IODP SEDIS - Thesaurus -

Lu
USE	lutetium

Lu/Hf
UF	Hf/Lu
RT	absolute age
	isotope ratios
	hafnium
	lutetium
SN	Isotopic ratio used in age determination.

Luanda Angola
BT	Africa
	.Central Africa
	..Angola
	...Luanda Angola
UF	Loanda Angola
SN	District including the city in NW Angola.

Lubbock County Texas
BT	United States
	.Texas
	..Lubbock County Texas
NT	Lubbock Lake
	Lubbock Texas
SN	NW Texas.

Lubbock Lake
BT	United States
	.Texas
	..Lubbock County Texas
	...Lubbock Lake
RT	archaeology
SN	Archaeological site in W Texas. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

Lubbock Texas
BT	United States
	.Texas
	..Lubbock County Texas
	...Lubbock Texas
SN	City in NW Texas.

Luben Poland
USE	Lubin Poland

Lubin Legnicki
BT	Europe
	.Central Europe
	..Poland
	...Lubin Legnicki
RT	Lubin Poland
SN	Region in and around cities of Lubin and Legnica in SW Poland.

Lubin Poland
BT	Europe
	.Central Europe
	..Poland
	...Lubin Poland
UF	Luben Poland
RT	Lubin Legnicki
SN	City in central Legnica, SW Poland.

Lublin Poland
BT	Europe
	.Central Europe
	..Poland
	...Lublin Poland
NT	Lublin Upland
	Lukow Poland
SN	Province and city in E Poland.

Lublin Upland
BT	Europe
	.Central Europe
	..Poland
	...Lublin Poland
	....Lublin Upland
SN	SW Lublin.

Lucania
BT	Europe
	.Southern Europe
	..Italy
	...Lucania
RT	Basilicata Italy
	Irpinia earthquake 1980
	Campania Italy
	Salerno Italy
SN	Ancient district in S including Basilicata autonomous region and part of Salerno Province of Campania. Indexed with autonomous regions as applicable.

Lucas County Iowa
BT	United States
	.Iowa
	..Lucas County Iowa
SN	S Iowa.

Lucas County Ohio
BT	United States
	.Ohio
	..Lucas County Ohio
NT	Toledo Ohio
RT	Ottawa River
SN	NW Ohio.

Lucas Formation
RT	Cretaceous
	Cuba
	Detroit River Group
	Michigan
	Middle Devonian
	Ohio
	Ontario
SN	In Detroit River Group. Ohio, SE Michigan and Ontario. Includes Richfield Member. Also a Cretaceous formation in Cuba. Indexed with ages as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

Lucca Italy
BT	Europe
	.Southern Europe
	..Italy
	...Tuscany Italy
	....Lucca Italy
SN	City and province in central Italy.

Luce County Michigan
BT	United States
	.Michigan
	..Michigan Upper Peninsula
	...Luce County Michigan

Lucern Switzerland
USE	Lucerne Switzerland

Lucerne Switzerland
BT	Europe
	.Central Europe
	..Switzerland
	...Lucerne Switzerland
UF	Lucern Switzerland
SN	Canton in N central Switzerland. Also a city.

Lucinidae
BT	Invertebrata
	.Mollusca
	..Bivalvia
	...Lucinidae
SN	Family.

Luderitz Namibia
BT	Africa
	.Southern Africa
	..Namibia
	...Luderitz Namibia
SN	Town in SW Namibia. Formerly Angra Pequena.

Ludfordian
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Paleozoic
	...Silurian
	....Ludlow
	.....Ludfordian

Ludian
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Cenozoic
	...Paleogene
	....Eocene
	.....upper Eocene
	......Ludian
RT	Priabonian
SN	Europe. Above Bartonian, below Tongrian (Oligocene).

Ludlovian
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Paleozoic
	...Silurian
	....Upper Silurian
	.....Ludlovian
SN	Europe. Above Wenlockian, below Gedinnian (Devonian).

Ludlow
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Paleozoic
	...Silurian
	....Ludlow
NT	Gorstian
	Ludfordian

Ludlow Member
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Cenozoic
	...Paleogene
	....Paleocene
	.....Ludlow Member
RT	Montana
	North Dakota
	South Dakota
	Fort Union Formation
SN	In Fort Union Formation. NW and N South Dakota, NE Montana and SW North Dakota. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

Ludlowville Formation
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Paleozoic
	...Devonian
	....Middle Devonian
	.....Ludlowville Formation
RT	New York
	Hamilton Group
SN	In Hamilton Group. W and central New York. Includes Ledyard Shale Member; Wanakah Member. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

ludwigite
BT	borates
	.ludwigite

Lufeng China
BT	Asia
	.Far East
	..China
	...Yunnan China
	....Lufeng China
SN	Town in central Yunnan, SW China.

