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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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