Li  search
USElithium
Li-6  search
BTisotopes
 .stable isotopes
 ..Li-6
BTmetals
 .alkali metals
 ..lithium
 ...Li-6
SNThis term has multiple hierarchies.
Li-7  search
BTisotopes
 .stable isotopes
 ..Li-7
BTmetals
 .alkali metals
 ..lithium
 ...Li-7
SNThis term has multiple hierarchies.
Liaodong Peninsula  search
BTAsia
 .Far East
 ..China
 ...Liaoning China
 ....Liaodong Peninsula
UFLiaotung Peninsula
RTBohai Bay
SNS Liaoning, NE China. Extends into Bohai Bay. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
Liaohe Basin  search
BTAsia
 .Far East
 ..China
 ...Liaohe Basin
SNNE China. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
Liaoning China  search
BTAsia
 .Far East
 ..China
 ...Liaoning China
NTAnshan China
 Haicheng China
 Liaodong Peninsula
RTTancheng-Lujiang fault zone
 Anshan Group
 Bohai Bay
 Haicheng earthquake 1975
SNProvince in NE China.
Liaotung Peninsula  search
USELiaodong Peninsula
Liard River  search
BTCanada
 .Liard River
RTBritish Columbia
 Yukon Territory
 Northwest Territories
SNAfter 1993, use Liard River British Columbia for the town in N British Columbia. Indexed with British Columbia and/or territories as applicable.
Lias  search
USELower Jurassic
Liassic  search
USELower Jurassic
Liberia  search
BTAfrica
 .West Africa
 ..Liberia
NTBong Range
 Liberian Shield
RTSaint John River
 Nimba Mountains
Liberian Shield  search
BTAfrica
 .West Africa
 ..Liberia
 ...Liberian Shield
SNInland plateau.
Liberty County Florida  search
BTUnited States
 .Florida
 ..Liberty County Florida
SNBounded by Ochlockonee River and Apalachicola River in NW Florida.
Liberty County Georgia  search
BTUnited States
 .Georgia
 ..Liberty County Georgia
SNSE Georgia.
Liberty County Montana  search
BTUnited States
 .Montana
 ..Liberty County Montana
SNE Montana.
Liberty County Texas  search
BTUnited States
 .Texas
 ..Liberty County Texas
SNE Texas.
Libia  search
USELibya
libraries  search
RTbibliography
 catalogs
 collections
 education
 geology
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1985.
Libya  search
BTAfrica
 .North Africa
 ..Libya
NTCyrenaica
 Fezzan
 Garian Libya
 Kufra Basin
 Murzuk Basin
 Sirte Basin
 Tibesti Libya
 Tripoli Libya
 Tripolitania
 Zelten Libya
UFLibia
RTSahara
 Mediterranean region
 Nubian Sandstone
 Ghadames Basin
 Maghreb
 Libyan Desert
 Tibesti Massif
 Near East
Libyan Desert  search
BTAfrica
 .Libyan Desert
RTEgypt
 impact features
 Bahariya Oasis
 Sudan
 Libya
 Western Desert
SNDesert area of the E Sahara, W of the Nile. Indexed with countries as applicable.
licensing  search
RTeconomic geology
 geologists
 geology
 mining geology
 practice
 registration
 resources
SNProcess of granting permission or authorization for some purpose. Indexed with practice and geologists as applicable.
lichenometry  search
RTgeochronology
 lichens
 relative age
lichens  search
RTalgae
 cyanobacteria
 fungi
 lichenometry
 Plantae
 thallophytes
Lichida  search
BTInvertebrata
 .Arthropoda
 ..Trilobitomorpha
 ...Trilobita
 ....Lichida
Licking County Ohio  search
BTUnited States
 .Ohio
 ..Licking County Ohio
lida  search
lidar methods  search
BTradar methods
 .lidar methods
BTlaser methods
 .lidar methods
UFlaser radar methods
 optical radar methods
RTremote sensing
 electromagnetic methods
 geophysical profiles
SNLIght Detection And Ranging. Remote sensing system which uses laser light pulses, which can be operated in a profiling or scanning mode. This term has multiple hierarchies. Added to Thesaurus in 1998.
Liechtenstein  search
BTEurope
 .Central Europe
 ..Liechtenstein
RTRhine River
 Rhine Basin
SNIndependent principality between NE Switzerland and W Austria.
Liege Belgium  search
BTEurope
 .Western Europe
 ..Belgium
 ...Liege Belgium
NTStavelot Belgium
 Vesdre Valley
RTHohe Venn
 Liege earthquake 1983
 Limburg Belgium
SNProvince and city in E Belgium.
