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Diccionario de Terminos Geologicos Ingles/

Espanol - Espanol/Ingles; English/Spanish Spanish/English Dictionary of Geological Terms
(Dialogue #85)
Grenville Draper
Florida International University, Department of Earth Sciences, draper@fiu.edu
Gabriel Yanni
Florida International University, University Computer Services
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DICCIONARIO DE TERMINOS GEOLOGICOS

INGLESJESPANOL- ESPANOLJINGLES
ENGLISHJSPANISH - SPANISH/ENGLISH
DICTIONARY OF GEOLOGICAL TERMS
by
Grenville Draper
and
Gabriel Yanni
Dialogue #85
June 1987
Published by the Latin American and Caribbean Center

Florida lnternational University
Miami, Florida 33199
Editor: Richard Tardanico

Editorial Assistant: Sofia A. Lopez
-----------------------------
PREFACE
With this edition, the physical sciences make their debut in the Dialogues series. Yet inclusion
of this contribution from the field of geology marks no basic shift in editorial:. policy, since the relevance of this effort transcends purely scientific and disciplinary concerns: lrtt addressing the need
for a specialized, inexpensive EnglishjSpanish dlctionary of geological terms, lt promises to facilitate the application of geological knowledge to Latn American initiatives in development planning
and resource management. We are pleased, then, to publish this bilingual dictionary by Grenville
Draper and Gabriel Yanni as a contribution not only to the field of geology but, more generally, to
development planning and resource management in the Americas.
Grenville Draper is associate professor of geology at Florida lnternational University, and has
published extensively on geology and the tectonics of the Caribbean reglen. Gabriel Yanni is
director of Registrar Support Services at Florida lnternational University.
PRESENTACION
Con esta edicin de nuestro Occasional Papers Series Dialogues, las ciencias trsicas hacen
su estreno en la serie. Sin embargo, este aporte del campo de la geologa r)o altera el plan editorial, ya que la aplicabilidad de este esfuerzo sobrepasa asuntos meramente cientficos y disciplinarios. Por ser un diccionario ingls/espaol especializado y poco costo~o. promete facilitar la
aplicacin de conocimientos geolgicos a las iniciativas latinoamericanas de planificacin del desarrollo y manejo de recursos. Nos agrada, entonces, publicar este diccionario bilinge por
Grenvllle Draper y Gabriel Yanni como un aporte no solo al campo de la geologa, sino tambin al
de planificacin del desarrollo y manejo de recursos en las Amricas.
Grenville Draper es profesor asociado del Departamento de Geologa eh la Universidad Internacional de la Florida, y ha publicado extensamente sobre la geologa y la'. tectnica del Caribe.
Gabriel Yanni es director de la Oficina de Servicios de Apoyo para la Matr~ula en la Universidad
Internacional de la Florida.
Richard Tardanico
Editor
Occasional Papers Seties Dialogues
Contents
lntroduction ............................................................................................................................. vii
English- Spanish Dictionary ..................................................................................................... 1
Diccionario Espaol -lngls ...................................................................................................50
INTRODUCCION
INTRODUCTION
Geologra como todas las ciencias naturales, no reconoce ninguna frontera nacional,
y tiene un carcter internacional. Por un accidente histrico, la lengua principal de la comunicacin de geologra, como las otras ciencias, es el ingls. Sin embargo, mucha de la
literatura de geologra regional y descriptiva se
escribe en la lengua del pas en que la regin
ocurre. Esto es apropiado, ya que esta informacin es usada por ingenieros, planificadores y agrnomos. Los miembros de las
sociedades de estas regiones escriben
contribuciones para las revistas internacionales, que suelen ser en ingls, pero ellos
desean transmitir estas informaciones a sus
compatriotas, y naturalmente, escriben sus
comunicaciones en sus lenguas nativas.
Geology, like all of the natural sciences,

does not recognize any national boundaries
and is international in scope. By a historical
accident, the main language of international
communication of geology, again like that of
the other sciences, is English. Much of the literatura of descriptiva regional geology, however, is written in the language of the country
in which the reglan occurs. This is only appropriate, as this information is used by local
engineers, planners, and agriculturists. The
members of the academic societies of these
regions write contributions for the international journals, which tend to be in English,
but they also wish to disseminate information
to their countrymen and naturally write their
communications in their nativa language.
En mis investigaciones sobre la geologra

