So far there are 1350 entries.
The Glossary has been compiled from terms used in posts to this website. As such, it is not exhaustive or encyclopedic. The descriptions or definitions are brief. Most terms are linked to the posts where they are used (and in these posts there are links to references in the geological literature).
The descriptions are mostly drawn from my own experience – from doing, writing, reading, thinking, and learning from others. They won’t satisfy everyone. If information is missing, it is either by commission in the interests of brevity, or omission because of my ignorance. If any omission is egregious, let me know.
The Glossary has been divided into broad categories, listed and linked below; some items appear in more than one category.
Sedimentary facies and processes
Sedimentary basins and tectonics
Glossary: Petrography and petrology
Glossary: Geochemistry and diagenesis
Glossary: Geofluids – hydrogeology
NOTE: The alphabetic listing is NO LONGER MAINTAINED. All items in each alphabet category have been copied to the subject heading glossaries
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G-H I-J-K L-M N-O P
Q-R S T U-V-W-X-Y-Z
