IODP SEDIS - Thesaurus -

Be
USE	beryllium

Be-10
BT	isotopes
	.radioactive isotopes
	..Be-10
BT	metals
	.alkaline earth metals
	..beryllium
	...Be-10
RT	Be-10/Be-9
SN	This term has multiple hierarchies.

Be-10/Be-9
BT	isotopes
	.radioactive isotopes
	..Be-10/Be-9
BT	isotopes
	.stable isotopes
	..Be-10/Be-9
BT	metals
	.alkaline earth metals
	..beryllium
	...Be-10/Be-9
UF	Be-9/Be-10
RT	isotope ratios
	Be-10
SN	This term has multiple hierarchies.

Be-7
BT	isotopes
	.radioactive isotopes
	..Be-7
BT	metals
	.alkaline earth metals
	..beryllium
	...Be-7
SN	This term has multiple hierarchies.

Be-9/Be-10
USE	Be-10/Be-9

beach erosion
USE	littoral erosion

beach nourishment
RT	beaches
	erosion control
	preventive measures
	protection
	shorelines
	stabilization
SN	Also search beaches OR shore features OR shorelines in combination with nourishment OR replenishment OR protection OR restoration. Added to Thesaurus in 1995.

beach placers
BT	placers
	.beach placers
RT	marine sediments
	stream placers
SN	Added to Thesaurus in 1982.

beach profiles
RT	beaches
	dynamics
	erosion
	erosion control
	geomorphology
	littoral erosion
	marine transport
	sea-level changes
	sediment transport
	sedimentation
	shore features
	shorelines
SN	Before 1995, also search beaches. Search with shorelines for engineering or geomorphological studies. Indexed with shore features if applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1995.

beach ridges
BT	shore features
	.beach ridges
RT	geomorphology
	shorelines
	beaches
	cheniers
	marine terraces

beach rock
USE	beachrock

beaches
RT	barrier beaches
	beach nourishment
	beach profiles
	beach ridges
	berms
	capes
	chenier plains
	coastal environment
	foredunes
	geomorphology
	lacustrine features
	lagoons
	landform evolution
	littoral erosion
	paleoecology
	raised beaches
	sedimentation
	shore features
	s
SN	Indexed with shore features if applicable.

beachrock
BT	sedimentary rocks
	.carbonate rocks
	..beachrock
UF	beach rock

Beacon Supergroup
RT	Antarctica
	Buckley Formation
	Carboniferous
	Devonian
	Jurassic
	Permian
	Permian-Triassic boundary
	Queen Maud Range
	Ross Dependency
	Ross Ice Shelf
	Taylor Group
	Triassic
	Victoria Land
SN	In Queen Maud Range along SW Ross Ice Shelf and in Victoria Land W of Ross Sea, both in Ross Dependency S of New Zealand. Indexed with ages as applicable.

Beacon Valley
RT	Antarctica
	Ross Dependency
	Victoria Land
SN	In S Victoria Land near SE Ross Sea in Ross Dependency S of New Zealand. Indexed with Antarctica as applicable.

Beadle County South Dakota
BT	United States
	.South Dakota
	..Beadle County South Dakota

Bear Gulch Limestone Member
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Paleozoic
	...Carboniferous
	....Mississippian
	.....Bear Gulch Limestone Member
RT	Montana
	Tyler Formation
SN	In Tyler Formation. Central N Montana.

Bear Island
UF	Bjornoya
RT	Arctic region
	Arctic Ocean
	Svalbard
	Barents Sea
SN	240 miles N of Norway. Along with Spitsbergen forms Svalbard island group. Before 1981, broader terms were Barents Sea and Arctic Ocean. Also occurs in other locations. Indexed with Svalbard as applicable.

Bear Lake
RT	Rich County Utah
SN	N Utah and Bear Lake County, SE Idaho. May also occur in other locations. Search in combination with state or region. Indexed with counties or regions as applicable.

Bear Lake County Idaho
BT	United States
	.Idaho
	..Bear Lake County Idaho

Bear Mountain
RT	Alaska
	California
	New Mexico
	New York
	South Dakota
SN	Occurs in various locations. Indexed with appropriate counties or regions as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

Bear Province
BT	North America
	.Canadian Shield
	..Bear Province
RT	Northwest Territories
SN	Structural province of the Canadian Shield.

Bear River basin
RT	Idaho
	Utah
	Wyoming
SN	N Utah, SE Idaho and SW Wyoming. May also occur in other locations. Indexed with counties or regions as applicable.

Bear River Formation
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Mesozoic
	...Cretaceous
	....Lower Cretaceous
	.....Bear River Formation
RT	Idaho
	Utah
	Wyoming
SN	SW Wyoming, SE Idaho and NE Utah. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

Bear River Range
RT	Idaho
	United States
	Utah
SN	N Utah and SE Idaho. Indexed with counties or regions as applicable.

Bear Valley
RT	California
SN	Central California. May also occur in other locations. Indexed with counties or regions as applicable.

Bear-Slave Operation
RT	geochemical methods
	Great Bear Lake
	Great Slave Lake
	Mackenzie District Northwest Territories
	mineral exploration
	Northwest Territories
SN	Geochemical operation in Great Bear and Great Slave lakes region of Mackenzie District.

Beardmore Glacier
BT	Antarctica
	.Beardmore Glacier
RT	Queen Maud Range
	Ross Dependency
	Ross Ice Shelf
	Coalsack Bluff
	Fremouw Formation
	LEW 86010
	LEW 88516
	Lewis Cliff Meteorites
	Sirius Group
SN	At NW end of Queen Maud Range just off Ross Ice Shelf in Ross Dependency S of New Zealand.

bearing capacity
RT	California bearing ratio
	compaction
	foundations
	physical properties
	soil mechanics
	stress

Bearn
BT	Europe
	.Western Europe
	..France
	...Bearn
SN	An historical region of SW France.

Bearpaw Formation
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Mesozoic
	...Cretaceous
	....Upper Cretaceous
	.....Bearpaw Formation
RT	Alberta
	Wyoming
	Montana
	Edmonton Formation
	Montana Group
SN	In Montana Group. S Alberta; N, E, and S Montana; and Elk Basin region of central N Wyoming.

Beartooth Mountains
BT	United States
	.U. S. Rocky Mountains
	..Absaroka Range
	...Beartooth Mountains
RT	Wyoming
	Montana
SN	NE spur of Absaroka Range. This term has multiple hierarchies. Indexed with states as applicable.

Beas River

Beata Ridge
BT	Atlantic Ocean
	.North Atlantic
	..Caribbean Sea
	...Beata Ridge
RT	Leg 15
	DSDP Site 31
SN	Off south central coast of Hispaniola.

Beatty Nevada
BT	United States
	.Nevada
	..Nye County Nevada
	...Beatty Nevada
SN	Town and site of underground nuclear explosions in S Nevada.

