NOTE: This is only a rough guide and may be incomplete or inaccurate!

Lithology
nametype
mixed carbonate-siliciclasticcarbonate
carbonatecarbonate
marlcarbonate
lime mudstonecarbonate
micritecarbonate
biomicritecarbonate
oomicritecarbonate
pelmicritecarbonate
intramicritecarbonate
wackestonecarbonate
packstonecarbonate
travertinecarbonate
grainstonecarbonate
coquinacarbonate
oolitecarbonate
biosparitecarbonate
oosparitecarbonate
pelsparitecarbonate
intrasparitecarbonate
encrinitecarbonate
boundstonecarbonate
floatstonecarbonate
rudstonecarbonate
bafflestonecarbonate
bindstonecarbonate
framestonecarbonate
limestonecarbonate
dolomitecarbonate
dolostonecarbonate
sideritecarbonate
ankeritecarbonate
chalkcarbonate
calcareous oozecarbonate
bauxitechemical
diatomitechemical
iron formationchemical
ironstonechemical
phosphoritechemical
siliceous oozechemical
chertchemical
flintchemical
novaculitechemical
anhydriteevaporite
tronaevaporite
gypsumevaporite
haliteevaporite
evaporiteevaporite
maficigneous
igneousigneous
orthogneissmetaigneous
metabasaltmetaigneous
metagabbrometaigneous
hornfelsmetaigneous
eclogitemetaigneous
metamorphicmetamorphic
gneissmetamorphic
migmatitemetamorphic
mylonitemetamorphic
schistmetamorphic
amphibolitemetamorphic
greenstonemetamorphic
serpentinitemetamorphic
greenschistmetamorphic
granofelmetamorphic
granulitemetamorphic
metasedimentarymetasedimentary
slatemetasedimentary
phyllitemetasedimentary
metapelitemetasedimentary
quartzitemetasedimentary
paragneissmetasedimentary
marblemetasedimentary
coalorganic
peatorganic
ligniteorganic
anthraciteorganic
tarorganic
noriteplutonic
lamprophyreplutonic
troctoliteplutonic
anorthositeplutonic
kimberliteplutonic
quartz monzoniteplutonic
diabaseplutonic
doleriteplutonic
pyroxeniteplutonic
orthopyroxeniteplutonic
clinopyroxeniteplutonic
peridotiteplutonic
komatiiteplutonic
duniteplutonic
foidoliteplutonic
gabbroplutonic
tonaliteplutonic
trondhjemiteplutonic
lherzoliteplutonic
harzburgiteplutonic
wehrliteplutonic
websteriteplutonic
dioriteplutonic
syeniteplutonic
granodioriteplutonic
monzoniteplutonic
graniteplutonic
charnockiteplutonic
apliteplutonic
monzograniteplutonic
syenograniteplutonic
pegmatiteplutonic
plutonicplutonic
soilregolith
paleosolregolith
lateriteregolith
eluviumregolith
regolithregolith
sedimentarysedimentary
argillitesiliciclastic
shalesiliciclastic
siltstonesiliciclastic
siltsiliciclastic
loesssiliciclastic
mudstonesiliciclastic
pelitesiliciclastic
mudsiliciclastic
claystonesiliciclastic
claysiliciclastic
greensandsiliciclastic
diamictitesiliciclastic
tillsiliciclastic
gravelsiliciclastic
brecciasiliciclastic
conglomeratesiliciclastic
sandsiliciclastic
alluviumsiliciclastic
colluviumsiliciclastic
sandstonesiliciclastic
gritsiliciclastic
arenitesiliciclastic
quartz arenitesiliciclastic
greywackesiliciclastic
graywackesiliciclastic
arkosesiliciclastic
subarkosesiliciclastic
siliciclasticsiliciclastic
volcaniclasticsiliciclastic
volcanicvolcanic
rhyolitevolcanic
phonolitevolcanic
trachytevolcanic
rhyodacitevolcanic
dacitevolcanic
andesitevolcanic
trachyandesitevolcanic
basaltvolcanic
scoriavolcanic
pumicevolcanic
latitevolcanic
felsitevolcanic
mafitevolcanic
glassvolcanic
ashvolcanic
tuffvolcanic



Environment
basinalcarbonate
slopecarbonate
offshore indet.carbonate
offshore rampcarbonate
offshore shelfcarbonate
deep subtidal indet.carbonate
deep subtidal rampcarbonate
deep subtidal shelfcarbonate
basin reefcarbonate
slope/ramp reefcarbonate
intrashelf/intraplatform reefcarbonate
platform/shelf-margin reefcarbonate
open shallow subtidalcarbonate
shallow subtidalcarbonate
buildup or biohermcarbonate
perireefcarbonate
reefcarbonate
sand shoalcarbonate
lagoonal/restricted shallow subtidalcarbonate
peritidalcarbonate
interduneeolian
duneeolian
eolian indet.eolian
loesseolian
estuary/bayfluvial
channelfluvial
channel lagfluvial
fluvial indet.fluvial
fluvial meanderingfluvial
fluvial-deltaic indet.fluvial
fluvial-lacustrine indet.fluvial
delta plainfluvial
deltaic indet.fluvial
fluvial braidedfluvial
crevasse splayfluvial
leveefluvial
floodplainfluvial
glacial indet.glacial
drumlinglacial
end moraineglacial
eskerglacial
ground moraineglacial
outwash plainglacial
lacustrine delta plainlacustrine
lacustrine interdistributary baylacustrine
lacustrine - largelacustrine
lacustrine - smalllacustrine
lacustrine indet.lacustrine
pondlacustrine
lacustrine delta frontlacustrine
lacustrine deltaic indet.lacustrine
lacustrine prodeltalacustrine
playalacustrine
crater lakelacustrine
cavelandscape
mire/swamplandscape
tarlandscape
sinkholelandscape
alluvial fanlandscape
colluvial slopelandscape
fissure filllandscape
karst indet.landscape
weathering surfacelandscape
springlandscape
abysssiliciclastic
basinalsiliciclastic
deep-water indet.siliciclastic
slopesiliciclastic
submarine fansiliciclastic
coastal indet.siliciclastic
foreshoresiliciclastic
lagoonalsiliciclastic
paralic indet.siliciclastic
interdistributary baysiliciclastic
delta frontsiliciclastic
prodeltasiliciclastic
delta plainsiliciclastic
deltaic indet.siliciclastic
shorefacesiliciclastic
barrier barsiliciclastic
transition zone/lower shorefacesiliciclastic
offshoresiliciclastic
tidal flatsiliciclastic
marginal marine
non-marine
marine
inferred marine



Resources
coalcoal
gas indet.hydrocarbon
gas reservoirhydrocarbon
gas-prone sourcehydrocarbon
oil indet.hydrocarbon
oil reservoirhydrocarbon
oil sandhydrocarbon
oil shalehydrocarbon
oil-prone sourcehydrocarbon
oil/gas indet.hydrocarbon
oil/gas reservoirhydrocarbon
oil/gas sourcehydrocarbon
uranium orenuclear
aggregateconstruction
brickconstruction
cementconstruction
sand and gravelconstruction
goldmineral
placer goldmineral
silvermineral
aquiferaquifer
artesian aquiferaquifer
ground wateraquifer

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