de Latinoamrica y las partes del Caribe de
habla espaola, he tenido que leer muchos
escritos de la geologra local en la lengua de la
regin. Aunque mi vocabulario en general era
bueno, muchas veces estuve frustrado y perplejo por mi ignorancia de trminos geolgicos en espaol; tambin pude observar que
los estudiantes latinoamericanos, que hadan
sus estudios en los Estados Unidos conmigo o
mis colegas, aprendieron su vocabulario geolgico en ingls, y por lo tanto, encuentran dificultades cuando regresan a sus parses. Ni en
los ms completos diccionarios de ingls-espaol se encuentran todas las palabras y
frases que se usan en los estudios geolgicos.
Lo que mis estudiantes y yo necesitabamos
era un diccionario bilinge y especializado en
trminos geolgicos. Hay algunos excelentes
diccionarios geolgicos multilinges, pero
estos son obras de referencia muy costosas, y
no son fciles de usar. La intencin de esta
compilacin es llenar la necesidad de un
glosario porttil, barato y fcil de usar, para
aquellos en las ciencias de la tierra e ingenieros que tienen que trabajar en ingls y espaol.
In my research on the geology of Latin

America and the Spanish-speaklng parts of
the Caribbean, 1 have had to read many accounts of local geology in the language of the
reglan. 1 have also exchanged information
with colleagues, and given talks on the findings of my investigations. Although my general vocabulary was passable, 1 was often
frustrated, and frequently perplexed by my
ignorance of geological terms in Spanish. 1
also became aware that the Latin American
students, who did their undergraduate studies
in the United States with me or my colleagues, learned their geological vocabulary
in English, and therefore encountered difficulties when they returned to their homelands.
Most of the words and phrases that are used
in geology cannot be found in even the most
comprehensive English/Spanish dictionaries.
What both my students and myself needed
was a specialized bilingual dictionary of
geological terms. There are sorne excellent
multilingual geological dictionaries, but these
are expensive reference works and not always
easy to use. The present compilation hopes
to fulfill the need for a portable, easy to use
and inexpensive glossary for those in the
earth sciences and engineering who have to
work in both English and Spanish.
Gracias a la adopcin de la tecnologra

moderna, el trabajo de compilar el diccionario
vil
se hizo mucho ms fcil. Trminos espaoles

y sus equivalentes en ingls se entraron en un
programa de "database" por medio de una
microcomputadora. La ventaja de este sistema
es que los trminos pueden ser entrados en
cualquier orden' y una vez registrados en el
programa pueden ser ordenados alfabeticamente lo mismo en ingls que en espaol para
la recopilacin final. Para producir la copia final, los archivos se transfirieron a una procesadora de palabras y se edit para ser imprimido en un impresor de laser.
The difficult task of compiling the dictionary was made considerably easier by the
adoptlon of modern technology in the form of
a personal computar. English terms and their
Spanish equivalents (or vice versa) were enterad into a database program that was specially configurad by my co-author Gabriel
Yanni. The advantage of this approach is that
terms can be entered in any arder and then
sorted alphabetically in both English and
Spanish for the final compilation. To produce
the final copy, Gabriel transferred the files to a
word processing program and reformated
them for output to a laser printer.
Muchas fuentes de informaciones se utilizaron para seleccionar las entradas para el

diccionario. El glosarlo ingls-espaol de
Seiglie y Weaver (1968) se us extensivamente
para la primera compilacin. Los diccionarios
en la lengua ingls de Bates y Jackson (1984)
y Whitten y Brooks (1972) se usaron tambin
para seleccionar muchas otras entradas. El ltimo fue especialmente til, porque esta obra
se tradujo al espaol por Martinez Alvarez y
otros (1980). El diccionario en la lengua espaola de Sangredo (1972) se emple para
seleccionar y verificar entradas. Muchos textos
y artrculos se consultaron tambin, especialmente para verificar la terminologra de tectnica de placas, que no se encuentra en los dieclonarlos ms viejos.
Several sources were used in selecting entries for the dictionary. The English-Spanish
glossary of Seiglie and Weaver (1968) was
used extensively for the first compilation. The
English language dictionarles of Bates and
Jackson (1984) and Whitten and Brooks
(1972) were also used to select many other
entries. The latter was especlally valuable because this work was translated into Spanish
by Martlnez Alvarez and others (1980). The
Spanish language dictionary of Sangredo
(1972) was also employed In selecting and
checking entries. Many textbooks and articles
were also consultad, especially to check the
terminology of plate tectonics which was not
present in the older dictionaries.
Me gustarra dar las gracias y reconocer las