Beatty Ontario
BT	Canada
	.Eastern Canada
	..Ontario
	...Cochrane District Ontario
	....Beatty Ontario
SN	Used for the township in Cochrane District, N Ontario.

Beauce
BT	Europe
	.Western Europe
	..France
	...Beauce
RT	Eure-et-Loir France
	Loir-et-Cher France
SN	Ancient region in N central France. Indexed with departments as applicable.

Beauce County Quebec
BT	Canada
	.Eastern Canada
	..Quebec
	...Beauce County Quebec

Beaufort County North Carolina
BT	United States
	.North Carolina
	..Beaufort County North Carolina
NT	Lee Creek Mine
RT	Pamlico River
SN	On the Atlantic coast in E North Carolina.

Beaufort County South Carolina
BT	United States
	.South Carolina
	..Beaufort County South Carolina
RT	Saint Helena
	Port Royal Sound
SN	On Atlantic coast in extreme S South Carolina.

Beaufort Formation
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Cenozoic
	...Paleogene
	....Paleocene
	.....Beaufort Formation
RT	North Carolina
	Beaufort Group
SN	Underlies Castle Hayne Limestone or Yorktown Formation, or locally, an unnamed middle(?) Miocene unit; overlies Upper Cretaceous Peedee Formation. In E North Carolina. Search in combination with area.

Beaufort Group
RT	Beaufort Formation
	Botswana
	Karroo Supergroup
	Namibia
	Permian
	Permian-Triassic boundary
	South Africa
	Triassic
	Zimbabwe
SN	In Karroo Supergroup. Permian and Triassic of South Africa. Before 1993, also search Beaufort Formation or Beaufort Series; AND South Africa. Indexed with ages as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1993.

Beaufort North Carolina
BT	United States
	.North Carolina
	..Carteret County North Carolina
	...Beaufort North Carolina
SN	City in E North Carolina.

Beaufort Sea
BT	Arctic Ocean
	.Beaufort Sea
RT	Beaufort-Mackenzie Basin
SN	Between N Alaska and the Arctic Archipelago of Canada.

Beaufort-Mackenzie Basin
UF	Mackenzie-Beaufort Basin
RT	Northern Alaska
	Northwest Territories
	Beaufort Sea
	Mackenzie Delta
SN	Onshore and offshore basin roughly centered in the Mackenzie Delta region of Northwest Territories. Also search Beaufort Basin or Mackenzie Basin in combination with Beaufort Sea or Northwest Territories as applicable. Indexed with Northwest Territories o

Beauharnois County Quebec
BT	Canada
	.Eastern Canada
	..Quebec
	...Beauharnois County Quebec

Beaumont Clay
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Cenozoic
	...Quarternary
	....Pleistocene
	.....Beaumont Clay
RT	Louisiana
	Texas
SN	E Texas and SW Louisiana. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

Beaumont Texas
BT	United States
	.Texas
	..Jefferson County Texas
	...Beaumont Texas
SN	City in E Texas.

Beauregard Parish Louisiana
BT	United States
	.Louisiana
	..Beauregard Parish Louisiana

Beauvoir Granite
BT	Europe
	.Western Europe
	..France
	...Beauvoir Granite
RT	Allier France
	Central Massif
SN	Complex in Central Massif, central France. Added to Thesaurus in 1995.

Beaver County Oklahoma
BT	United States
	.Oklahoma
	..Beaver County Oklahoma
RT	Oklahoma Panhandle
SN	Extreme NW Oklahoma.

Beaver County Pennsylvania
BT	United States
	.Pennsylvania
	..Beaver County Pennsylvania
SN	W Pennsylvania.

Beaver County Utah
BT	United States
	.Utah
	..Beaver County Utah
NT	Mineral Mountains
	Roosevelt Hot Springs KGRA
RT	Black Mountains
	Tushar Mountains
	Wah Wah Mountains
SN	SW Utah.

Beaver Creek
RT	Wind River
	Wyoming
SN	Two Beaver creeks. One in NE and one in W central Wyoming. May also occur in other locations. Indexed with counties or regions as applicable.

Beaver Lake
RT	Garden County Nebraska
SN	Garden County in W Nebraska panhandle. May also occur in other locations. Indexed with counties or regions as applicable.

Beaver River
RT	Ontario
	Utah
	Yukon Territory
SN	Extreme SE Yukon Territory. Also in other locations, including SW Utah, Ontario, and New York. Search in combination with state or region as applicable. Indexed with counties or regions as applicable.

Beaverhead County Montana
BT	United States
	.Montana
	..Beaverhead County Montana
NT	Tendoy Range
RT	Gravelly Range
	Pioneer Mountains
SN	Extreme SW Montana.

Beaverhead Formation
RT	Eocene
	Idaho
	K-T boundary
	Montana
	Paleocene
	Upper Cretaceous
SN	Upper Cretaceous, Paleocene and Eocene. Unconformably overlies Kootenay Formation, Dinwoody Formation, Thaynes Formation, Phosphoria Formation, Quadrant Quartzite and Madison Group. E central Idaho and SW Montana. Indexed with ages as applicable.

Beaverhead Mountains
BT	United States
	.U. S. Rocky Mountains
	..Bitterroot Range
	...Beaverhead Mountains
RT	Idaho
	Montana
SN	S part of Bitterroot Range, SE Idaho and SW Montana. This term has multiple hierarchies. Indexed with counties or states as applicable.

Beaverhill Lake Group
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Paleozoic
	...Devonian
	....Beaverhill Lake Group
RT	Middle Devonian
	Upper Devonian
	Alberta
	North Dakota
	Swan Hills Formation
SN	Alberta. May also occur in other locations. Added to Thesaurus in 1995.

Beaverlodge
BT	Canada
	.Western Canada
	..Saskatchewan
	...Beaverlodge
SN	Lake N of Lake Athabasca.

Bechar Algeria
BT	Africa
	.North Africa
	..Algeria
	...Bechar Algeria
SN	Town about 440 miles SW of Algiers.

