You are on page 1of 2
138 The manufacturers of “Rite in the Rain” all-weather writing products are grateful to the numerous geological experts who have contributed to the development of this book. Should you have any additions, improvements or corrections for future Publications of this field book or have suggestions for other geological field book formats, we welcome your input. Although much effort has been taken to insure the accuracy of the following reference pages, the J. L. Darling Corporation can not guarantee the accuracy of the data contained herein. To provide input or request pricing on these or custom printed field books, contact your “Rite in the Rain” dealer or J. L. Darling Corporation, 253-922-5000 or visit us online at www.riteintherain.com. Abbreviations of Geologic Terms abundant abnt chlorite Chi acicular acic claystone Clst actinolite Act cleavage Clv aggregate Aggr clinopyroxene Cpx albite Ab cobble Cbi amorphous amor conglomerate Cgl amount Amt contact Cte amphibole Amph cordierite Cord amphibolite Ampht corundum Cor andalusite Andal cross-bedded xbdd angle Z cross-bedding Xbdg angular ang cross-laminated xlam andesite And cross section X sect anhedral anhed crystal XI anhydrite Anhy crystalline xin approximate approx diameter Diam arenaceous aren different. diff argillaceous arg diopside Diop argillite Arg disseminated dissem arkosic ark dolomite Dol arsenopyrite Ars dolomitic dol asphaltic asph elevation Elev average * Ave equivalent equiv bedded bdd evaporite Evap bedding Bdng exposure Exp bentonite Bent feldspathic feld biotite Bio foliated fol bituminous bit foliation Fol boulder Bidr foraminifer Foram brachiopod Brach formation Fm breccia Bx fragmental frag calcareous calc glauconite Glauct carbonaceous carb granite Gr cavernous cav granodiorite Grd cement Cmt granular gran chalcedony Chal graptolite Grap chalcopyrite Cp graywacke Gwke greenstone gypsiferous hematitic horizontal hornblende horntels hypidiomorphic igneous ignimbrite ilmenite inclusion interbedded intrusion irregular joint kaolinite K-feldspar laminated limestone limonite lithologic magnetite maximum member metamorphic microline montmorillonite mudstone muscovite nepheline nodular olivine orthopyroxene orthoclase outcrop pebble pegmatite peridotite permeability phenocryst phlogopite phosphatic plagioclase Abbreviations of Geologic Terms Grnst gyp hem horiz Hb} Hfls hypid ign Ignm lm Incl intbdd Intr ireg dnt Kaol Kspar lam Ls Lim ith Mag Max Mbr met Micr Mont Mdst Muse Neph nod ol Opx Orth Otep Pol Peg Perid Perm Pheno Phlog phos Plag point porphyritic probable pyritic pyroxene pyroxenite pyrrhotite quartz quartzite radiolarian reconnaissance regular rhyolite rocks rounded sandstone saturated secondary sediment sedimentary serpentine siliceous siltstone soluble sphalerite station staurolite structure stratigraphic surficial tabular temperature topographic tourmaline tremolite unconformity variegated vegetation vertebrate volcanic volume wollastonite xenolith 139 Pt porph prob Py Px Pxt Pyrr Qz Qzt Rad Recon reg Rhy rndd Ss sat sec Sed sed Spt sil Sitst sol Sphal Sta Staur Struc strat surf tab topo Tourm Trem Unet vrtg Veg Vrtb vole Vol Woll Xen

You might also like