flo  search
floatstone  search
RTcarbonate rocks
 opal
 quartz
 rudstone
SNAs of 1993, use opal for the mineral. Added to Thesaurus in 1993.
flocculation  search
RTclay mineralogy
 colloidal materials
 geochemistry
 processes
 suspended materials
Floian  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Paleozoic
 ...Ordovician
 ....Lower Ordovician
 .....Floian
flokite  search
USEmordenite
flood basalts  search
BTigneous rocks
 .volcanic rocks
 ..basalts
 ...flood basalts
UFplateau basalts
RTbasalt flows
 lava flows
flood plains  search
USEfloodplains
flood tuff  search
USEignimbrite
floodplains  search
BTfluvial features
 .floodplains
UFflood plains
RTplains
 geomorphology
 alluvium
 overbank sediments
 meanders
 rivers
 terraces
 levees
 floods
 riparian environment
floods  search
RTenvironmental geology
 floodplains
 geologic hazards
 hydrology
 jokulhlaups
 land loss
 overbank sediments
 paleofloods
 periodicity
 recurrence interval
 reservoirs
 rivers and streams
 sand boils
 surface water
 watersheds
 waterways
flora  search
SNAs of 1981, no longer a valid term for GeoRef. For stratigraphy, see assemblages; for environmental studies, see vegetation.
flora studies  search
USEfloral studies
floral list  search
RTfaunal list
floral provinces  search
UFprovinces, floral
RTbiotopes
 biogeography
 assemblages
 faunal provinces
 paleobotany
 land bridges
floral studies  search
UFflora studies
 studies, floral
RTpalynomorphs
 Plantae
 microorganisms
 fossils
 Lagerstatten
 biota
 thermophilic taxa
 paleobotany
 faunal studies
 living taxa
 vegetation
SNMay be used for many classes, orders, or genera, or when an appropriate systematic term is not available.
Florence County South Carolina  search
BTUnited States
 .South Carolina
 ..Florence County South Carolina
SNE central South Carolina.
Florence County Wisconsin  search
BTUnited States
 .Wisconsin
 ..Florence County Wisconsin
SNExtreme NE Wisconsin.
Florence Italy  search
BTEurope
 .Southern Europe
 ..Italy
 ...Tuscany Italy
 ....Florence Italy
UFFirenze Italy
SNProvince and city in E central Tuscany.
Florence Rise  search
BTMediterranean Sea
 .East Mediterranean
 ..Florence Rise
RTLeg 42A
 DSDP Site 375
 DSDP Site 376
SNRidge in the Mediterranean Sea. A submarine extension of the Cyprus Arc. Partially separates the Antalya Basin to the N from the Levantine Basin to the S. Added to Thesaurus in 1981.
florencite  search
BTphosphates
 .florencite
Flores Sea earthquake 1996  search
BTearthquakes
 .Flores Sea earthquake 1996
RTIndonesia
 Indonesian Seas
SNBetween Celebes and Flores islands, Indonesia.
Florida  search
BTUnited States
 .Florida
NTAlachua County Florida
 Apalachicola River
 Baker County Florida
 Bay County Florida
 Biscayne Aquifer
 Bradford County Florida
 Brevard County Florida
 Broward County Florida
 Calhoun County Florida
 Central Florida
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 Choctawhatchee Bay
 Citrus County Florida
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 De Soto County Florida
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 Duval County Florida
 Escambia County Florida
 Everglades
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 Florida Keys
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 Franklin County Florida
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 Gilchrist County Florida
 Glades County Florida
 Gulf County Florida
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 Lake Okeechobee
 Lee County Florida
 Leon County Florida
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 Palm Beach County Florida
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 Sarasota County Florida
 Seminole County Florida
 South Florida Basin
 Southwest Florida Water Management District
 Sumter County Florida
 Suwannee County Florida
 Tampa Bay
 Taylor County Florida
 Union County Florida
 Volusia County Florida
 Wakulla County Florida
 Walton County Florida
 Washington County Florida
RTBucatunna Formation
 Byram Formation
 Atlantic Coastal Plain
 Carolina Bays
 Blackwater River
 Bone Valley Formation
 Caloosahatchee Formation
 Chat
Florida Bay  search
BTAtlantic Ocean
 .North Atlantic
 ..Gulf of Mexico
 ...Florida Bay
SNBody of water between S tip of Florida and Florida Keys.
Florida Escarpment  search
BTAtlantic Ocean
 .North Atlantic
 ..Gulf of Mexico
 ...Florida Escarpment
RTFlorida
SNOff W Florida shelf in NE Gulf of Mexico Basin. Added to Thesaurus in 1995.