Bechuanaland
USE	Botswana

Becker County Minnesota
BT	United States
	.Minnesota
	..Becker County Minnesota

Beckham County Oklahoma
BT	United States
	.Oklahoma
	..Beckham County Oklahoma

Becraft Mountain
BT	United States
	.New York
	..Columbia County New York
	...Becraft Mountain
SN	Columbia County in E New York.

bed forms
USE	bedforms

bed load
USE	bedload

bed-load
USE	bedload

Bedarieux France
BT	rault France
	.Bedarieux France
SN	Town in S France.

bedded volcano
USE	stratovolcanoes

bedding
BT	sedimentary structures
	.planar bedding structures
	..bedding
RT	bedding plane irregularities
	fractures
	primary structures
	columnar joints
	cross-bedding
	flaser bedding
	graded bedding
	laminations
	lineation
	massive bedding
	planar deformation features
	rhythmic bedding
	stratification
	strike
SN	Also index primary structures if applicable.

bedding faults
BT	faults
	.bedding faults
RT	bedding joints
	duplexes
SN	Before 1978, search faults AND bedding.

bedding joints
RT	bedding faults
	joints
SN	Added to Thesaurus in 1981.

bedding plane irregularities
BT	sedimentary structures
	.bedding plane irregularities
NT	antidunes
	chevron marks
	current markings
	dune structures
	flute casts
	fossil ice wedges
	frost features
	groove casts
	grooves
	megaripples
	mud lumps
	mudcracks
	parting lineation
	ripple marks
	sand ridges
	sand waves
	scour casts
	scour marks
	striations
	tool marks
RT	dunes
	bars
	bedding
	casts
	imbrication
	load casts
	mounds
	sand bodies
	sole marks

bedding structures, planar
USE	planar bedding structures

bedding-plane slip
USE	flexural-slip

Bedford County Pennsylvania
BT	United States
	.Pennsylvania
	..Bedford County Pennsylvania
NT	Woodbury Pennsylvania
SN	S Pennsylvania.

Bedford County Tennessee
BT	United States
	.Tennessee
	..Bedford County Tennessee
SN	Central Tennessee.

Bedford County Virginia
BT	United States
	.Virginia
	..Bedford County Virginia
SN	SW central Virginia. Also search Bedford Virginia if applicable.

Bedford Shale
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Paleozoic
	...Bedford Shale
RT	Devonian
	Mississippian
	Kentucky
	Ohio
	Pennsylvania
SN	Devonian and Mississippian(?): NE Kentucky, E Ohio, and SW Pennsylvania. Indexed with ages as applicable.

Bedfordshire England
BT	Europe
	.Western Europe
	..United Kingdom
	...Great Britain
	....England
	.....Bedfordshire England
SN	County in SE England.

bedforms
UF	bed forms
RT	geomorphology
	fluvial features
	hydrology
	rivers and streams
	lacustrine features

bedload
UF	bed load
	bed-load
	bottom load
	sediment budget
	sediment load
RT	sedimentation
	sediments
	streams
	gravel-bed streams
	stream transport

bedrock
RT	outcrops
	rocks
	soils
SN	Used as a general term.

beds, convoluted
USE	convoluted beds

beds, key
USE	key beds

beds, marker
USE	marker beds

Bee County Texas
BT	United States
	.Texas
	..Bee County Texas

Beech Creek Limestone Member
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Paleozoic
	...Carboniferous
	....Mississippian
	.....Upper Mississippian
	......Chesterian
	.......Beech Creek Limestone Member
RT	Kentucky
	Indiana
	Golconda Formation
SN	Of Golconda Formation. SW Indiana and N central Kentucky. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

Beekmantown Group
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Paleozoic
	...Ordovician
	....Lower Ordovician
	.....Beekmantown Group
RT	Ontario
	Quebec
	Virginia
	Pennsylvania
	Vermont
	New York
	Maryland
	Tennessee
	Rose Run Sandstone
SN	From SE Canada to Virginia. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

Beemerville New Jersey
BT	United States
	.New Jersey
	..Sussex County New Jersey
	...Beemerville New Jersey
SN	Village in extreme N New Jersey.

Beer Sheba Israel
USE	Beer Sheva Israel

Beer Sheva Israel
BT	Asia
	.Middle East
	..Israel
	...Beer Sheva Israel
UF	Beer Sheba Israel
	Beersheba Israel
RT	Negev
SN	City and region, S Israel.

Beerenberg
BT	Arctic region
	.Jan Mayen
	..Beerenberg
RT	volcanoes
	Arctic Ocean
SN	Extinct volcano on Norway's Jan Mayen Island.

Beersheba Israel
USE	Beer Sheva Israel

Behar India
USE	Bihar India

behavior
RT	adaptive radiation
	biologic evolution
	ecology
	paleoecology
	properties
	reactivity
SN	Used as a general term applicable to a variety of disciplines.

bei China
NT	Beijing China
	Jianghan Basin
	Jixian China
	Tianjin China
	Yanshan Range

beidellite
BT	silicates
	.sheet silicates
	..clay minerals
	...beidellite
RT	montmorillonite

Beijing China
BT	bei China
	.Beijing China
RT	Xingtai earthquake 1966
SN	Independent municipality and capital of China, including surrounding counties. Located in Hebei. Formerly called Peking.

Beil Limestone Member
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Paleozoic
	...Carboniferous
	....Pennsylvanian
	.....Upper Pennsylvanian
	......Virgilian
	.......Beil Limestone Member
RT	Iowa
	Nebraska
	Kansas
	Lecompton Limestone
SN	Of Lecompton Limestone. SW Iowa, E Kansas, SE Nebraska.

Beira Baixa
BT	Europe
	.Southern Europe
	..Iberian Peninsula
	...Portugal
	....Beira Baixa
SN	Former province in N central Portugal.

Beirut Lebanon
BT	Asia
	.Middle East
	..Lebanon
	...Beirut Lebanon
SN	City on the Mediterranean Sea.

Beius Basin
BT	Europe
	.Southern Europe
	..Romania
	...Transylvania
	....Beius Basin
RT	Bihor Romania
SN	Bihor County in W Transylvania.

Bek-Budi Uzbekistan
USE	Karshi Uzbekistan

Belarus
BT	Europe
	.Belarus
BT	Commonwealth of Independent States
	.Belarus
NT	Brest Belarus
	Byelorussian Massif
	Kletno Belarus
	Mezhrechye Belarus
	Minsk Belarus
	Mogilev Belarus
	Orsha Belarus
	Ostashkovichi Belarus
	Rechitsa Belarus
	Starobin Belarus
	Ustron Belarus
	Vyshkovo Belarus
	Zhitkovichi Belarus
UF	Belorussia
	Byelorussia
	White Russia
RT	Brest Basin
	Bug region
	Bug River
	Dnieper Basin
	Dnieper River
	Dvina River
	European Platform
	Neman River basin
	Polesye
	Pripet Basin
	Russian Plain
SN	Formerly the Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic. This term has multiple hierarchies. Added to Thesaurus in 1993.

Belau
USE	Palau

Belaya Gora Russian Federation
BT	Commonwealth of Independent States
	.Russian Federation
	..Belaya Gora Russian Federation
RT	Arkhangelsk Russian Federation
SN	Village S of Arkhangelsk in Arkhangelsk Oblast in NW Russian Federation. Before 1993, Belaya Gora Russian Republic was also used. May also occur in other locations. Indexed with regions as applicable.

Belcha

Belchatow Mine
BT	Europe
	.Central Europe
	..Poland
	...Belchatow Mine
RT	mines
	lignite
	Belchatow Poland
	Lodz Poland
SN	Lignite mine, Piotrkow Province, central Poland. Added to Thesaurus in 1993.