contribuciones de muchos colegas que contribuyeron con traducciones de muchas palabras y frases. Estoy especialmente agradecido a los Ingenieros Henry Adames, Julio
Espaillat, Hugo Domlnguez, Nelson Gil, Jorge
Jimenez,
Marra-Cristina
Lebron,
Javier
Rodriguez e lvan Tavares. Nuestras gracias en
especial a Roque Rokovich, que hizo una gran
parte del trabajo de registrar las palabras en el
programa "database" y que hizo muchas contribuciones de editoriales significantes. Ana
Cortada y Zaida Morales-Martinez me dieron
mucha ayuda con esta Introduccin.
1would like to thank and acknowledge the

contributions of numerous colleagues who
supplied translations of many words and
phrases. 1 am especially grateful to Henry
Adames, Julio Espaillat, Hugo Dominguez,
Nelson Gil, Jorge Jimenez, Maria-Cristina
Lebron, Javier Rodriguez and lvan Tavares, all
of whom helped me build up a basic geological vocabulary in Spanish. Special thanks also
go to Roque Rokovich, who undertook a large
part of the labor of entering words into the
database, and who also made many signlficant editorial contributions. Ana Cortada and
Zaida Morales-Martinez gave me much help
with the Spanish version of this introduction.
La responsabilidad por los errores Incurridos es solamente mra. Las tcnicas usadas
para recopilar este diccionario hacen errores y
omisiones fciles de corregir. Por lo tanto Invitamos a los lectores a enviarnos sus co-
The responsibility for the many errors that

undoubtedly occur is mine alone. The techniques used to compile the dlctlonary make
errors and omissions easy to correct; thus we
viii
mentarios para que estos puedan

Incorporados en ediciones futuras.
ser
invite readers to send us their comments so

that they can be incorporated in future
editions.
Grenville Draper
Department of Geology
Florida lnternational University
Miami, Florida 33199, U.S.A.
June 1987
REFERENCIAS - REFERENCES
Bates, R.L. and J.A. Jackson (1984) A.G.I. Dictionary of Geological Terms (3rd edition). Alexandria,
VA: American Geologicallnstitute, 571pp.
Martinez Alvarez, J.A., M. Gutierrez Clavero!, and J.J. Ruiz Olande (1980) Diccionario de geologfa
por D.G.A. Whitten y J. R. V. Brooks. Madrid: Alianza Editorial, 343pp.
Sangredo, J. (1972) Diccionario Rioduero: geologfa y mineraloga. Madrid: Ediciones Rloduero,
238pp.
Seiglie, G.A. and J.D. Weaver (1968) Glosario de trminos geolgicos ingls-espaol (edicin
preliminar). Universidad de Puerto Rico, Mayagez: 84pp.
Whitten, D.G.A. and J. R. V. Brooks (1972) A Dictionary of Geology. London: Penguin Books, 516pp.
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ENGLISH- SPANISH
Draper and Yanni / Geological Terms
aaaa
Aalenian aalenense,aaleniense
aberrant aberrante
abiotic abi6tico
ablation ablaci6n
abnormal anormal
aboral aboral
abrasion abrasin
absaroklte absaroquita
absolute age edad absoluta
absolute time tiempo absoluto
absorb absorber
abyssal abisal
acadialite acadialita
Acadian acadiense,acadiano
acanthite acantita
acceleration aceleracibn
accessory accesorio
acclimatization aclimatacion
accretion acreci6n
accretionary prlsm, wed9e prisma de acreci6n
accumulation acumulacion
acerose, acerous espinoso
acetabula discos succionadores, ventosas
acheullan achelense
achondrites ac6ndritos
achroite acrorta
acicular acicular
acid cido
acid rock roca acida
acme auge, acme"
acmite acmita
acoustic acstico
acrozone acrozona
actlnolite actinolita
acute agudo
adamantina diamantino
adambulacrum adambulacro
adamelllte adamelita
adaptability adaptabilidad
adaption adapcin
adductor aductor,oclusor
adductor muscle musculo aductor
adherent adherido
adinole adinola
adjacent adyacente, contiguo
admission admision
adobe adobe
adularla adularia
aegerine egirina
aeon eon
aereated aireado
aereolites aereolltos
aeromagnetic aeromagntlco
affluent afluente
agalmatolite agalmatolita
agamete agameto
agate gata
age edad
agent agente
agglomerate aglomerado
agglutinate aglutinado
aggregate agregado
aggredation agraducon
agmatite agmatita
agnatha agnatha
ahermatypic ahermatipico
akerite akerita
alabandite alabandita
alabaster alabastro
alar septum septo alar
alaskites alaskitas
albertan albertiense
albertite albertita
Albian albense,albiense,alblano
albite albita
albitisatlon albitizacin
alcyonarian alci6n
alexandrite alejandrita
algae algas
algal algino,de algas
algal reef arrecife de algas,arrecife algino
algoman algomiense
Algonklan algnquico
alidade alidada
alivuncular alivincular
alkaline alcalino
allanite allanita,ortita
allanite alanita
allemontite allemontita
allochthonous al6ctono
allotropy alotropfa
alluvial aluvial
alluvial fan abanico aluvial
alluvial fan abanico alluvial
alluvial plain llano o llanura aluvial
alluvium aluvin
almandine almandina
alotromorphic alotriom6rfico
alpha partlcle parttula alfa
alpine alpino
alpine glacier glacial alpino,de montana o de valle
altaite alta~a
altimeter altfrnetro
altitude cota,altitud
altocumulus altocumulo
altostratus altoestrato
alum alumbre
Draper and Yannl 1 Geological Terms