Florida Keys  search
BTUnited States
 .Florida
 ..Florida Keys
NTBig Pine Key
 Key Largo
RTAtlantic Ocean Islands
 Monroe County Florida
 Coupon Bight
 Dade County Florida
SN150 mile chain of coral limestone islands extending SW off S tip of Florida. Mainly in Monroe County. Indexed with counties as applicable.
Florida Mountains  search
BTUnited States
 .New Mexico
 ..Luna County New Mexico
 ...Florida Mountains
SNSW New Mexico.
Florida Panhandle  search
BTUnited States
 .Florida
 ..Florida Panhandle
SNNW Florida. Before 1993, also search Panhandle AND Florida. Indexed with counties as applicable. Added to Thesaurus in 1993.
Florida Strait  search
USEStraits of Florida
Florida Straits  search
USEStraits of Florida
Floridan Aquifer  search
BTUnited States
 .Floridan Aquifer
RTEocene
 South Carolina
 Alabama
 Florida
 Georgia
 Ocala Group
 Hawthorn Formation
 Southwest Florida Water Management District
SNUnderlies Florida and parts of Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina. Below the confining bed consists from top to bottom, of limestone in the bottom part of the Hawthorn Formation and limestone, dolomite, and dolomitic limestone in formations of Eocene ag
Florinites  search
BTpalynomorphs
 .miospores
 ..Florinites
RTmicrofossils
 Angiospermae
SNIndexed with microfossils if applicable.
Florissant Lake Beds  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Cenozoic
 ...Paleogene
 ....Oligocene
 .....Florissant Lake Beds
RTColorado
SNDenver Basin, central Colorado.
flotation  search
RTbeneficiation
 buoyancy
Flournoy Formation  search
BTChronostratigraphic Units
 .Phanerozoic
 ..Cenozoic
 ...Paleogene
 ....Eocene
 .....Flournoy Formation
RTOregon
SNSW Oregon. Added to Thesaurus in 1985.
flow  search
SNAs of 1981, no longer a valid term for GeoRef. Before 1981, used to indicate the mechanics of deformation. Before 1978, also used to indicate style of structure. Before 1977, also related to movement of ground water and surface water. See critical flow, f
flow (volcanic)  search
USElava flows
flow cleavage  search
BTfoliation
 .flow cleavage
RTstructural analysis
 axial-plane structures
 cleavage
 schistosity
 slaty cleavage
 compression
flow folds  search
BTfolds
 .flow folds
UFflowage fold
SNBefore 1978, also search flow AND folds.
flow lines  search
UFlines, flow
RTdeformation
 flow texture
 lineation
 rheology
 plastic flow
flow mechanism  search
RTlava
 lava flows
 magma transport
 mechanism
 rheology
 viscosity
flow meters  search
USEflowmeters
flow regime  search
SNAs of 1981, no longer a valid term for GeoRef.
flow structures  search
BTsedimentary structures
 .soft sediment deformation
 ..flow structures
RTsedimentation
 Bouma sequence
 turbidity current structures
SNAlso index turbidity current structures if applicable.
flow texture  search
BTtextures
 .flow texture
UFfluidal texture
 fluxion texture
 rhyotaxitic texture
RTvolcanism
 migmatites
 diapirs
 ash flows
 pyroclastic flows
 mass movements
 soft sediment deformation
 basalt flows
 lava flows
 petrography
 flow lines
SNUse only for igneous rocks. Added to Thesaurus in 1995.
flowage fold  search
USEflow folds
Flower Garden Banks  search
USEGarden Banks
flowers  search
RTfossils
 leaves
 paleobotany
 Plantae
 roots
 vegetation
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1989.
flowmeters  search
UFflow meters
RTinstruments
 hydrogeology
 hydrology
 currents
 hydrodynamics
 discharge
 fluid dynamics
 minipermeameters
 permeameters
SNAdded to Thesaurus in 1985.
flows  search
RTash flows
 debris flows
 effusion
 gravity flows
 hydraulics
 lava flows
 mass movements
 pyroclastic surges
 streamflow
 velocity
SNWhen discussing lava, use lava flows.
flowstone  search
USEspeleothems
Floyd County Georgia  search
BTUnited States
 .Georgia
 ..Floyd County Georgia
SNNW Georgia.
Floyd County Indiana  search
BTIndiana
 .Floyd County Indiana
SNS Indiana.
Floyd County Iowa  search
BTUnited States
 .Iowa
 ..Floyd County Iowa
SNN Iowa.
Floyd County Kentucky  search
BTUnited States
 .Kentucky
 ..Floyd County Kentucky
SNE Kentucky.
Floyd County Texas  search
BTUnited States
 .Texas
 ..Floyd County Texas
SNNW Texas.
Floyd County Virginia  search
BTUnited States
 .Virginia
 ..Floyd County Virginia
SNSW Virginia.