Belchatow Poland
BT	Europe
	.Central Europe
	..Poland
	...Belchatow Poland
RT	Belchatow Mine
	Lodz Poland
SN	Town in Piotrkow Province, central Poland. Use Belchatow Mine for the lignite mine.

Belcher Islands
BT	Canada
	.Eastern Canada
	..Belcher Islands
BT	Canada
	.Northwest Territories
	..Keewatin District Northwest Territories
	...Belcher Islands
RT	Hudson Bay
SN	Group in SE Hudson Bay. This term has multiple hierarchies.

Belemnitidae
BT	Invertebrata
	.Mollusca
	..Cephalopoda
	...Dibranchiata
	....Belemnoidea
	.....Belemnitidae
NT	Belemnopsis
SN	Family.

Belemnoidea
BT	Invertebrata
	.Mollusca
	..Cephalopoda
	...Dibranchiata
	....Belemnoidea
NT	Belemnitidae

Belemnopsis
BT	Invertebrata
	.Mollusca
	..Cephalopoda
	...Dibranchiata
	....Belemnoidea
	.....Belemnitidae
	......Belemnopsis
SN	Genus.

Belfast Northern Ireland
BT	Europe
	.Western Europe
	..United Kingdom
	...Northern Ireland
	....Belfast Northern Ireland
SN	Traditional county in W Northern Ireland. Includes the smaller administrative region of the same name adopted after 1973.

Belfort France
BT	Europe
	.Western Europe
	..France
	...Belfort France
SN	Department. Territore de Belfort in NE France.

Belgaum India
BT	Asia
	.Indian Peninsula
	..India
	...Karnataka India
	....Belgaum India
SN	Town and district in W Karnataka, S India.

Belgian Congo
USE	Congo Democratic Republic

Belgica Meteorites
BT	meteorites
	.Belgica Meteorites
RT	Antarctica
	CM chondrites
SN	Also search Belgica Meteorite, Belgica-7904, B7904, or B-7904. Also index specific meteorite type. Added to Thesaurus in 1995.

Belgium
BT	Europe
	.Western Europe
	..Belgium
NT	Antwerp Belgium
	Brabant Belgium
	Brabant Massif
	Hainaut Belgium
	Liege Belgium
	Limburg Belgium
	Luxembourg Belgium
	Mons Basin
	Namur Belgium
RT	Rhenish Schiefergebirge
	European Platform
	Boom Clay
	Campine
	Grimmertingen
	Liege earthquake 1983
	Luxembourg Sandstone
	Meuse River
	Meuse Valley
	North Sea Coast
	North Sea region
	Scheldt River
	Stavelot-Venn Massif
	University of Louvain

Belgorod Russian Federation
BT	Commonwealth of Independent States
	.Russian Federation
	..Belgorod Russian Federation
BT	Europe
	.Belgorod Russian Federation
SN	Oblast including the city N of Kharkov in SW Russian Federation. Before 1993, Belgorod Russian Republic was also used. This term has multiple hierarchies.

Belgrade Yugoslavia
BT	Europe
	.Southern Europe
	..Yugoslavia
	...Serbia
	....Belgrade Yugoslavia
UF	Beograd Yugoslavia
SN	City on Danube River in N central Serbia.

Beli Isvor Bulgaria
USE	Beli Izvor Bulgaria

Beli Izvor Bulgaria
BT	Europe
	.Southern Europe
	..Bulgaria
	...Beli Izvor Bulgaria
UF	Beli Isvor Bulgaria
SN	Village in E Bulgaria.

Belingwe greenstone belt
BT	Africa
	.Southern Africa
	..Zimbabwe
	...Belingwe greenstone belt
RT	Cheshire Formation
SN	Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesian) Craton. Includes the Archean Mtshingwe Group, and the Manjeri Formation, Reliance Formation, Zeederbergs Formation, and Cheshire Formation which are variously included in the Ngezi Group. Before 1998, also search Belingwe Bel

Belitung
USE	Billiton

Belize
BT	Central America
	.Belize
NT	Maya Mountains
UF	British Honduras
RT	Yucatan Peninsula
SN	Formerly British Honduras.

Beljak Austria
USE	Villach Austria

Belknap County New Hampshire
BT	w Hampshire
	.Belknap County New Hampshire

Bell Canyon Formation
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Paleozoic
	...Permian
	....Guadalupian
	.....Bell Canyon Formation
RT	New Mexico
	Texas
	Delaware Mountain Group
SN	In Delaware Mountain Group. Includes Hegler Limestone, Pinery Limestone, Radar Limestone, Lamar Limestone and McCombs Limestone members. S New Mexico, and W Texas.

Bell County Kentucky
BT	United States
	.Kentucky
	..Bell County Kentucky
SN	Extreme SE Kentucky.

Bell County Texas
BT	United States
	.Texas
	..Bell County Texas
RT	Edwards Aquifer
SN	Central Texas.

Bell Cr

Bell Creek Field
RT	Carter County Montana
	Montana
	oil and gas fields
	Powder River County Montana
SN	Oil and gas field. Indexed with counties or regions as applicable.

Bell Island
RT	Alaska
	Newfoundland Island
SN	In Conception Bay W of Saint John's Newfoundland. Also in other locations. Indexed with province or region as applicable.

Bellary India
BT	Asia
	.Indian Peninsula
	..India
	...Karnataka India
	....Bellary India
SN	Town in Karnataka, S central India.

Belle Fourche Shale
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Mesozoic
	...Cretaceous
	....Upper Cretaceous
	.....Belle Fourche Shale
RT	Cody Shale
	Colorado Group
	Graneros Shale
SN	In Colorado Group or Cody Shale. In Wyoming, Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Added to Thesaurus in 1995.

Belle Isle
RT	Atchafalaya Bay
	Labrador
	Newfoundland
	Saint Mary Parish Louisiana
SN	Island constituting a salt dome on N shore of Atchafalaya Bay in Saint Mary Parish in S Louisiana. Also island off Labrador in Newfoundland. Indexed with state and parish or Newfoundland as applicable.

Bellechasse County Quebec
BT	Canada
	.Eastern Canada
	..Quebec
	...Bellechasse County Quebec

Belledonne Massif
BT	Europe
	.Western Europe
	..France
	...Dauphine Alps
	....Belledonne Massif
UF	Belledonne Mountain Range
	Belledonne Range
SN	Part of mountain range in SE France. Also search Belledonne. This term has multiple hierarchies.

Belledonne Mountain Range
USE	Belledonne Massif

Belledonne Range
USE	Belledonne Massif

Bellerophontina
BT	Invertebrata
	.Mollusca
	..Gastropoda
	...Archaeogastropoda
	....Bellerophontina

Bellingshausen Sea
BT	Antarctic Ocean
	.Bellingshausen Sea
RT	Bransfield Strait
SN	Inlet of S Pacific part of Antarctic Ocean extending westward from Alexander Island off the W coast of Antarctic Peninsula to Thurston Island.