alumlnium,aluminum aluminio
alumstone alunita
alveolar alvolar
alveole alvolo
alveolus alvolo
amalgam amalgama
amazonlte amazonita
ambermbar
ambitus mbito
amblygonite ambligonita
ambulacral ambulacral
ambulacrum ambulacro
amended enmendado,corregido
amethyst amatista
amitosis amitosis
ammonia amonfaco
ammonite amonita
ammonitic amon(tico
ammonitlcone amoniticono
amoebocyte amebocito
amorphous amorfo
amphibian anfibio
amphibole antfbol
amphibole schist esquisto anfibolitico
amphibolite anfibollta,afanita
amphidetic anffdetico
amphidisk anfidisco
amphineuran anfineuro
Amphipoda anf(podos
amplifier amplificador
ampulla ampolla
amygdaloidal amigdaloide
amygdule amfgdala
anaerobic anaerobico
anal anal
analcime,analcite analcima,analcita
analysis anlisis
analytlcal analrtico
analyzer analizador
anastamose anastamosarse
anastomosis anastomosis
anatase anatasa
anauxite anauxita
anchorage fijacin
andalusite andalusita
andesine andesita
andesite andesita
andradite andradita
1
anemogram anemo_prama
anemometer anemometro
anemone anemona
"
aneroid barometer brometro aneroide
anglosperm angiosperma
angle ngulo
anglesite anglesita
angular unconformity discordancia angular
angular unconformity discordancia angular
anhedral anhedral
anhydrite anhidrita
animal animal
anion anion
Anisian anisiense,anisiano
anisomyarian anisomiario, heteromlario
."
amsotropac amsotropo
anisotropy anisotrop(a
ankerite ankerita
annabergite annabergita
annelid anelido
annular anular
annulosiphonate anulosifuncular
annulus nulo
1
anomaly anomaha
anorthite anortita
anorthoclase anortoclasa
anorthosite anortosita
antecedent stream curso antecedente
antenna antena
antennula antnula
anterior anterior
antetheca anteteca
antheridium anteridio
anthophyllite antofilita
anthozoa antozoos
anthracite antracita
anti-ripplets ariti-ondulas,anti-rizaduras
antiarch antiarco
anticlinal anticllnal
anticline anticlinal
anticlinorium anticlinorio
anticyclone anticicln
antidune antiduna
antigorite antigorita
antimony antimonio
antiperthite antipertita
antipode antfpoda
antirostrum antirrostro
antithetic fault falla antitetica
antlerite antlerita
anusano
anusanus
apatite apatita,apatito
aperture abertura,apertura
"
apex aptce,verttce
aphanitic afanftico,felsitico
aphotic afbtico
apical apical
aplite aplita
apophyllite apofliita
Draper and Yanni 1 Geological Terms

