Abbreviations geology
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The document provides abbreviations commonly used in geology. It lists the full word and the abbreviation for terms describing lithology and rock descriptions. There are over 100 entries organized alphabetically ranging from terms like "above" abbreviated as "ab" to "zircon" abbreviated as "Zrc".
Abbreviations geology
- 1. Abbreviations Geology.xls LITHOLOGY DESCRIPTION ABBREVIATIONS WORD ABBREVIATION WORD ABBREVIATION A above ab B continued bioturbated bioturb absent abs birdseye Bdeye abundant abd bitumen ( -inous) Bit, bit acicular acic black (-ish) blk, blksh after aft blade (-ed) Bld; bld agglomerate Aglm blocky blky aggregate Agg blue (-ish) bl, blsh algae, algal Alg, alg bored (-ing) Bor; bor allochem Allo botryoid (-al) Bot, bot altered alt bottom Btm alternaiting altg boudinage boudg amber amb boulder Bld ammonite Amm boundstone Bdst amorphous amor brachiopod Brach amount amt brackish brak amphipora Amph branching brhg and & break Brk, brk angular ang breccia (-ted) Brec, brec anhedral ahd brighter brt anhydrite (-ic) Anhy; anhy brittle brit anthracite Anthr brown brn aphanitic aph bryozoa Bry apparent apr bubble Bubl appears ap buff bu approximate apprx bulbous bulb aragonite Arag burrow (-ed) Bur, bur arenaceous aren C argillaceous arg calcarenite Clcar argillite argl calcareous calc arkose (-ic) Ark, ark calcilutite Clclt as above a.a. calcirudite Clcrd asphalt (-ic) Asph, asph calcisilitite Clslt assemblage Assem calcisphaera Casph associated assoc calcisphere Clcsp at @ calcite (-ic) Calc, calctc authigenic authg caliche cche average Av, av carbonaceous carb B carbonate crbnt band (-ed) Bnd, bnd carbonized cb barite (-ic) bar cavern (-ous) Cav; cav basait (-ic) Bas, bas caving Cvg basement Bm cement (-ed, -ing) Cmt, cmt become (-ing) bcm center cntr bed (-ed) Bd, bd center (-ed) cntr bedding Bdg cephalopod Ceph belemnites Belm chaetetes Chaet bentonite (-ic) Bent, bent chalcedony (-ic) Chal, chal bioclastic blocl chalk (-y) Chk, chky bioherm (-al) Bioh, bioh charophyte Char biomicrite Biomi chert (-y) Cht, cht biosparite Biosp chitin (-ous) Chit, chit biostrom (-al) Biost, biost chitinozoa Chtz biotite Biot chlorite (-ic) Chlor, chlor Abbreviations Geology.xls 1 of 6
- 2. Abbreviations Geology.xls WORD ABBREVIATION WORD ABBREVIATION C continued chocolate choc D continued depauperate depau circulate (-ion) circ, Circ description Descr clastic clas desiccation dess clay (-ey) Cl, cl detrital detr claystone Clst devitrified devit clean cln diabase Db clear clr diagenesis (-etic) Diagn, diagn cleavage Clvg diameter Dia cluster Clus disseminated dissem coal c distillate Dist coarse crs ditto " or do coated (-ing) cotd, cotg, Cotg dolomite (-ic) Dol, dol coated grains cotd gn dolostone dolst cobble Cbl dominant (-ly) dom colonial coln drill stem test DST color Col, col drilling drlg common com drusy compact cpct E compare cf earthy ea concentric cncn east E conchoidal conch echinoid Ech concretion (-ary) Conc, conc elevation Elev conglomerate (-ic) Cgl, cgl elongate elong conodont Cono embedded embd conquina Coq andothyra Endo conquina (-oid) coqid equant eqnt considerable cons equivalent Equiv consolidated consol euhedral euhd conspicuous conspic euryamphipora Euryamph contact Ctc euxinic eux contamination (-ed) Contam, contam evaporite (-itic) Evap, evap content Cont excellent ex contorted cntrt exposed exp coral, coralline Cor, corln extraclast (-ic) Exclas, exclas core c extremely extr covered cov extrusive exv cream crm F crenulated cren facet (-ed) Fac, fac crinkled crnk faint fnt crinoid (-al) Crin, crinal fair fr cross x fault (-ed) Flt; flt cross-bedded x-bd fauna Fau cross-laminated x-lam favosites Fvst cross-stratified x-strat feet Ft crumpled crpxln feldspar (-athic) Fspr, fspr crystal (-line) Xl, xln fenestra (-al) Fen, fen crystocrystalline crpxln ferro-magnesian Fe-mag cube, cubic Cub,cub ferruginous ferr cuttings Ctgs fibrous fibr cypridopsis Cyp fill (-ed) fld D fine (-ly) f, fnly dark (-er) dk, dkr fissle fis dead dd flaggy flg debris Deb flake, flaky Flk, flk decrease (-ing) Decr, decr flat fl dendrite (-ic) dend flesh fls dense dns floating fltg Abbreviations Geology.xls 2 of 6