Belluno Italy
BT	Europe
	.Southern Europe
	..Italy
	...Veneto Italy
	....Belluno Italy
NT	Alpago Basin
SN	Town and province in N Veneto.

Belly River Formation
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Mesozoic
	...Cretaceous
	....Upper Cretaceous
	.....Belly River Formation
RT	Alberta
	Saskatchewan
	Oldman Formation
SN	Has been considered equivalent to Two Medicine Formation and Virgelle Sandstone of Blackfoot Indian Reservation, N Montana, and Judith River Formation, Claggett Formation, and Eagle Sandstone of central Montana.

Belmont County Ohio
BT	United States
	.Ohio
	..Belmont County Ohio

Beloc Haiti
BT	iti
	.Beloc Haiti
SN	Southern Peninsula.

Belomorsk Russian Federation
BT	Commonwealth of Independent States
	.Russian Federation
	..Karelia Russian Federation
	...Belomorsk Russian Federation
UF	Soroka Russian Federation
SN	Town in former Karelian ASSR in NW Russian Federation. Before 1993, Belomorsk Russian Republic was also used. This term has multiple hierarchies.

Belorussia
USE	Belarus

Belozerka Ukraine
BT	Europe
	.Ukraine
	..Belozerka Ukraine
SN	Town in Kherson Oblast N of the Crimea. This term has multiple hierarchies.

Belozero Russian Federation
BT	Commonwealth of Independent States
	.Russian Federation
	..Arkhangelsk Russian Federation
	...Belozero Russian Federation
SN	Village W of Arkhangelsk in Arkhangelsk Oblast. Before 1993, Belozero Russian Republic was also used. This term has multiple hierarchies.

Belsk Poland
BT	Europe
	.Central Europe
	..Poland
	...Bialystok Poland
	....Belsk Poland
UF	Bielsk Poland
	Bielsk Podlaski Poland
SN	Town in in NE Poland.

Belt Basin
BT	North America
	.Belt Basin
RT	Idaho
	Montana
	Washington
	British Columbia
SN	W Montana, N Idaho, NE Washington and S British Columbia.

Belt Sup

Belt Supergroup
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Precambrian
	..Proterozoic
	...Mesoproterozoic
	....Belt Supergroup
RT	Idaho
	Montana
	British Columbia
	Altyn Limestone
	Aldridge Formation
	Ravalli Group
	Bonner Formation
	Disturbed Belt
	Empire Formation
	Helena Formation
	Missoula Group
	Mount Shields Formation
	Newland Limestone
	Prichard Formation
	Revett Quartzite
	Saint Regis Form
SN	Comprises Piegan Group, Missoula Group, and Ravalli Group.

Beltana Australia
BT	Australasia
	.Australia
	..South Australia
	...Beltana Australia
SN	Village and mining center in E central South Australia.

Beltrami County Minnesota
BT	United States
	.Minnesota
	..Beltrami County Minnesota
NT	Bemidji Minnesota
RT	Red Lake
SN	NW Minnesota.

belts
SN	A valid term through 1978. After 1978, see specific terms, e.g. fold belts, metamorphic belts, intracontinental belts, orogenic belts, terranes, etc.

belts, fold
USE	fold belts

belts, greenstone
USE	greenstone belts

belts, metamorphic
USE	metamorphic belts

belts, mobile
USE	mobile belts

belts, schist
USE	schist belts

belts, volcanic
USE	volcanic belts

Bembridge Marls
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Cenozoic
	...Paleogene
	....Oligocene
	.....Bembridge Marls
RT	England
	United Kingdom
	English Channel
	Isle of Wight England
SN	Defined to include Bembridge Oyster Beds, Lower Bembridge Marls, and Upper Bembridge Marls. Isle of Wight in English Channel S of Southampton.

Bemidji Minnesota
BT	United States
	.Minnesota
	..Beltrami County Minnesota
	...Bemidji Minnesota
SN	City, N central Minnesota.

Ben Hill County Georgia
BT	United States
	.Georgia
	..Ben Hill County Georgia

benches
RT	erosion features
	fluvial features
	geomorphology
	littoral erosion
	marine terraces
	mesas
	raised beaches
	shore features
	terraces
	wave-cut platforms
SN	For geomorphologic studies, index type of feature.

beneficiation
RT	flotation
	methods
	mineral deposits, genesis
	optimization
	production
	purification
SN	Used for commodity production technology.

Benewah County Idaho
BT	United States
	.Idaho
	..Benewah County Idaho

Bengal
BT	Asia
	.Indian Peninsula
	..Bengal
UF	Bengal Basin
RT	India
	West Bengal India
	Bangladesh
	Tripura India
SN	A region and former Indian province. Indexed with Bangladesh and Indian states as applicable.

Bengal Basin
USE	Bengal

Bengal Fan
BT	Indian Ocean
	.Bengal Fan
RT	Bay of Bengal
	DSDP Site 218
	Leg 116
	ODP Site 717
	ODP Site 718
	ODP Site 719
SN	Submarine fan extending from the Ganges-Brahmaputra delta system south and west approximately to the equator. Added to Thesaurus in 1993.

Bengal Islands
BT	Asia
	.Indian Peninsula
	..India
	...Bengal Islands
NT	Andaman Islands
	Nicobar Islands
RT	Indian Ocean Islands
SN	Includes Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Added to Thesaurus in 1981.

Benham Kentucky
BT	rlan County Kentucky
	.Benham Kentucky
SN	Village in SE Kentucky.

Beni Bouchera
BT	Africa
	.North Africa
	..Morocco
	...Rif
	....Beni Bouchera
SN	Region in the Rif in NE Morocco.

Benin
BT	Africa
	.West Africa
	..Benin
UF	Dahomey
RT	Imo Shale
	Mali-Niger Syneclise
	Niger River
	Niger Valley
SN	Was established in 1960 as Dahomey.

Benioff seismic zone
USE	Benioff zone

Benioff zone
UF	Benioff seismic zone
	Wadati zone
	Wadati-Benioff Zone
	zone, Benioff
RT	seismology
	plate tectonics
	sea-floor spreading
	plates
	subduction zones
	lithosphere
	subduction
	trenches

benmoreite
BT	igneous rocks
	.volcanic rocks
	..benmoreite
RT	trachybasalts
SN	Silica-saturated to undersaturated igneous rock intermediate in composition between mugearite and trachyte.

Bennett County South Dakota
BT	United States
	.South Dakota
	..Bennett County South Dakota

Bennettitales
BT	Plantae
	.Spermatophyta
	..Gymnospermae
	...Bennettitales
RT	Ptilophyllum

Bennington County Vermont
BT	United States
	.Vermont
	..Bennington County Vermont

Benoue Valley
USE	Benue Valley

Benson County North Dakota
BT	United States
	.North Dakota
	..Benson County North Dakota

Benson Mines
BT	United States
	.New York
	..Benson Mines
RT	mines
	iron ores
	Saint Lawrence County New York
SN	N New York. Also search Benson AND New York. Indexed with commodity and counties as applicable.