Liege earthquake 1983  search
BTearthquakes
 .Liege earthquake 1983
RTBelgium
 Liege Belgium
SNEpicenter in Liege, E Belgium. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
lifax County Nova Scotia  search
NTHalifax Nova Scotia
life  search
SNA valid index term through 1977 used in combination with origin.
life assemblage  search
USEbiocenoses
life o  search
life origin  search
RTbiologic evolution
 creationism
 Darwinism
 DNA
 exobiology
 extraterrestrial geology
 molecular biology
 paleontology
 RNA
ligands  search
RTbonding
 chelation
 complexing
 inorganic materials
 ions
 metals
 organic compounds
 organo-metallics
SNIn a chelate or coordination compound, the molecule, ion or group bound to the central atom. Added to Thesaurus in 1993.
light microscopy  search
SNAs of 1993, see optical spectra, optical spectroscopy or microscope methods.
light minerals  search
RTcalcite
 dolomite
 heavy minerals
 minerals
 muscovite
 opaque minerals
 quartz
light nonaqueous phase liquids  search
BTnonaqueous phase liquids
 .light nonaqueous phase liquids
UFLNAPLs
RTpollutants
 multiphase flow
 liquid phase
 density
 dense nonaqueous phase liquids
 oil spills
 leaking underground storage tanks
 gasoline
 petroleum products
SNBefore 1998, also search LNAPL.
lightning  search
RTfireballs
 fulgurite
 meteorology
lightweight aggregate  search
USEaggregate
lignin  search
BTorganic compounds
 .lignin
RTseeds
 cellulose
 wood
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1993.
lignite  search
BTsedimentary rocks
 .coal
 ..lignite
RTorganic compounds
 Adamow Mine
 anthracite
 peat
 Belchatow Mine
 huminite
 humodetrinite
SNSee list C for use as a commodity term.
Liguria Italy  search
BTEurope
 .Southern Europe
 ..Italy
 ...Liguria Italy
NTGenoa Italy
 Ligurian Alps
 Ligurian Apennines
 Savona Italy
SNAutonomous region in NW Italy.
Ligurian Alps  search
BTEurope
 .Alps
 ..Western Alps
 ...Ligurian Alps
BTEurope
 .Southern Europe
 ..Italy
 ...Liguria Italy
 ....Ligurian Alps
RTMaritime Alps
 Voltri Group
SNE extension of Maritime Alps along coast of Ligurian Sea. This term has multiple hierarchies.
Ligurian Apennines  search
BTEurope
 .Southern Europe
 ..Italy
 ...Liguria Italy
 ....Ligurian Apennines
BTEurope
 .Southern Europe
 ..Italy
 ...Apennines
 ....Ligurian Apennines
NTMonte Antola
SNExtend from near Savona SE to just N of La Spezia along coast of Ligurian Sea. This term has multiple hierarchies.
Ligurian Sea  search
BTMediterranean Sea
 .West Mediterranean
 ..Ligurian Sea
SNEnclosed by Italian autonomous regions of Liguria and Tuscany on the N and E, and by Corsica on the S.
Likhvin Russian Federation  search
USEChekalin Russian Federation
likian  search
NTNeohelikian
Liliidae  search
BTPlantae
 .Spermatophyta
 ..Angiospermae
 ...Monocotyledoneae
 ....Liliidae
Lille France  search
BTEurope
 .Western Europe
 ..France
 ...Nord France
 ....Lille France
SNCity near Belgian frontier in N France.
lillianite  search
BTsulfosalts
 .sulfobismuthites
 ..lillianite
Lilydale Limestone  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Paleozoic
 ...Devonian
 ....Lilydale Limestone
RTAustralia
 Victoria Australia
SNUpper Yarra District in S central Victoria.
Lima Peru  search
BTSouth America
 .Peru
 ..Lima Peru
NTCasapalca Peru
 Santa Eulalia Peru
RTPucara Group
SNDepartment and city in W Peru.
Limagne  search
BTEurope
 .Western Europe
 ..France
 ...Limagne
RTAllier France
 Puy-de-Dome France
SNFertile lowland in central France. Indexed with departments as applicable.
Limbourg  search
SNSee Limburg for the region, Limburg Belgium, or Limburg Netherlands.
Limburg  search
BTEurope
 .Western Europe
 ..Limburg
RTLimburg Belgium
 Limburg Netherlands
 Roermond earthquake 1992
SNAs of 1993, use only for the region in W Europe which includes the town and province in Belgium and province in SE Netherlands. Also search Limbourg. Indexed with countries and provinces as applicable.