apophyses apfisis
Appalachian apalache
appearance aparencia
appearance aspecto
appendage apndice
Aptian aptense,aptiense,aptiano
aptychus ptico
aquamarine aguamarina
aquatic acutico
l'
aqulfer acUifera
aquifer capa freatica
Aquitanian aquitaniense,aquitaniano
arachnid arcnido
aragonite aragonita
arborescent arborescente
are arco
arch arcada, arco
archaeocyathid arqueocfatido
archaeology arqueolog(a
archaic arcaico
Archean arqueano
Archeozoic arqueozoico
archipelago arquipl~lago
arcuate arqueado
area rea
1
arenaceous arenoso,arenaceo
Arenigian arenigense,arenigiano
areole reola
arete arete
arfedsonite arfedsonita
argentite argentita
argillaceous arcilloso,argiloso
argillfte argilita
argon argn
Argovian argoviense,argoviano
arkose arcosa
arm brazo
arrangement disposicin
,
arsemc arsen1co
arsenopyrite arsenopyrita
arteslan well pozo artesiano
arthropod artrpodo
artlculate articulado
articulatlon articulaci6n
asbestos asbesto
,
ascopore ascoporo
asexual asexual
ash ceniza
ash flow flujo deceniza
ashfalt asfalto
Ashgilllan ashgilliense,ashgilliano
asperity asperita
assemblage asociacin
asterlsm asterismo
asteroid(astron.) asteroide,planetoide
asteroid(paleo.) asteroldeo
asthenosphere astenosfera
Astian astiense,astiano
astronomical astronomlco
astronomy astronomi.
astrophylllte astrofilita
asymmetric(al) asimetrico
asymmetrical anticline anticlinal asimetrico
asymmetrlcal fold pliegue asimetrico
asymmetrical ripple mark rizadura o ondulacion
asimetrica
asymmetrical syncline sinclinal asimetrico
asymptotic aslntbtico
atacamita atacamita
atectonlc pluton pluton atectnico
atlas atlas
atmosphere atmsfera
atmospheric atmsferico
atoll atoln
atom tomo
atomic number numero tomico
atomic weight peso tomico
aHached adherido
attached fijo
aHitude (orient.) orientacr6n, posici6n
attraction atraccin
Aturian aturlense,aturiano
atypical atlpico
augen augen
auger taladro
augite augita
aureole aureola
aurichalcite auricalcita
auricle aurcula
authigenic autfgeno
autochthon autctono
autochthonous autctono
autolith autolitlco
,
autopore autoporo
autotheca autoteca
Autunian autuniense,autuniano
autunite autunita
avalancha alud,avalancha
aventurine venturina,aventurina
average promedio
avonian avoniense
axial axial
axial plane plano axial
axial rift valle de fractura axial
axinite axinita
axis eje
azimuth acimut,azimut
azimuthal acimutal,azimutal
Draper and Yanni j Geological Terms
Azoic azoico
azurite azurita
azurite malaquita azul
back are basin cuenca del posterior del arco
back reef postarrecife
backshore playa alta
backwash resaca
backwash rippte mark rizadura de resaca
badlands tierras malas
bahada bajada
Bajocian bajociense, bajociano
balance balanza
ball-and-pillow structure estructura almohadillada
Baltic b'ltlca
banded bandeada
banding bandamiento
bank banco
bank bajio
bar(geol.) barra
bar(meteor.) bar
barchan,barkhan barjn
barite,barytes barita,baritina
barnacla cirr(pedo
barometer barmetro
barometric barmetrico
Barremian barremense,barremiano
barrier barrera
barrier lsland isla de barrera
barrier reef arrecife de barrera
Bartonian barontoniense, bartoniano
basal bsico,basal
basalt basalto
basaltic basltico
base level nivel de base
basement basamiento
basement comptex complejo basal
basic basico,mfico
basic rocks rocas basicas
basin cuenca
batholith batolito
Bathonian batoniense, batoniano
bathyat batial
bathymetry batimetra
bauxlte bauxita
Bavetian bavetiense
bay bahl
bayou brazo pantanoso
bayou bayou
beach playa
beach cusp cuspilito
beach rock gres de playa
bead-like perliforme
beak pico
bed capa
bedlecho
bed toad carga del lecho
bed,stratum estrato
bedding estratificacin