Bent

Bent County Colorado
BT	United States
	.Colorado
	..Bent County Colorado

bentazon
BT	pesticides
	.herbicides
	..bentazon
RT	agrochemicals
	pollutants
	toxic materials

benthic taxa
USE	benthonic taxa

benthonic
SN	A valid index term through 1977. After 1977, use benthonic taxa.

benthonic taxa
UF	benthic taxa
	taxa, benthonic
RT	bottom features
	ecology
	paleoecology
	fossils
	marine geology
SN	Before 1978, search benthonic; benthic.

Benton County Arkansas
BT	United States
	.Arkansas
	..Benton County Arkansas
SN	Extreme NW Arkansas.

Benton County Indiana
BT	Indiana
	.Benton County Indiana
SN	W Indiana.

Benton County Iowa
BT	United States
	.Iowa
	..Benton County Iowa
SN	E central Iowa.

Benton County Minnesota
BT	United States
	.Minnesota
	..Benton County Minnesota
SN	Central Minnesota.

Benton County Mississippi
BT	United States
	.Mississippi
	..Benton County Mississippi
SN	N Mississippi.

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

Benton County Oregon
BT	United States
	.Oregon
	..Benton County Oregon
SN	W Oregon.

Benton County Tennessee
BT	United States
	.Tennessee
	..Benton County Tennessee
SN	W Tennessee.

Benton County Washington
BT	United States
	.Washington
	..Benton County Washington
NT	Richland Washington
RT	Hanford Reservation
	Rattlesnake Hills
SN	On Oregon line in S Washington.

Benton Formation
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Mesozoic
	...Cretaceous
	....Benton Formation
RT	New Mexico
	Wyoming
	Montana
	Colorado
	Nebraska
	Minnesota
	Kansas
	South Dakota
	Colorado Group
	Graneros Shale
	Carlile Shale
	Codell Sandstone Member
	Greenhorn Limestone
SN	In Colorado Group. Comprising Graneros Shale, Greenhorn Limestone and Carlile Shale as members. Contains Codell Sandstone Member. E Colorado, South Dakota, Kansas, S Minnesota, SE Montana, Nebraska, NE New Mexico, E Wyoming.

Benton Uplift
BT	United States
	.Benton Uplift
RT	Oklahoma
	Arkansas
	Ouachita Mountains
	Ouachita Orogeny
SN	W Arkansas and SE Oklahoma. Indexed with states as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

bentonite
BT	sedimentary rocks
	.clastic rocks
	..bentonite
UF	amargosite
	mineral soap
	soap clay
	volcanic clay
RT	clay mineralogy
	pyroclastics
	clay minerals
	clastic sediments
	clay
	volcanic ash
	tuff
	sheet silicates
	terrigenous materials
	bentonite deposits
	K-bentonite
	metabentonite
SN	As of 1981, use bentonite deposits for bentonite as a commodity.

bentonite deposits
RT	bentonite
	clays
SN	Commodity. See List C.

Benue Trough
USE	Benue Valley

Benue Valley
BT	Africa
	.West Africa
	..Benue Valley
UF	Benoue Valley
	Benue Trough
	Binue Valley
RT	Cameroon
	Nigeria
	Asu River Group
SN	River valley. Indexed with countries as applicable.

Benxi Formation
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Paleozoic
	...Carboniferous
	....Benxi Formation
RT	China
	Henan China
	Shanxi China
SN	In Henan and Shanxi provinces. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

benzene
BT	organic compounds
	.hydrocarbons
	..aromatic hydrocarbons
	...benzene
RT	chlorobenzene
	hexachlorobenzene
	petroleum
	BTEX
	ethylbenzene
	pyrene
SN	Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

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

Beograd Yugoslavia
USE	Belgrade Yugoslavia

Beppu Japan
BT	Asia
	.Far East
	..Japan
	...Kyushu
	....Oita Japan
	.....Beppu Japan
RT	geothermal fields
SN	City and geothermal area in NE Kyushu.

beraunite
BT	phosphates
	.beraunite

Berchtesgaden Germany
BT	Europe
	.Central Europe
	..Germany
	...Bavaria Germany
	....Upper Bavaria Germany
	.....Berchtesgaden Germany
SN	Town in extreme SE Bavaria.

Berea S

Berea Sandstone
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Paleozoic
	...Berea Sandstone
RT	Devonian
	Mississippian
	Kentucky
	Ohio
	Pennsylvania
	West Virginia
	Michigan
SN	Devonian or Mississippian. NE Kentucky, S Michigan, Ohio, W Pennsylvania, and N West Virginia.

Beregovo Ukraine
BT	Europe
	.Ukraine
	..Transcarpathia Ukraine
	...Beregovo Ukraine
SN	Town in Transcarpathian Oblast in extreme SW Ukraine. This term has multiple hierarchies.

Beresford Lake
BT	Canada
	.Western Canada
	..Manitoba
	...Beresford Lake
SN	In SW Manitoba.

beresite
BT	metamorphic rocks
	.metasomatic rocks
	..greisen
	...beresite
RT	granites
	granodiorites
	hypabyssal rocks
	quartz porphyry

berg crystal
USE	quartz crystal

Bergamo Italy
BT	Europe
	.Southern Europe
	..Italy
	...Lombardy Italy
	....Bergamo Italy
SN	Province and city in central Lombardy.

Bergell Massif
BT	Europe
	.Bergell Massif
RT	Lombardy Italy
	Graubunden Switzerland
SN	In SE Switzerland and neighboring N Italy. Indexed with canton or region as applicable.

Bergen County New Jersey
BT	United States
	.New Jersey
	..Bergen County New Jersey
SN	NE New Jersey.

Bergen Norway
BT	Europe
	.Western Europe
	..Scandinavia
	...Norway
	....Bergen Norway
SN	City on the North Sea in SW Norway.

Bergisch Gladbach Germany
BT	Europe
	.Central Europe
	..Germany
	...North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
	....Bergisch Gladbach Germany
SN	City in SW central North Rhine-Westphalia.

Bergisches Land
BT	Europe
	.Central Europe
	..Germany
	...North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
	....Bergisches Land
RT	Rhine River
SN	Region on right bank of the Rhine River.

Bergslagen
BT	Europe
	.Western Europe
	..Scandinavia
	...Sweden
	....Bergslagen
RT	mines
	metal ores
	Orebro Sweden
	Varmland Sweden
SN	Well-known metals mining district (bergslag) in counties of Kopparberg, Orebro, Varmland, and Vastmanland in central Sweden. Also index county if applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1995.