Limburg Belgium  search
BTEurope
 .Western Europe
 ..Belgium
 ...Limburg Belgium
RTLiege Belgium
 Limburg
 Limburg Netherlands
SNName of province in E Belgium. As of 1993, use Limbourg Belgium for town in Liege Belgium.
Limburg Netherlands  search
BTEurope
 .Western Europe
 ..Netherlands
 ...Limburg Netherlands
NTMaastricht Netherlands
RTLimburg Belgium
 Limburg
 Roermond earthquake 1992
SNProvince in SE Netherlands.
limburgite  search
BTigneous rocks
 .plutonic rocks
 ..ultramafics
 ...limburgite
lime  search
RTcalcium carbonate
 limestone deposits
SNUsed as a commodity term.
Lime Creek Formation  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Paleozoic
 ...Devonian
 ....Upper Devonian
 .....Lime Creek Formation
RTIowa
SNIncludes Juniper Hill, Cerro Gordo, and Owen members. Central N Iowa.
Limerick Ireland  search
BTEurope
 .Western Europe
 ..Ireland
 ...Limerick Ireland
SNCounty in W central Ireland.
limestone  search
BTsedimentary rocks
 .carbonate rocks
 ..limestone
NTalgal limestone
 biocalcarenite
 biomicrite
 biosparite
 calcarenite
 calcilutite
 coquina
 dolomitic limestone
 micrite
 microcrystalline limestone
 oolitic limestone
RTtripoli
 calcite
 algal mounds
 allochems
 oolite
 calcium carbonate
 limestone deposits
 chalk
 travertine
 dolomitization
 carbonate sediments
 jasperoid
 metalimestone
 oolitic texture
 ophicalcite
 pisolites
SNAs of 1981, use limestone deposits for limestone as a commodity.
Limestone Alps  search
BTEurope
 .Alps
 ..Limestone Alps
NTNorthern Limestone Alps
RTSwitzerland
 Italy
 France
 Croatia
 Austria
 Germany
SNMay occur in various locations. Search in combination with country of interest. As of 1995, instead use Northern Limestone Alps for the northerly branch of Eastern Alps which occurs chiefly in Austria and S Bavaria. Use Dolomites for that range in N Italy
Limestone County Alabama  search
BTUnited States
 .Alabama
 ..Limestone County Alabama
SNN Alabama.
Limestone County Texas  search
BTUnited States
 .Texas
 ..Limestone County Texas
SNE central Texas.
limestone deposits  search
RTbuilding stone
 cement materials
 chalk deposits
 construction materials
 crushed stone
 dimension stone
 dolostone deposits
 lime
 limestone
 marble deposits
 ornamental materials
SNCommodity. See List C.
limit, elastic  search
USEelastic limit
limits, Atterberg  search
USEAtterberg limits
Limnocardium  search
BTInvertebrata
 .Mollusca
 ..Bivalvia
 ...Limnocardium
SNGenus.
limnology  search
RTgeomorphology
 glacial lakes
 hydrology
 lacustrine features
 lakes
 paleolimnology
 ponds
 seiches
Limon earthquake 1991  search
USECosta Rica earthquake 1991
limonite  search
BToxides
 .limonite
RTiron ores
 iron oxides
 ocher
 iron minerals
 hydrogoethite
SNBefore 1981, included use as a commodity term under iron. As of 1981, may be used as a commodity term.
Limousin  search
BTEurope
 .Western Europe
 ..France
 ...Limousin
SNHistorical region in S central France.
Limpopo Basin  search
BTAfrica
 .Limpopo Basin
UFCrocodile River basin
RTSouth Africa
 Transvaal region
 Botswana
 Zimbabwe
 Northern Province South Africa
 Mozambique
SNRiver basin. Also search Limpopo. Indexed with countries as applicable.
Limpopo Belt  search
BTAfrica
 .Limpopo Belt
RTPrecambrian
 Kaapvaal Craton
 Limpopo Orogeny
 South Africa
 Botswana
 Zimbabwe
 Mozambique
SNOrogenic belt at the N margin of the Kaapvaal Craton in S Africa. Consists of Precambrian metamorphic rocks (the Messina Formation in South Africa). Also search Limpopo. Indexed with countries as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1981.
Limpopo Orogeny  search
RTArchean
 Botswana
 Limpopo Belt
 Mozambique
 orogeny
 South Africa
 Zimbabwe
SNArchean. Added to Thesaurus in 1995.
Limski Channel  search
BTEurope
 .Southern Europe
 ..Croatia
 ...Limski Channel
RTIstria
SNOn Istria Peninsula SW of Rijeka.