Lugo Spain
BT	Europe
	.Southern Europe
	..Iberian Peninsula
	...Spain
	....Galicia Spain
	.....Lugo Spain
SN	Province in NW Spain.

Luisian
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Cenozoic
	...Neogene
	....Miocene
	.....middle Miocene
	......Luisian
SN	North America. Middle Miocene, above Relizian and below Mohnian. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

lujavrite
BT	igneous rocks
	.plutonic rocks
	..syenites
	...lujavrite
RT	nepheline syenite

Lukov Poland
USE	Lukow Poland

Lukow Poland
BT	Europe
	.Central Europe
	..Poland
	...Lublin Poland
	....Lukow Poland
UF	Lukov Poland
SN	Town in E Poland.

Lukuga River valley
BT	Africa
	.Central Africa
	..Congo Democratic Republic
	...Shaba Congo Democratic Republic
	....Lukuga River valley
SN	E Congo Democratic Republic.

luminance
USE	brightness

luminescence
UF	phosphorescence
RT	geochemistry
	Moon
	brightness
	cathodoluminescence
	electromagnetic radiation
	fluorescence
	photochemistry
	thermoluminescence
	X-ray fluorescence
	Fraunhofer line discriminators

luminescence analysis
USE	fluorimetry

Lumpkin County Georgia
BT	United States
	.Georgia
	..Lumpkin County Georgia

Luna 16
BT	Luna Program
	.Luna 16
RT	Moon
	remote sensing

Luna 20
BT	Luna Program
	.Luna 20
RT	Moon
	remote sensing

Luna 24
BT	Luna Program
	.Luna 24
RT	Moon
	remote sensing
SN	Added to Thesaurus in 1981.

Luna 9
BT	Luna Program
	.Luna 9
RT	Moon
	remote sensing
SN	Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

Luna County New Mexico
BT	United States
	.New Mexico
	..Luna County New Mexico
NT	Florida Mountains
SN	SW New Mexico.

Luna Program
NT	Luna 16
	Luna 20
	Luna 24
	Luna 9
RT	extraterrestrial geology
	Moon
	planetology
	remote sensing
SN	Added to Thesaurus in 1981.

Lunae Planum
BT	Mars
	.Lunae Planum
RT	Kasei Vallis
SN	Large plateau on Mars. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

lunar bases
RT	exploration
	extraterrestrial geology
	landing sites
	Moon
	observations
SN	Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

lunar breccia
RT	breccia
	lunar samples
	Moon
SN	Before 1981, also search Moon AND breccia. Added to Thesaurus in 1981.

lunar craters
RT	craters
	Moon
	wrinkle ridges
SN	Before 1981, search Moon AND craters. Added to Thesaurus in 1981.

lunar crust
RT	crust
	lunar samples
	Moon
SN	Before 1981, also search Moon AND crust. Added to Thesaurus in 1981.

lunar highlands
RT	highlands
	Moon
	wrinkle ridges
SN	Also search highlands AND Moon. Added to Thesaurus in 1993.

lunar interior
RT	interior
	Moon
	planetary interiors
SN	Before 1981, also search Moon AND interior. Added to Thesaurus in 1981.

lunar laser ranging
RT	geodesy
	geophysical methods
	geophysical surveys
	laser methods
	laser ranging
	Moon
	remote sensing
SN	Before 1993, also search laser ranging. Added to Thesaurus in 1993.

lunar mantle
RT	mantle
	Moon
SN	Before 1981, also search Moon AND mantle. Added to Thesaurus in 1981.

lunar meteorites
BT	meteorites
	.stony meteorites
	..achondrites
	...lunar meteorites
RT	Moon
	Elephant Moraine Meteorites
	Allan Hills Meteorites
	ALHA 81005
	EET 87521
	MAC 88104
	MAC 88105
	MacAlpine Hills Meteorites
	Queen Alexandra Range Meteorites
SN	Meteorites which are thought to originate from the Moon. Before 1995, also search meteorites AND Moon. Also index Moon. Added to Thesaurus in 1995.

lunar rocks
USE	lunar samples

lunar samples
UF	lunar rocks
RT	Moon
	lunar breccia
	samples
	lunar soils
	lunar crust

lunar soils
RT	fine-grained materials
	lunar samples
	Moon
	soils
SN	Before 1981, also search Moon AND soils.

Lund Sweden
BT	Europe
	.Western Europe
	..Scandinavia
	...Sweden
	....Malmohus Sweden
	.....Lund Sweden
SN	City in extreme S Sweden.