- 3. Abbreviations Geology.xls WORD ABBREVIATION WORD ABBREVIATION F continued flora Flo H continued heterostegina Het fluorescence (-ent) Fluor, fluor hexagonal hex foliated fol high (-ly) hi foot Ft homogeneous hom foraminifer Foram horizontal hor foraminiferal foram hornblende hornbd formation Fm hydrocarbon Hydc fossil (-iferous) Foss, foss I fracture (-d) Frac, frac igneous rock Ig, ig fragment (-al) Frag, frag imbedded imbd framework frmwk impression Imp frequent freq in part I.P. fresh frs inch In friable fri inclusion (-ded) Incl, incl fringe (-ing) Frg, frg increasing incr frosted fros indistinct indst frosted quartz F.Q.G. indurated ind fucoid (-al) Fuc, fuc inoceramus Inoc fusulinid Fus insoluble insl G interbedded intbd gabbro Gab intercalated intercal galeolaria Gal intercrystalline intxln gas G interfragmental intfrag gastropod Gast intergranular intgran generally gen intergrown intgn geopetal gept interlaminated intrlam gilsonite Gil interparticle intpar girvanella Girv interpretation intpt glass (-y) Glas, glas interstices Inst, intsti glauconite (-itic) Glauc, glauc interval Intvl globigerina (-inal) Glob, glob intraclast (-ic) Intclas, intclas gloss (-y) Glos, glos intraparticle intrapar gneiss (-ic) Gns, gns intrusive Intr, intr good gd invertebrate Invtb grading grad iridescent irid grain (-s,-ed) Gr, gr ironstone Fe-st grainstone Grst irregular (-ly) irr granite Grt isopachous iso granite wash G.W. ivanovia Ivan granule (-ar) Gran, gran J grapestone grapst jasper Jasp graptolite Grap joint (-ed, -ing) Jt, jt gravel Grv K gray, grey (-ish) gry, grysh kaolin (-itic) Kao, kao graywacke Gwke L greasy gsy lacustrine lac green (-ish) gn, gnsh lamina (-itions, -ated) Lam, lam grit (-ty) Gt, gt large lge gypsum (-iferous) Gyp, gyp laterite (-itic) Lat, lat H lavender lav hackly hkl layer Lyr halite (-iferous) Hal, hal leached lchd hard hd lens, lenticular Len, lent heavy hvy lentil (-cular) len hematite Hem, hem light lt hematite (-ic) Hem, hem lignite (-itic) Lig, lig heterogeneous hetr limestone Ls Abbreviations Geology.xls 3 of 6
- 4. Abbreviations Geology.xls WORD ABBREVIATION WORD ABBREVIATION L continued limonite (-itic) Lim, lim N limy lmy nacreous nac lithic lit no sample n.s. lithographic lithgr no show n/s lithology (-ic) Lith, lith no visible porosity n.v.p. little Ltl nodules (-ar) Nod, nod littoral litt north N local loc novaculite Novac long lg numerous num loose lse O lower l occasional occ lumpy lmpy ochre och lustre Lstr odor od lutite Lut oil O M oil source rock OSR macrofossil Macrofos olive olv magnetite, magnetic Mag, mag olivine olvn manganese Mn, mn oncolite (-oidal) Onc, onc marble Mbl ooid (-al) Oo, oo marine marn oolicast (-ic) Ooc, ooc marl (-y) Mrl, mrl oolite (-itic) Ool, ool marlstone Mrlst oomold (-ic) Oomol, oomol maroon mar opaque op massive mass orange (-ish) or, orsh material Mat orbitoline Orbit matrix Mtrx organic org maximum max orthoclase Orth medium m or med. orthoquartzite O-Qtz member Mbr ostracod Ostr meniscus men overgrowth ovgth metamorphic (-osed) meta, metaph oxidized ox metamorphic rock Meta oyster Oyst metasomatic msm P mica (-iceous) Mic, mic packstone pkst micrite (-ic) Micr, micr paper (-y) Pap, pap micro mic paraparchites Para micro-oolite Microol part (-ly) Pt, pt microcrystalline microxln particle Par, par microfossil microfos parting Ptg micrograined micgr parts per million PPM micropore (-osity) micropor patch (-y) Pch, pch microstylolite Microstyl pearly prly middle Mid pebble (-ly) Pbl, pbl miliolid Milid pelecypod Pelec milky mky pellet (-al) Pel, pel mineral (-ized) Min, min pelletoid (-al) Peld, peld minor mnr pendular (-ous) Pend, pend minute mnut pentamerus Pent moderate mod permeability (-able) Perm, k, perm mold (-ic) Mol, mol petroleum Pet, pet mollusc Moll phlogopite Phlog mosaic mos phosphate (-atic) Phos, phos mottled mott phreatic phr mud (-dy) md, mdy phyllite, phyllitic Phyl, phyl mudstone Mdst pin-point (porosity) p.p. muscovite Musc pink pk pinkish pkish Abbreviations Geology.xls 4 of 6