Lincoln County Arkansas  search
BTUnited States
 .Arkansas
 ..Lincoln County Arkansas
SNSE Arkansas.
Lincoln County Colorado  search
BTUnited States
 .Colorado
 ..Lincoln County Colorado
SNE central Colorado.
Lincoln County Georgia  search
BTUnited States
 .Georgia
 ..Lincoln County Georgia
SNNE Georgia.
Lincoln County Idaho  search
BTUnited States
 .Idaho
 ..Lincoln County Idaho
SNS Idaho.
Lincoln County Kansas  search
BTUnited States
 .Kansas
 ..Lincoln County Kansas
SNCentral Kansas.
Lincoln County Kentucky  search
BTUnited States
 .Kentucky
 ..Lincoln County Kentucky
SNCentral Kentucky.
Lincoln County Maine  search
BTUnited States
 .Maine
 ..Lincoln County Maine
SNS Maine.
Lincoln County Minnesota  search
BTUnited States
 .Minnesota
 ..Lincoln County Minnesota
SNSW Minnesota.
Lincoln County Mississippi  search
BTUnited States
 .Mississippi
 ..Lincoln County Mississippi
SNSW Mississippi.
Lincoln County Missouri  search
BTUnited States
 .Missouri
 ..Lincoln County Missouri
SNE Missouri.
Lincoln County Montana  search
BTUnited States
 .Montana
 ..Lincoln County Montana
RTPurcell Mountains
SNExtreme NW Montana.
Lincoln County Nebraska  search
BTUnited States
 .Nebraska
 ..Lincoln County Nebraska
SNSW central Nebraska.
Lincoln County Nevada  search
BTUnited States
 .Nevada
 ..Lincoln County Nevada
RTEgan Range
SNSE Nevada.
Lincoln County New Mexico  search
BTUnited States
 .New Mexico
 ..Lincoln County New Mexico
RTOrogrande Basin
 Sierra Blanca
SNS central New Mexico.
Lincoln County North Carolina  search
BTUnited States
 .North Carolina
 ..Lincoln County North Carolina
SNW central North Carolina.
Lincoln County Oklahoma  search
BTUnited States
 .Oklahoma
 ..Lincoln County Oklahoma
SNCentral Oklahoma.
Lincoln County Oregon  search
BTUnited States
 .Oregon
 ..Lincoln County Oregon
NTNewport Oregon
 Yaquina Bay
SNW Oregon.
Lincoln County South Dakota  search
BTUnited States
 .South Dakota
 ..Lincoln County South Dakota
SNSE South Dakota.
Lincoln County Tennessee  search
BTUnited States
 .Tennessee
 ..Lincoln County Tennessee
SNS Tennessee.
Lincoln County Washington  search
BTUnited States
 .Washington
 ..Lincoln County Washington
NTOdessa Washington
SNE Washington.
Lincoln County West Virginia  search
BTUnited States
 .West Virginia
 ..Lincoln County West Virginia
SNW West Virginia.
Lincoln County Wisconsin  search
BTUnited States
 .Wisconsin
 ..Lincoln County Wisconsin
SNN central Wisconsin.
Lincoln County Wyoming  search
BTUnited States
 .Wyoming
 ..Lincoln County Wyoming
RTMoxa Arch
SNW Wyoming.
Lincoln Creek Formation  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Cenozoic
 ...Tertiary
 ....Lincoln Creek Formation
RTEocene
 Oligocene
 Miocene
 Washington
SNVaguely defined. SW Washington. Also search Lincoln Formation and Washington.
Lincoln Parish Louisiana  search
BTUnited States
 .Louisiana
 ..Lincoln Parish Louisiana
SNN Louisiana.
Lincolnshire England  search
BTEurope
 .Western Europe
 ..United Kingdom
 ...Great Britain
 ....England
 .....Lincolnshire England
RTGibraltar Point
 Humberside England
SNCounty on the North Sea in E England. In 1974, Humberside County was formed from part.
Lincolnshire Limestone  search
RTEngland
 Jurassic
 Ordovician
 Tennessee
 Virginia
SNOrdovician formation in SW Virginia and NW Tennessee, and a Jurassic formation in England. Also search Lincolnshire Formation for the one in the United States; also search Lincolnshire Limestone Formation for the one in England. Indexed with ages as appli
Lindlar Germany  search
BTEurope
 .Central Europe
 ..Germany
 ...North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
 ....Lindlar Germany
SNVillage in North Rhine-Westphalia, W Germany.