Bergstrasse
BT	sse Germany
	.Bergstrasse
RT	Odenwald
SN	Name applied to the W slope of the Odenwald hills of SW Germany.

Berici Hills
BT	Europe
	.Southern Europe
	..Italy
	...Veneto Italy
	....Vicenza Italy
	.....Berici Hills
SN	Range of volcanic hills in Vicenza Province in W central Veneto.

Bering Glacier
BT	United States
	.Alaska
	..Southern Alaska
	...Bering Glacier
RT	Saint Elias Mountains
SN	Saint Elias Range glacier system, W and NW of Cape Yakataga, drains into Gulf of Alaska.

Bering land bridge
USE	Beringia

Bering Sea
BT	Pacific Ocean
	.North Pacific
	..Bering Sea
NT	Bowers Ridge
	Bristol Bay
	Navarin Basin
	Norton Sound
RT	Aleutian Islands
	DSDP Site 189
	DSDP Site 187
	Leg 19
	North Atlantic Deep Water
	Bering Strait
	Beringia
	DSDP Site 184
	DSDP Site 185
	DSDP Site 190
	DSDP Site 191
	Kaltag Fault
	Karaginskiy Island
	Komandorski Islands
	Norton Basin
	Nunivak Island
	Saint George Basin
SN	Between NE Siberia and Alaska with the Aleutian Islands on the S and Bering Strait on the N.

Bering Strait
RT	Bering Sea
	Beringia
	Chukchi Sea
	Northwest Pacific
SN	Connects Chukchi Sea and Bering Sea between Asia and North America. Indexed with Chukchi Sea and/or Bering Sea if applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1981.

Beringia
UF	Bering land bridge
RT	Asia
	North America
	Bering Sea
	Siberia
	Bering Strait
	Chukchi Sea
SN	NE Siberia, NW North America, and intervening continental shelves. Early man entered North America via this region. Added to Thesaurus in 1981.

Berkeley California
BT	United States
	.California
	..Alameda County California
	...Berkeley California
RT	San Francisco Bay
SN	City in W Central California, across the San Francisco Bay from San Francisco.

Berkeley County South Carolina
BT	United States
	.South Carolina
	..Berkeley County South Carolina
SN	SE South Carolina.

Berkeley County West Virginia
BT	United States
	.West Virginia
	..Berkeley County West Virginia
SN	In eastern panhandle of West Virginia.

berkelium
BT	metals
	.actinides
	..berkelium
UF	Bk
SN	Chemical element.

Berks County Pennsylvania
BT	United States
	.Pennsylvania
	..Berks County Pennsylvania
NT	Reading Pennsylvania
SN	SE central Pennsylvania.

Berkshire Anticlinorium
USE	Berkshire Hills

Berkshire County Massachusetts
BT	United States
	.Massachusetts
	..Berkshire County Massachusetts
NT	Berkshire Hills
SN	W Massachusetts.

Berkshire England
BT	Europe
	.Western Europe
	..United Kingdom
	...Great Britain
	....England
	.....Berkshire England
RT	Oxfordshire England
SN	County in S England. As of 1975, some of its former territory is included in Oxfordshire.

Berkshire Highlands
USE	Berkshire Hills

Berkshire Hills
BT	United States
	.Massachusetts
	..Berkshire County Massachusetts
	...Berkshire Hills
UF	Berkshire Anticlinorium
	Berkshire Highlands
	Berkshire Massif
	Berkshires
RT	Appalachians
SN	Hills in Berkshire County in W Massachusetts. Indexed with mountain range as applicable.

Berkshire Massif
USE	Berkshire Hills

Berkshires
USE	Berkshire Hills

Berlin Germany
BT	Europe
	.Central Europe
	..Germany
	...Brandenburg Germany
	....Berlin Germany
RT	North German Plain
SN	City partitioned into East Berlin and West Berlin from 1945-1989. Also search East Berlin or West Berlin.

berms
RT	beaches
	embankments
	engineering geology
	erosion features
	geomorphology
	retaining walls
	shorelines
	slope stability
SN	Type of bench or shelf. Term used in relation to engineering geology and geomorphology. Indexed with shore features or erosion features if applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

Bermuda
BT	Atlantic Ocean Islands
	.Bermuda
NT	Harrington Sound
UF	Bermuda Island
	Bermudas
RT	Bermuda Platform
	Bermuda Rise
SN	British colony comprising over 300 coral islands about 640 miles ESE of Cape Hatteras. Atlantic Ocean Islands.

Bermuda Island
USE	Bermuda

Bermuda Platform
BT	Atlantic Ocean
	.North Atlantic
	..Bermuda Rise
	...Bermuda Platform
RT	Bermuda
SN	Part of Bermuda Rise.

Bermuda Rise
BT	Atlantic Ocean
	.North Atlantic
	..Bermuda Rise
NT	Bermuda Platform
RT	Bermuda
	DSDP Site 386
	DSDP Site 387
	DSDP Site 417
	DSDP Site 418
	DSDP Site 6
	DSDP Site 7
	DSDP Site 9
	Leg 102
	Leg 172
	Leg 43
	Leg 51
	Leg 52
	Leg 53
	ODP Site 1063
SN	Runs in SW-NE direction to the west of Bermuda.

Bermudas
USE	Bermuda

Bern Switzerland
BT	Europe
	.Central Europe
	..Switzerland
	...Bern Switzerland
NT	Biel Lake
UF	Berne Switzerland
RT	Bernese Alps
	Grindelwald
SN	Canton in W central Switzerland.

Bernalillo County New Mexico
BT	United States
	.New Mexico
	..Bernalillo County New Mexico
NT	Albuquerque New Mexico
	Tijeras Canyon
RT	Rio Puerco
	Manzano Mountains
SN	Central New Mexico.

berndtite
BT	sulfides
	.berndtite

Berne Switzerland
USE	Bern Switzerland

Bernese Alps
BT	Europe
	.Central Europe
	..Switzerland
	...Bernese Alps
BT	Europe
	.Alps
	..Central Alps
	...Bernese Alps
UF	Bernese Oberland
RT	Valais Switzerland
	Bern Switzerland
	Grindelwald
	Uri Switzerland
SN	N division of Central Alps in Bern and Valais cantons. This term has multiple hierarchies. Indexed with cantons as applicable.

Bernese Oberland
USE	Bernese Alps

Bernic Lake
BT	Canada
	.Western Canada
	..Manitoba
	...Bernic Lake

bernstein
USE	amber

Berounka System
BT	Europe
	.Central Europe
	..Czech Republic
	...Berounka System
SN	Added to Thesaurus in 1981.

Berriasian
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Mesozoic
	...Cretaceous
	....Lower Cretaceous
	.....Berriasian
RT	Neocomian
	Toro Formation
SN	Europe. Lowermost Lower Cretaceous, above Portlandian (Jurassic), below Valanginian.