beddlng jolnt dlaclasa de estratificaion
bedding ptane plano de estratificacin
bedding ptane superficie de estratificaion
bedrock lecho de roca, cama de roca
beidellite beidellita
belemnite belemnita
bett faja,cinturn
bench mark cota de referencia
Benioff zone zona de Benioff
benthic, benthonic bentonico
benthos bentos
bentonite bentonita
berm berma
Berriasian berriasiense,berriasiano
beryr berilo
beta particte particulo beta
biaxiat biaxial
biaxiat ellipsoid elipsoide biaxial
bichambered bilocular
biconcave bic6ncavo
biconlcat bic6nico
biconvex biconvexo
bifurcate(d) bifurcado
bight ensenada
blhexagonat bihexagonal
bilateral bilateral
binocular microscope microscopio binocular
binomial binomial
biocoenose,biocenosis biocenosis
blofacles biofacies
biogeography biogeograffa
bioglyph bioglifo
bioherm bioherma
biotogy biolog(a
biomass bomasa
biosphere biosfera
biostratlgraphic biostratigrafico
biostrome biostroma
biota biota
biotic biotico
biotite biotita
biotope biotopo
biozone biozono
bipolarity bipolaridad
bipyramid dipirmide, bipyramide
bird's root delta delta en forma pata de gallina
birefrlngent birrefrigencia
biseriat pores poros biseriados
bismuth bismuto
bitheca biteca
bltumen bltumen
bltumenous bituminosa
bituminous bituminoso
blvalve bivalvo
bivium bivio
black smoker humero negro
bladed ensiforme
blastoid blastoldeo
blastopore blastoporo
1
blastula blastula
block bloque
blood sangre
bloodstone calcedonia roja y verde
blow hole sopladura
blowpipe soplete
blueschist esquito azul
blue vltriol calcantita
bog pantano
bog-iron ore goethita
Bollandian bollandiense,bollandiano
bolson bolsn
bomb bomba
Bononian bononiense,bononiano
bony seo,ososo
bony huesoso
boracite boracita
borax b6rax
borderland(tect.) pais marginal
bore hole perforaclon
bore(drill) perforar
boreal boreal, artico
bornite bornita
bornite erubescita
bornite cobre abigarrado
bort bort
boss protuberancia
botryoldal botrioide
botryoldal hematlte hematita botrioidea
bottomset bed capa basal
boudln boudin
boudlnage estructura moniliforme
boudinage boudinage
bounce marks marcas de impacto
boulder pea pedrasco
bralded stream curso anastomosados
breadcrust bomb bomba de pan agrietudo
breccia brecha
brittle frgil
cadmium cadmio
Calabrian calabriense,calabriano
calamina calamfna
calaverite calaverlta
calcarenite calcarenita
calcareous calc~reo
calcareous calizo
calcareous ooze lodo o fango calcareo
calcareous psephite psefita calcarea
calcification calcificaci6n
calcify calcificar
calcilutite calcilulita
calcirudlte calclrudita
calcisponge.calciesponja
calcite calcita
calcium calcio
caldera caldera
caldron caldero
Caledonian caledoniano
calibration calibracin
caliche caliche
californite californita
calina calina
Callovian caloviense,calloviense,caloviano
callus callo
calomel calomelano
calycal del calfz,perteneclente al caliz
calyxcal(z
camara camara
Cambrian cmbrico,cambriano
camerinid camerfnido
Campanian campaniense,campanlano
campanulate acampanado, campanudo
campylite campilita
canal canal
canalicule canaliculo
cancellus cancelo
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canyon canon
cap rock capuchn, roca de cobertura
capacity capacidad
caparazon carapace
cape cabo
cape punta
capillary capilar,
captacula captaculas
Caradocian caradociense,caradociano
carapace carapacho
carbohydrate carbohidrato
carbon carbono
carbon 14 carbono 14 ,
carbonaceous carbonaceo
carbonate mineral carbonatita
carbonate rock roca carbonatada
Carboniferous carbonffero,carbonico
carbonlzatlon carbonizaci6n
cardinal points puntos cardinales
cardinal procesa proceso cardinal
cardinal region region cardinal

