sand  search
BTsediments
 .clastic sediments
 ..sand
RTsilica
 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
SNAs of 1981, use sands or gravel deposits for sand as a commodity. Also includes use as a material in engineering geology.
sand bars  search
USEbars
sand bodies  search
BTsedimentary structures
 .planar bedding structures
 ..sand bodies
RTbedding plane irregularities
 blowouts
sand boils  search
RTblowouts
 discharge
 engineering geology
 floods
 fluvial features
 levees
 geomorphology
 soil mechanics
 springs
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1989.
sand dunes  search
USEdunes
sand equivalent tests  search
RTdrilling
 petroleum engineering
 testing
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1981.
Sand Hills  search
RTGeorgia
 Nebraska
 North Carolina
 South Carolina
 United States
SNBelt, 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  search
BTsedimentary structures
 .bedding plane irregularities
 ..sand ridges
RTbottom features
 dunes
 sand waves
 barrier islands
 barrier beaches
 shore features
 longshore bars
 bars
 ripple marks
 ergs
 megaripples
SNUse sand waves if applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1993.
sand seas  search
RTdeserts
 dunes
 eolian features
 ergs
 periglacial features
 sand sheets
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1993.
sand sheets  search
BTeolian features
 .sand sheets
RTremote sensing
 sand
 dunes
 deserts
 ergs
 sand seas
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1993.
sand volcanoes  search
USEmud volcanoes
Sand Wash Basin  search
RTGreen River basin
 Colorado
SNNW Colorado. Indexed with county or region as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1981.
sand waves  search
BTsedimentary structures
 .bedding plane irregularities
 ..sand waves
RTantidunes
 dunes
 sand ridges
 ripple marks
 megaripples
sand-box models  search
USEsandbox models
Sandakan Malaysia  search
BTAsia
 .Far East
 ..Malaysia
 ...East Malaysia
 ....Sabah Malaysia
 .....Sandakan Malaysia
SNCity on Sandakan Harbor on Sulu Sea in Sabah in East Malaysia. This term has multiple hierarchies.
sandarac  search
USErealgar
Sandbian  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Paleozoic
 ...Ordovician
 ....Upper Ordovician
 .....Sandbian
sandbox models  search
UFbox models (sand)
 sand-box models
RTtectonics
 soil mechanics
 experimental studies
 models
 simulation
 deformation
 shear modulus
 laboratory studies
 physical models
 scale models
SNAlso index physical models as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1998.
Sandelzhausen Germany  search
BTEurope
 .Central Europe
 ..Germany
 ...Bavaria Germany
 ....Sandelzhausen Germany
SNVillage N of Munich.
Sanders County Montana  search
BTUnited States
 .Montana
 ..Sanders County Montana
RTCoeur d'Alene mining district
SNNW Montana.
Sandia Formation  search
RTMagdalena Group
 Pennsylvanian
 Peru
 Colorado
 New Mexico
SNPennsylvanian; 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  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Precambrian
 ..Sandia Granite
RTNew Mexico
SNCentral New Mexico. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
Sandia Mountains  search
BTUnited States
 .New Mexico
 ..Sandia Mountains
SNNE of Albuquerque in N central New Mexico.
Sandnes Norway  search
BTEurope
 .Western Europe
 ..Scandinavia
 ...Norway
 ....Rogaland Norway
 .....Sandnes Norway
SNTown S of Stavanger in SW Rogaland, SW Norway.
Sandomierz Poland  search
BTEurope
 .Central Europe
 ..Poland
 ...Tarnobrzeg Poland
 ....Sandomierz Poland
UFSandomir Poland
SNTown on Vistula River in central Tarnobrzeg, SE central Poland.
Sandomir Poland  search
USESandomierz Poland
Sandoval County New Mexico  search
BTUnited States
 .New Mexico
 ..Sandoval County New Mexico
NTBaca Field
 Fenton Hill
RTRio Puerco
SNNW central New Mexico.
sands  search
RTaggregate
 construction materials
 glass materials
 gravel deposits
 sand
 silica
SNFor 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  search
BTsedimentary rocks
 .clastic rocks
 ..sandstone
UFpsammite
RTsand
 arenaceous texture
 terrigenous materials
 arkose
 microbreccia
 sandstone deposits
 sandstone dikes
 greensand
 gaize
 red beds
 orthoquartzite
 graywacke
 litharenite
 subgraywacke
 metasandstone
 sublitharenite
SNAs of 1981, use sandstone deposits for sandstone as a commodity.
sandstone deposits  search
RTbuilding stone
 construction materials
 crushed stone
 dimension stone
 sandstone
SNCommodity. See List C.
sandstone dikes  search
BTsedimentary structures
 .soft sediment deformation
 ..sandstone dikes
RTsandstone
 clastic dikes
sandstone-type deposits  search
RTgold ores
 mineral deposits, genesis
 uranium ores
Sandur India  search
BTAsia
 .Indian Peninsula
 ..India
 ...Karnataka India
 ....Sandur India
SNTown in central Karnataka, SW India.
sandurs  search
USEoutwash plains
Sandusky County Ohio  search
BTUnited States
 .Ohio
 ..Sandusky County Ohio
RTSandusky River basin
SNN Ohio.
Sandusky River basin  search
BTUnited States
 .Ohio
 ..Sandusky River basin
RTCrawford County Ohio
 Sandusky County Ohio
 Seneca County Ohio
 Wyandot County Ohio
SNN Ohio. Indexed with counties as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1981.
Sandy Hook  search
RTBahamas
 Monmouth County New Jersey
 San Salvador
SNPeninsula 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  search
USEarenaceous texture