line defects  search
USEcrystal dislocations
Line Islands  search
BTOceania
 .Polynesia
 ..Line Islands
NTFanning Island
RTEast Pacific Ocean Islands
 Pacific Ocean
 Christmas Island
 Kiribati
 DSDP Site 314
 DSDP Site 315
 DSDP Site 316
SNGroup S of Hawaiian Islands, N and S of Equator. Some belong to U.S., some to Kiribati.
line of strike  search
USEstrike
lineaments  search
UFtectonic lines
RTtectonics
 faults
 remote sensing
 lineation
 fault zones
linear distortion  search
RTdistortion
 elastic waves
 seismology
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1981.
linear materials  search
RTengineering geology
 materials
 stiffness
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1981.
linear orientation  search
RTorientation
SNBefore 1978, search linear.
linear programming  search
RTcomputer programs
 data processing
 mathematical models
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1985.
lineation  search
UFlineations
RTigneous rocks
 metamorphic rocks
 metamorphism
 deformation
 folds
 fractures
 intrusions
 cleavage
 foliation
 bedding
 boudinage
 slickensides
 orientation
 elongate minerals
 fabric
 preferred orientation
 lineaments
 flow lines
 slickenlines
 mullions
 parting lineation
SNSmall-scale linear features. For large-scale features, see lineaments.
lineations  search
USElineation
liners  search
USEdisposal barriers
lines, flow  search
USEflow lines
Lingula  search
BTInvertebrata
 .Brachiopoda
 ..Inarticulata
 ...Lingula
SNGenus.
Linn County Iowa  search
BTUnited States
 .Iowa
 ..Linn County Iowa
SNE Iowa.
Linn County Kansas  search
BTUnited States
 .Kansas
 ..Linn County Kansas
SNE Kansas.
Linn County Missouri  search
BTUnited States
 .Missouri
 ..Linn County Missouri
SNN central Missouri.
Linn County Oregon  search
BTUnited States
 .Oregon
 ..Linn County Oregon
RTMount Jefferson
SNW Oregon.
linnaeite  search
BTsulfides
 .linnaeite
UFcobalt pyrites
 linneite
RTcarrollite
 polydymite
 siegenite
linneite  search
USElinnaeite
Linz Austria  search
BTEurope
 .Central Europe
 ..Austria
 ...Upper Austria
 ....Linz Austria
SNCity in NW Upper Austria.
liolitidae  search
NTHeliolites
Lipari Island  search
BTEurope
 .Southern Europe
 ..Italy
 ...Sicily Italy
 ....Lipari Islands
 .....Lipari Island
Lipari Islands  search
BTEurope
 .Southern Europe
 ..Italy
 ...Sicily Italy
 ....Lipari Islands
NTLipari Island
 Stromboli
 Vulcano
UFAeolian Islands
SNGroup of small volcanic islands in SE Tyrrhenian Sea off N coast of Sicily. Also search Lipari.
liparite  search
BTigneous rocks
 .volcanic rocks
 ..rhyolites
 ...liparite
liparite porphyry  search
BTigneous rocks
 .volcanic rocks
 ..rhyolites
 ...liparite porphyry
RTporphyry
lipids  search
BTorganic compounds
 .organic acids
 ..fatty acids
 ...lipids
Lippe Valley  search
BTEurope
 .Central Europe
 ..Germany
 ...North Rhine-Westphalia Germany
 ....Lippe Valley
SNValley of Lippe River, which flows into the Rhine River at Wesel, W Germany. Also search Lippe.
Lipscomb County Texas  search
BTUnited States
 .Texas
 ..Lipscomb County Texas
liptinite  search
USEexinite
liquefaction  search
RTcoseismic processes
 geologic hazards
 geomorphology
 liquefaction potential
 mass movements
 sediments
 slope stability
 slumping
 soil mechanics
SNNot to be used under phase equilibria.
liquefaction potential  search
RTengineering geology
 geologic hazards
 liquefaction
 slope stability
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1981.
liquid  search
USEliquid phase
liquid chromatography  search
RTchromatography
 ion chromatography
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1985.
liquid inclusions  search
USEfluid inclusions
liquid phase  search
UFliquid
RTHenry's law
 boiling
 gaseous phase
 dense nonaqueous phase liquids
 fluid phase
 nonaqueous phase liquids
 light nonaqueous phase liquids
 solid phase
 melts
 silicate melts
SNBefore 1978, also search liquid.
liquid scintillation methods  search
UFscintillation methods, liquid
RTmass spectroscopy
 chemical analysis
 radioactivity
 radioactivity methods
 scintillations
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1995.
liquid waste  search
UFwaste, liquid
RTengineering geology
 environmental geology
 ground water
 waste disposal
 chemical waste
 radioactive waste
 waste disposal sites
 industrial waste
 solid waste
 waste water
 detergents
 effluents
 sludge
 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
Lisbon Formation  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Cenozoic
 ...Paleogene
 ....Eocene
 .....middle Eocene
 ......Lisbon Formation
RTMississippi
 Alabama
 Georgia
 Claiborne Group
SNIn Claiborne Group. Georgia, Mississippi and SW Alabama. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.