cardinal septum septo cardinal
cardinalla cardinalio
carina carena
carina quilla
carinate arenado,aquillado
carnotlte carnotita
carpoid carpoideo
cartllage cartflago
cartography cartograf(a
cascad e cascada
cassiterite casiterita
cast calco
cat's eye ojo de gato
catastrophic catastrfico
catastrophism catastrofismo
cat1on catlon
cauldron subsidence hundimiento en caldero
cave caverna,cueva
cave gruta,cueva
cave cueva
caycayo
cay islote
celestite celestita
cell clula,celdilla
cellular celular
cellule celula
cellulose celulosa
celsian celsiana
cement cemento
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cementat1on cementac1on
cemented cementado
Cenomanian cenomaniense,cenomaniano
Cenozoic cenozoico,caenozoico,cainozoico
center counter contador central
centipedes ciempis
centrosphere barisfera,pirosfera
centrosphere pirosfera, barisfera
cephalon escudo cefalico,cefalo,cefalon
cephalopod cefalpodo
cephalothorax cefaltorax
ceratite ceratita
ceratitic ceratftico
cerussite cerusa, cerusita
chabazite chabasita,chabasia,adiplta
chabazite adipita,chabasita,chabasia
chain cadena
chalcanthlte calcantita
chalcedony calcedonia
chalcocite calcocita
chalcophile calc6filo
chalcopyrite calcopirita, pirita de cobre
chalcotrichlte calcotriquita
chalk greda, creta
chalk creta, greda
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chalky gredoso,cretoso
chalyblte siderita,calibita,hierro espatico
chalybite calibita,siderita
chamber cmara
chanberlet camarlta
channel canal
characteristlc caracterrstica
Charmouthlan charmoutlense,charmoutiano
chart carta marina,mapa marino
Chattian chattiense,chattiano
chelae queJas
chelicerae quelfceros
chelicerate quelicerado
cheliped quelfpedo
chemical qu(mico
chemical weathering meteorizacin quimica
chert pedernal
chessylite chessylita,azurita
chessylite azurita,chessylita
chevron fold pliegue cabrio
chevron mark calco espigado
chiastolite qufastolit&
Chile saltpeter nitro sodico,nitro de Chile
chilidial plates placas qullidiales
chilldium qullidio
China clay caol(n
chitin quitina
chitinous quitinoso
chiton quitn
chloanthite cloantita
chlorite clorita
chlorite schist esquisto cloritico
chloritic clorftico
chloritoid cloritoide
chlorophane clorofana
chlorophyll clorofila
choanocyte coanocito
chondrite condrita
chondrodite condrodita
chondrophore condrforo
chondrule cndrulo
chordate cardado
chrome cromo
chromite cromita,cromoferrlta,siderocroma
chromite siderocroma,cromita,cromoferrita
chromosome cromosoma
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chronology cronolog1a
chronospecles cronoespecle
chronostratigraphlc cronoestratigrflco
chrysoberyl crisoberilo
chrysocolla crisocola
chrysollte crisilito, crisolita
chrysoprase crlsprasa
chute calda
Draper and Yanni Geological Terms