Lunenburg County Nova Scotia
BT	Canada
	.Eastern Canada
	..Maritime Provinces
	...Nova Scotia
	....Lunenburg County Nova Scotia

Lunenburg County Virginia
BT	United States
	.Virginia
	..Lunenburg County Virginia

Luning Formation
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Mesozoic
	...Triassic
	....Upper Triassic
	.....Luning Formation
RT	Nevada
SN	SW Nevada. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.

Luoquan Formation
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Precambrian
	..Luoquan Formation
RT	China
	Henan China
	Sichuan China
	Shaanxi China
	Yunnan China
SN	Located in Henan, Shaanxi, Sichuan and Yunnan provinces. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

Lupin Mine
BT	Canada
	.Western Canada
	..Mackenzie District Northwest Territories
	...Lupin Mine
RT	mines
	gold ores
SN	Gold ores. E Mackenzie District, Northwest Territories. This term has multiple hierarchies. Added to Thesaurus in 1989.

Lusaka Zambia
BT	Africa
	.East Africa
	..Zambia
	...Lusaka Zambia
SN	City in central Zambia.

Lusatia
BT	Europe
	.Lusatia
UF	Lausitz
RT	Germany
	Poland
	Upper Lusatia
	Lower Lusatia
SN	Region in E Germany, and in SW Poland. It comprises both Lower Lusatia and Upper Lusatia. Indexed with countries as applicable.

Lush's Bight Group
USE	Lushs Bight Group

Lushs Bight Group
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Paleozoic
	...Ordovician
	....Lushs Bight Group
UF	Lush's Bight Group
RT	Newfoundland Island

Lusitanian
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Mesozoic
	...Jurassic
	....Upper Jurassic
	.....Lusitanian
RT	Malm
	Rauracian
SN	Europe. Above Oxfordian, below Kimmeridgian.

LUST
USE	leaking underground storage tanks

Lut Desert
BT	Asia
	.Middle East
	..Iran
	...Lut Desert
UF	Dasht-e-Lut Basin
	Dasht-i-Lut
SN	Great sandy and stony desert in E central Iran.

Lutetian
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Cenozoic
	...Paleogene
	....Eocene
	.....Lutetian
SN	Europe. Above Cuisian, below Auversian.

lutetium
BT	metals
	.rare earths
	..lutetium
UF	Lu
RT	Lu/Hf

Lutzow-Holm Bay
BT	Antarctica
	.Lutzow-Holm Bay
UF	Lutzow-Holmbukta
RT	Queen Maud Land
	East Ongul Island
	Prince Olav Coast
	Syowa Station
SN	Between Prince Olav Coast and Prince Harald Coast in Queen Maud Land of the Norwegian Sector.

Lutzow-Holmbukta
USE	Lutzow-Holm Bay

Luvisols
BT	soils
	.Luvisols
RT	soil group

Luxembourg
BT	Europe
	.Western Europe
	..Luxembourg
RT	Ardennes
	Rhenish Schiefergebirge
	Luxembourg Sandstone
	Moselle River
	Moselle Valley

Luxembourg Belgium
BT	Europe
	.Western Europe
	..Belgium
	...Luxembourg Belgium
NT	Bastogne Belgium
RT	Ardennes
SN	Province in S Belgium.

Luxembourg Sandstone
BT	Chronostratigraphic Units
	.Phanerozoic
	..Mesozoic
	...Jurassic
	....Lower Jurassic
	.....Luxembourg Sandstone
RT	Belgium
	Luxembourg
SN	Hettangian and Sinemurian. Also called Hettange Sandstone or Orval Sandstone.

Luzerne County Pennsylvania
BT	United States
	.Pennsylvania
	..Luzerne County Pennsylvania
SN	E central Pennsylvania.

Luzon
BT	Asia
	.Far East
	..Philippine Islands
	...Luzon
NT	Bataan Philippine Islands
	Bondoc Peninsula
	Camarines Norte Philippine Islands
	Mayon
	Mount Pinatubo
	Taal
RT	Luzon earthquake 1990
	Sierra Madre
	Zambales Ophiolite
SN	Northernmost and most important island.

Luzon earthquake 1990
BT	earthquakes
	.Luzon earthquake 1990
UF	Philippine Islands earthquake 1990
	Phillipines earthquake 1990
RT	Philippine Islands
	Luzon
SN	Epicenter in E Luzon, NE Philippine Islands. Also search Philippine earthquake 1990. Added to Thesaurus in 1995.

luzonite
BT	sulfosalts
	.sulfantimonites
	..luzonite
BT	sulfosalts
	.sulfarsenites
	..luzonite
RT	copper minerals
	famatinite
SN	This term has multiple hierarchies.