrite deposit in Caucasus Mountains in Dagestan.