Lisbon Portugal  search
BTEurope
 .Southern Europe
 ..Iberian Peninsula
 ...Portugal
 ....Lisbon Portugal
SNCapital and port city, Lisboa district, SW coast of Portugal. Before 1993, also search Lisboa AND Portugal. Before 1998, this may have been used for other parts of Lisboa District. Indexed with Lisboa Portugal.
Lisburne Group  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Paleozoic
 ...Lisburne Group
RTCarboniferous
 Permian
 Alaska
 Kayak Shale
 Kanayut Conglomerate
 Wahoo Limestone
SNMississippian to Permian. Includes Wachsmuth Limestone, Alapah Limestone, Kayak Shale, Kanayut Conglomerate. N Alaska. Indexed with ages as applicable.
Lissamphibia  search
BTChordata
 .Vertebrata
 ..Tetrapoda
 ...Amphibia
 ....Lissamphibia
NTAnura
 Caudata
SNSubclass.
list, faunal  search
USEfaunal list
listric faults  search
BTfaults
 .listric faults
RTaccommodation zones
 hinge faults
 normal faults
 slumping
 growth faults
 half grabens
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1985.
listvenite  search
BTsilicates
 .sheet silicates
 ..mica group
 ...listvenite
listwanite  search
BTmetamorphic rocks
 .schists
 ..listwanite
SNCompositional term.
Litchfield County Connecticut  search
BTUnited States
 .Connecticut
 ..Litchfield County Connecticut
NTWoodbury Connecticut
SNNW Connecticut.
litharenite  search
BTsedimentary rocks
 .clastic rocks
 ..arenite
 ...litharenite
RTsandstone
 terrigenous materials
 graywacke
 subgraywacke
SNAlso search lithic arenite. Added to Thesaurus in 1995.
lithification  search
RTcementation
 coal
 compaction
 compression
 consolidation
 crystallization
 diagenesis
 recrystallization
 sedimentation
 sediments
lithiophilite  search
BTphosphates
 .lithiophilite
lithiophorite  search
BToxides
 .lithiophorite
lithium  search
BTmetals
 .alkali metals
 ..lithium
NTLi-6
 Li-7
UFLi
RTamblygonite
 lithium ores
SNChemical element. Use lithium ores for lithium as a commodity.
lithium ores  search
BTmetal ores
 .lithium ores
RTlithium
 spodumene
 petalite
lithofacies  search
RTfacies
 hardground
 ichnofabric
 lithosomes
 reefs
 sedimentary rocks
 sediments
 seismic stratigraphy
 stratigraphic wedges
 Waulsortian facies
lithofacies maps  search
BTmaps
 .lithofacies maps
RTlithologic maps
SNBefore 1978, search maps AND lithofacies. Added to Thesaurus in 1996.
lithogeochemical methods  search
SNNot a valid term for GeoRef. See geochemical methods, geochemical surveys, or lithogeochemistry.
lithogeochemistry  search
BTgeochemistry
 .lithogeochemistry
RTchemical analysis
 igneous rocks
 composition
 metamorphic rocks
 metasomatism
 metamorphism
 geochemical anomalies
 iron-rich composition
 geologic thermometry
 fluid inclusions
 migration of elements
 geologic barometry
 devitrification
 geochemical logging
 fugacity
SNbefore 1993, also search geochemistry and rock type. Added to Thesaurus in 1993.
lithologic controls  search
RTcontrols
 mineral deposits, genesis
 stratigraphic controls
SNBefore 1978, search lithologic and controls.
lithologic maps  search
BTmaps
 .lithologic maps
RTlithofacies maps
SNBefore 1978, search maps AND lithologic.
lithologic traps  search
USEstratigraphic traps
lithology  search
SNAs of 1981, no longer a valid term for GeoRef. See petrology.
lithophile elements  search
UFoxyphile elements
RTaluminum
 chalcophile elements
 boron
 chemical elements
 calcium
 cerium
 lanthanum
 selenium
 siderophile elements
 manganese
 uranium
 potassium
 rubidium
 sodium
SNChemical elements which tend to concentrate in silicate phases of meteorites. Also, an element possessing greater free energy of oxidation per gram of oxygen than iron. Before 1978, also search lithophile.