- 5. Abbreviations Geology.xls WORD ABBREVIATION WORD ABBREVIATION P continued pisoid (-al) Piso, piso S pisolite, pisolitic Pisol, pisol saccharoidal sacc pitted pit salt (-y) Sa, sa plagioclase Plag salt and pepper s&p plant Plt salt cast (-ic) sa-c plastic plas salt water S.W. platy plty same as above a.a. polish, polished Pol, pol sample Spl pollen Poln sand (-y) Sd, sdy polygonal poly sandstone Sst poor (-ly) p saturation (-ated) Sat, sat porcelaneous porcel scales sc porosity, porous Por, por scaphopod Scaph porous (-sity) por scarce scs porphyry prphy scattered scat possible (-ly) poss schist (-ose) Sch, sch predominant (-ly) pred scolecodont Scol preserved pres secondary sec primary prim sediment (-ary) Sed, sed prism (-atic) pris selenite Sel probable (-ly) prob septate sept production Prod shadow shad prominent prom shale (-ly) Sh, sh pseudo oolite (-ic) Psool, psool shell Shl pseudo- Psool, psool shelter porosity Shlt por pumice-stone Pst show shw purple purp siderlite (-itic) Sid, sid pyrite (-itized, -itic) Pyr, pry sidewall core S.W.C. pyrobitumen Pybit silica (-iceous) Sil, sil pyroclastic pyrcl silky slky pyroxene pyrxn silt (-y) Slt, slty Q siltstone Sltst quartz (-ose) Qtz, qtz similar sim quartzite (-ic) Qtzt, qtzt size sz R skeletal skel radial (-ating) Rad, rad slabby slb radiaxial Radax slate (-y) Sl, sl range rng slickenside (-d) Slick, slick rare r slight (-ly) sli, slily recemented recem small sml recovery (-ered) Rec, rec smooth sm recrystallized rexlzd soft sft red (-ish) rd, rdsh solenopora Solen reef (-oid) Rf, rf solitary sol remains Rem solution, soluble Sol, sol renalcis Ren somewhat smwt replaced (-ment) rep, Repl sorted (-ing) srt, srtg residue (-ual) Res, res south S resinous rsns spar (-ry) Spr, spr rhomb (-ic) Rhb, rhb sparse (-ly) sps, spsly ripple Rpl speck (-led) Spk, spkld rndd, frosted, pitted r.f.p. sphaerocodium Sphaer rock Rk sphalerite Sphal round (-ed) rnd, rndd spherule (-itic) Spher, spher rubble (-bly) Rbl, rbl spicule Spic, spic rudist Rud splintery Splin rugose rug sponge Spg Abbreviations Geology.xls 5 of 6
- 6. Abbreviations Geology.xls WORD ABBREVIATION WORD ABBREVIATION S continued spore Spo U continued uniform uni spotted (-y) sptd, spty upper u stachyode Stach V stain (-ed, -ing) Stn, stn vadose Vad, vad stalactitic stal variation (-able) Var, var strata (-ified) Strat, strat varicolored varic streak (-ed) Strk, strk variegated vgt streaming stmg varved vrvd striae (-ted) Stri, stri vein (-ing, -ed) Vn, vn stringer strgr veinlet Vnlet stromatolite Stromlt, stromlt vermillon verm stromatoporoud Strom vertebrate vrtb structure Str vertical vert styliolina Stylio very v stylolite (-itic) Styl, styl very poor sample V.P.S. sub sb vesicular ves subangular sbang violet vi sublithic sblit visible vis subrounded sbrndd vitreous (-ified) vit sucrosic suc volatile volat sugary sug volcanic rock Volc, volc sulphur, sulphurous Su, su vug (-gy) Vug, vug superficial oolite Spfool, spfool W surface Surf wackstone Wkst syntaxial syn washed residue W.R. syringopora Syring water Wtr T wavy wvy tabular (-ate) tab waxy wxy tan tn weak wk tasmanites Tas weathered wthd tension tns well Wl, wl tentaculites Tent west W terriginous ter white wh texture (-d) Tex, tex with w/ thamnopora Tham without w/o thick thk wood Wd thin thn Y thin section T.S. yellow (-ish) yel, yelsh thin-bedded t.b. Z troughout thru zeolite zeo tight ti zircon zr top Tp zone zn tough tgh trace Tr translucent trnsl transparent trnsp trilobite Tril tripoli (-itic) Trip, trip tube (-ular) Tub, tub tuff (-aceous) Tf, tf type (-ical) Typ, typ U unconformity Unconf unconsolidated uncons underclay Uc underlying undly unidentifiable unident Abbreviations Geology.xls 6 of 6