Berrien County Georgia
BT	United States
	.Georgia
	..Berrien County Georgia
SN	S Georgia.

Berrien County Michigan
BT	United States
	.Michigan
	..Michigan Lower Peninsula
	...Berrien County Michigan
SN	Extreme SW Michigan.

berryite
BT	sulfosalts
	.sulfobismuthites
	..berryite

Berthier County Quebec
BT	Canada
	.Eastern Canada
	..Quebec
	...Berthier County Quebec

berthierine
BT	silicates
	.sheet silicates
	..berthierine
RT	aluminosilicates
	chamosite

berthonite
USE	bournonite

Bertie County North Carolina
BT	United States
	.North Carolina
	..Bertie County North Carolina

bertrandite
BT	silicates
	.ring silicates
	..bertrandite

Berwick Formation
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Paleozoic
	...lower Paleozoic
	....Berwick Formation
RT	Ordovician
	Silurian
	New Hampshire
	Maine
	Merrimack Group
SN	In Merrimack Group. Probably Ordovician and Silurian. SW Maine and SE New Hampshire. Indexed with ages as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

Berwickshire Scotland
BT	Europe
	.Western Europe
	..United Kingdom
	...Great Britain
	....Scotland
	.....Berwickshire Scotland
SN	Former county in SE Scotland. Since 1974, part of Border region Scotland.

beryl
BT	silicates
	.ring silicates
	..beryl
RT	gems
	aquamarine
	beryllium
	beryllium ores
	emerald
SN	May be used as a mineral or commodity term.

beryllium
BT	metals
	.alkaline earth metals
	..beryllium
NT	Be-10
	Be-10/Be-9
	Be-7
UF	Be
RT	beryl
	beryllium ores
SN	Chemical element. Use beryllium ores for beryllium as a commodity.

beryllium ores
BT	metal ores
	.beryllium ores
RT	beryl
	beryllium
SN	Commodity. See List C.

Besancon France
BT	Europe
	.Western Europe
	..France
	...Doubs France
	....Besancon France
SN	City near Swiss border in E France.

Beshchady Mountains
BT	Europe
	.Carpathians
	..Beshchady Mountains
RT	Poland
	Ukraine
	Slovakia
SN	Section of the Carpathians. Indexed with countries as applicable.

Beskid Mountains
BT	Europe
	.Central Europe
	..Beskid Mountains
BT	Europe
	.Carpathians
	..Beskid Mountains
NT	Pieniny Mountains
UF	Beskids
RT	Bielsko Poland
	Slovakia
	Nowy Sacz Poland
	Polish Carpathians
SN	Both West and East Beskid mountains comprise mountain group of the Carpathians on N border of Slovakia extending into Poland. This term has multiple hierarchies. Indexed with countries as applicable.

Beskids
USE	Beskid Mountains

Bessarabian
SN	No longer a valid term for GeoRef. See Moldova for the region.

besshi-type deposits
RT	copper ores
	iron ores
	massive sulfide deposits
	mineral deposits, genesis
	stratabound deposits

Bet-Pak-Dala
BT	Commonwealth of Independent States
	.Kazakhstan
	..Bet-Pak-Dala
UF	Golodnaya Step
	Hunger Steppe
SN	Desert steppe W of Lake Balkhash. This term has multiple hierarchies.

beta particles
USE	beta rays

beta rays
UF	beta particles
	rays, beta
RT	cosmic rays
	alpha rays
	gamma rays
	radioactivity
	X-rays
SN	Use when referring to the rays themselves. Added to Thesaurus in 1982.

Beta Regio
BT	Venus
	.Beta Regio
SN	Low relief area above Venusian plains. Also search Beta AND Venus. Added to Thesaurus in 1993.

betafite
BT	oxides
	.niobates
	..niobotantalates
	...betafite
UF	blomstrandite
	ellsworthite
	hatchettolite
RT	pyrochlore
SN	This term has multiple hierarchies.

betekhtinite
BT	sulfides
	.betekhtinite

Betic Cordillera
BT	Europe
	.Southern Europe
	..Iberian Peninsula
	...Spain
	....Betic Cordillera
NT	Serrania de Ronda
	Spanish Sierra Nevada
UF	Cordillera Betica
	Cordillera Marianica
RT	Nevado-Filabride Complex
	Andalusian
	Betic Zone
	Guadix-Baza Basin
	Prebetic Zone
	Subbetic Zone
SN	Extends along the N extremity of Andalusia between Guadiana and Guadalquivir rivers. It is a southern series of the Alpine System. Includes the Sierra Morena.

Betic Zone
BT	Europe
	.Southern Europe
	..Iberian Peninsula
	...Spain
	....Betic Zone
RT	Betic Cordillera
SN	Used in association with the Betic Cordillera in SW Spain.

Betsiboka Basin
BT	Africa
	.Madagascar
	..Betsiboka Basin
UF	Majunga Basin
SN	Around town of Majunga on Bombetoka Bay. Before 1978, also search Majunga. This term has multiple hierarchies.

Betts Cove
BT	Canada
	.Eastern Canada
	..Newfoundland
	...Newfoundland Island
	....Betts Cove

Betts Cove Ophiolite
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Paleozoic
	...Ordovician
	....Betts Cove Ophiolite
RT	Newfoundland Island
SN	Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

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

beudantite
BT	arsenates
	.beudantite
BT	sulfates
	.beudantite
SN	This term has multiple hierarchies.

Bevier Coal
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Paleozoic
	...Carboniferous
	....Pennsylvanian
	.....Bevier Coal
RT	Kansas
	Cherokee Group
	Desmoinesian
SN	Bevier Formation comprises Bevier Coal with underlying gray clay and overlying black slate. SE Kansas.

Bewcastle England
BT	Europe
	.Western Europe
	..United Kingdom
	...Great Britain
	....England
	.....Cumbria England
	......Cumberland England
	.......Bewcastle England
SN	Village and parish in N Cumberland County, NW England.

Bexar County Texas
BT	United States
	.Texas
	..Bexar County Texas
NT	San Antonio Texas
RT	Edwards Aquifer
SN	SW central Texas.

Beyrichicopina
BT	Invertebrata
	.Arthropoda
	..Mandibulata
	...Crustacea
	....Ostracoda
	.....Beyrichicopina
RT	microfossils
SN	Indexed with microfossils if applicable.

Bezymianny
USE	Bezymyannyy

Bezymyanny
USE	Bezymyannyy

Bezymyannyi
USE	Bezymyannyy

Bezymyannyy
BT	Commonwealth of Independent States
	.Russian Federation
	..Kamchatka Russian Federation
	...Bezymyannyy
UF	Bezymianny
	Bezymyanny
	Bezymyannyi
RT	volcanoes
	Kamchatka Peninsula
SN	Volcano. E-central Kamchatka Peninsula. Klyuchevskaya Sopka, Tolbachik, and Sheveluch are nearby. This term has multiple hierarchies.