Lithophyllum  search
BTPlantae
 .algae
 ..Rhodophyta
 ...Corallinaceae
 ....Lithophyllum
RTmicrofossils
SNIndexed with microfossils if applicable.
Lithoprobe  search
RTgeophysical methods
 geophysical surveys
 geotraverses
 lithosphere
 reflection methods
 seismic methods
 seismic profiles
SNProgram for seismic reflection profiling of the lithosphere. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.
lithosiderite  search
USEstony irons
Lithosols  search
BTsoils
 .Lithosols
lithosomes  search
RTfacies
 lithofacies
 sedimentary rocks
 sediments
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1995.
lithosphere  search
RTasthenosphere
 Benioff zone
 biosphere
 core
 crust
 crustal thickening
 delamination
 Earth
 KRISP
 Lithoprobe
 lower crust
 mantle
 Mohorovicic discontinuity
 ophiolite complexes
 PASSCAL
 plate tectonics
 swells
 tectonophysics
 tectonosphere
 underplating
lithostatic pressure  search
UFgeostatic pressure
 ground pressure
 overburden pressure
 rock pressure
RTrock mechanics
 soil mechanics
 pressure
 overpressure
SNVertical pressure at a point in the Earth's crust, equal to the pressure caused by the weight of a column of the overlying rock or soil. Added to Thesaurus in 1998.
lithostratigraphy  search
UFpetrostratigraphy
 rock-stratigraphy
RTmetamorphic rocks
 sedimentary rocks
 stratigraphic units
 stratigraphy
 sediments
 unconformities
 hardground
 sequence stratigraphy
 outliers
 tectonostratigraphic units
 stratigraphic gaps
 seismic stratigraphy
 stratigraphic wedges
Lithothamnion  search
USELithothamnium
Lithothamnium  search
BTPlantae
 .algae
 ..Rhodophyta
 ...Corallinaceae
 ....Lithothamnium
UFLithothamnion
RTmicrofossils
SNGenus. Indexed with microfossils if applicable.
lithotypes  search
NTclarain
 durain
 fusain
 vitrain
RTbituminous coal
 coal
 humic coal
 macerals
 sapropelite
SNVisible bands in humic coals. Lithotypes for bituminous coal are vitrain, clarain, durain, and fusain; beds or bands of cannel and boghead coals (sapropelite) are sometimes included. Added to Thesaurus in 1998.
Lithuania  search
BTEurope
 .Baltic region
 ..Lithuania
NTSventoji River
 Vilna Lithuania
RTBaltic Glaciation
 Baltica
 Neman River basin
 Russian Plain
 Courland Spit
SNFormer Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic.
Litopterna  search
BTChordata
 .Vertebrata
 ..Tetrapoda
 ...Mammalia
 ....Theria
 .....Eutheria
 ......Litopterna
RTUngulata
SNOrder.
Litorina Sea  search
BTwer Holocene
 .Litorina Sea
RTFinland
 Sweden
 Baltic Glaciation
 Baltic region
 Norway
SNLower Holocene. Stage of Baltic Glaciation. Baltic region. Indexed with countries as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1993.
Little Bahama Bank  search
BTAtlantic Ocean
 .North Atlantic
 ..Little Bahama Bank
RTBahamas
 Great Bahama Bank
 Leg 101
 Northwest Providence Channel
 ODP Site 628
 ODP Site 629
 ODP Site 630
SNShoal in N Bahamas, between Grand Bahama and Great Abaco islands. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.
Little Belt Mountains  search
BTUnited States
 .U. S. Rocky Mountains
 ..Little Belt Mountains
BTUnited States
 .Montana
 ..Little Belt Mountains
RTCascade County Montana
 Judith Basin County Montana
SNRange of the Rocky Mountains in central Montana. This term has multiple hierarchies.
Little Falls Formation  search
RTMinnesota
 New York
 Paleoproterozoic
 Potsdam Sandstone
 Upper Cambrian
SNRepresents an offshore, more carbonate phase of Potsdam Sandstone, Galway Formation, and perhaps even part of Hoyt Limestone in the Upper Cambrian of E central and E New York. Also used for a Paleoproterozic formation in Minnesota. Indexed with age as app
Little Ice Age  search
USENeoglacial
Little Khingan Mountains  search
USEXiao Hinggan Ling
Little Maria Mountains  search
BTUnited States
 .California
 ..Riverside County California
 ...Little Maria Mountains
RTBig Maria Mountains
SNSE California. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.
Little Missouri River basin  search
BTUnited States
 .Little Missouri River basin
RTWyoming
 Montana
 North Dakota
 South Dakota
SNAlso search Little Missouri River. Indexed with states as applicable.
Little River County Arkansas  search
BTUnited States
 .Arkansas
 ..Little River County Arkansas
Little Skull Mountain earthquake 1992  search
BTearthquakes
 .Little Skull Mountain earthquake 1992
RTNevada
 Yucca Mountain
 Landers earthquake 1992
SNEpicenter is 22 miles from Yucca Mountain, SW Nevada.
Little Walachia  search
USEOltenia
Littleton Formation  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Paleozoic
 ...Devonian
 ....Lower Devonian
 .....Littleton Formation
RTVermont
 Massachusetts
 New Hampshire
SNIncludes Gove Member, Hubbard Hill Member, May Pond Member, Dakin Hill Member, Pittsfield Member, Jenness Pond Member, Durgin Brook Member. Central and S New Hampshire, N central Massachusetts, and SE Vermont.
littoral  search
SNA valid term through 1977. As of 1981, use intertidal environment.
littoral cells  search
RTcoastal environment
 geomorphology
 lacustrine environment
 longshore currents
 sediment transport
 sedimentation
 shorelines
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1995.
littoral drift  search
UFlongshore drift
 shore drift
RTsediments
 longshore currents
 progradation
littoral environment  search
USEintertidal environment
littoral erosion  search
BTerosion
 .littoral erosion
UFbeach erosion
RTgeomorphology
 marine environment
 barrier islands
 shorelines
 beaches
 bars
 capes
 beach profiles
 marine terraces
 coastal environment
 benches
 wave-cut platforms
 ocean waves
 intertidal environment
 spits
 nearshore environment
 tides
SNBefore 1982, also search erosion AND (beaches OR beach). Added to Thesaurus in 1982.
Lituolacea  search
BTInvertebrata
 .Protista
 ..Foraminifera
 ...Textulariina
 ....Lituolacea
NTAmmobaculites
 Ataxophragmiidae
 Lituolidae
 Orbitolinidae
 Trochammina
RTmicrofossils
SNIndexed with microfossils if applicable.
Lituolidae  search
BTInvertebrata
 .Protista
 ..Foraminifera
 ...Textulariina
 ....Lituolacea
 .....Lituolidae
BTmicrofossils
 .Lituolidae
NTHaplophragmoides
SNFamily. This term has multiple hierarchies.
Live Oak County Texas  search
BTUnited States
 .Texas
 ..Live Oak County Texas
SNS Texas.
Livermore California  search
BTUnited States
 .California
 ..Alameda County California
 ...Livermore California
RTLawrence Livermore National Laboratory
SNE of San Francisco Bay, Northern California.
Liverpool Bay  search
BTEurope
 .Western Europe
 ..United Kingdom
 ...Great Britain
 ....England
 .....Liverpool Bay
RTLancashire England
SNInlet of Irish Sea off Liverpool. Also search Liverpool.
living fossils  search
RTfossils
 living taxa
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1981.
living materials  search
USEliving taxa
living taxa  search
UFculture, living
 extant taxa
 living materials
 taxa, living
RTecology
 fossils
 biota
 thermophilic taxa
 faunal studies
 floral studies
 living fossils
SNUsed when organisms are studied while they are still living.
Livingston County Illinois  search
BTUnited States
 .Illinois
 ..Livingston County Illinois
SNE central Illinois.
Livingston County Kentucky  search
BTUnited States
 .Kentucky
 ..Livingston County Kentucky
SNSW Kentucky.
Livingston County Michigan  search
BTUnited States
 .Michigan
 ..Michigan Lower Peninsula
 ...Livingston County Michigan
SNSE Michigan.
Livingston County Missouri  search
BTUnited States
 .Missouri
 ..Livingston County Missouri
SNN central Missouri.
Livingston County New York  search
BTUnited States
 .New York
 ..Livingston County New York
NTSpringwater New York
RTGenesee River
SNW central New York.
Livingston Island  search
BTAntarctica
 .South Shetland Islands
 ..Livingston Island
RTFalse Bay
SNOne of South Shetland Islands in British Antarctic Territory off the Antarctic Peninsula. This term has multiple hierarchies.
Livingston Parish Louisiana  search
BTUnited States
 .Louisiana
 ..Livingston Parish Louisiana
SNSE Louisiana.
Livorno Italy  search
BTEurope
 .Southern Europe
 ..Italy
 ...Tuscany Italy
 ....Livorno Italy
UFLeghorn Italy
SNProvince in NW Tuscany. Also a city on the Ligurian Sea now known as Leghorn.
lixiviation  search
USEleaching
lizardite  search
BTsilicates
 .sheet silicates
 ..serpentine group
 ...lizardite