clliary de los cilios
cilium cilio
cinder ceniza volcnica
clnder cone cono de cenizas
clnder cone volcano volean de cono de cenizas
clnnabar cinabrio
clnnamon stone hessonita,piedra canela,jaclnto
clnnamon stone piedra canela,jacinto,hessonita
clrcumference circinferencia
cirque circo
clrral osfculo del cirro
clrriped cirr(pedo
cirrocumulus cirrocmulo
cirrostratus cirroestrato
clrrus cirro
ctam almeja
class clase
classlficatlon clasificacin
classlfy clasificar
clastlc elstico
clastlc dlke dique elstico
clastic rocks rocas elsticas
clathrate reticulado obl(cuamente
clay arcilla,argila,argilla
clay gall vescula arcillosa
clay mineral mineral de arcilla
clayey arcilloso,argiloso
claystone arcillita
clear layer capa clara
cleavage cllvaje
cleavelandite cleavelandita
cllachlte bauxita,cllachita
cliachlte cliachita, bauxita
cllff acantilado
climate clima
climatology climatologfa
climax climax,cima
climblng rlpples entrecruzamiento de ondulas
obrepuestas
clinochlore clinocloro
clinoclase clinoclasa,afanesa
clinoclase afanesa,clinoclasa
clinodome clinodomo
clinoenstatite clinoenstatita
clinohumite clinohumita
clinometer clinometro
clinozolslte clinozoislta
clintonite clintonita
clints clints
clockwlse en el sentido de las agujas del reloj
cloneclon
cloud nube
cloundburst aguacero
club-shaped claviforme
cluster grupo
coal carbon de piedra,hulla
coal hulla,carbon de piedra
coalesce unirse,juntarse,soldarse
coarse grueso
coarse gralned de grano grueso
coastal costero,costanero
coastal lagoon albufera
coastal lagoon laguna costera
coastal plain llano costero,llanura costera
coastline lfnea de costa
coatlng recubrimiento
cobalt bloom erltrita
cobaltite cobaltita
cobble canto
cobble guija,guijarro
Cobblencian,Cobblensian coblenciense,coblenciano
coccolith cocolito
coccosphere cocosfera
coefficient coeficiente
coelenterata coelenterata
coelenterata celentereos
coelenterate celentereo
coelenteron celenteron
coeloma celoma
coil vuelta
coil circunvoluci6n
coil espira
coiled enrollado, enroscado
coiling enrollamiento
colemanite colemanita
coleoid coleoide
collapse aplastarse
collapse hundirse
collect recoger, recolectar
collection coleccin
colloform coloformo
colloid coloidea
colloidal coloidal
collophane colofano
collophane naurodita
colluvium coluvium
colonial colonial
colony colonia
colophonite colofonita
color, colour color
colorless, colourless incoloro
columbite columbita
columella columela
columefla columnilla
column columna
columnar columnar
comagmatic comgmatico
comanchean comanchiense
comatulid comatulldo
comet (astron) cometa
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common comun
community comunidad
compact compacto
compact apretado
compaction compresfon
competence competencia
competent competente
complanate aplanado
complex complejo
composlte cone volea no volean de cono compuesto
composite landscape paisaje compuesto
composition composicin
compound compuesto
compound ripple mark rizadura conjugada
compressed comprimido
compression compreson
concave concavo
concentration concentracin
concentric concntrico
conchoidal concoide, concoideo
concordant concordante
concretion concresin
condensatlon condensacin
cone-in-cone structure cono encajado
cone of depression cono de depresin
Conewangoan conewangoaniense
confining pressure presi6n confinante
confluence confluencia
confluent confluente
conformable concordante
congeneric congnere
conglomerate conglomerado
conglomeratic conglomertico
congruous congruente
Conlacian coniaciense, coniaciano
conical cnico
conifer cnifera
conispiral coniespiral
conjugate conjugado
conjugation conjugacin
connate water agua congenita
connecting ring anillo de conexion, anillo conectivo
connectlon conexi6n
conodont conodonto
consequent consecuente
consequent stream curso consequente
consequent stream curso consequente
conservativa plate boundary borde de placa
transformante
consolidated consolidado
consolidatlon consolidaci6n
conspeclfic conespecfico
contact contacto
contact metamorphism metamorfismo de contacto
contact twins macla de contacto
contamination contaminacin ;
contemporaneous contemporaneo
continent continente
continental continental
continental borderland borde continental
continental drift desplaciementos continentales
continental drift deriva de los continentes
continental glacier glacial continental
continental margin margen continental
continental rise cuesta continental
continental shelf plataforma continental
continental shield escudo continental
continental slope pendiente continental
continental slope talud continental
continuity continuidad
contorted retorcido
contorted torcido
contour line curva de nivel
conularild conulrido
convectlon conveccin
convection cell celda de conveccin
convection current corriente de conveccin
convergence convergencia
convergent convergente
convergent light luz convergente
convrgent plate boundary borde de placa
convergente
conversion conversin
convex convexo
convexity convexidad
convolute bedding intraplegada
convolute bedding convolute bedding
convoluted enrollado
convolutional ball esferoide intraformacional
copaline, copalite copalita
copper cobre
copper-bearing cupr~ero
copper pyrite pirita de cobre
copper pyrites C?tlcopirita
coprollte coprolito
coprolitic coprotfttco
copulation copula
coquina (petrol.) coquina
coral coral
coral reef arrecife de coral,arrecife coralino
Corallian coraliense, coraliano
coralline coralino
corallite coralito
corallum coralio
cordierite cordierita
cordillera cordillera
Draper and Yanni f Geologlcal Terms

core nucleo
core testigo
corer muestreador de nucleos
corer muestreador de testigos
cornstones cornstones
corona corona
corrasion corrasin
correfation correlacin
corrosion corrosi6n
corrugation corrugacin
corsite corsita
corsite napoleonita
corundum corindn
coseismic cosfsmico
cosmic cosmfco
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cosmogony cosmogoma
cosmology cosmologfa
cosmopolitan cosmopolita
costa costilla
costate acastillado
costate con costillas
- counter septum contrasepto o septo antpoda
counterclockwise contra las agujas del reloj
country rock roca de caja
Couvinlan couviniense
covellite covellina, covellita
cover glass cubreobjeto
coxs coxa
crab cangrejo
Cracoian cracoiense, cracoiano
crater crter
craton crat6n
creek arroyo
creep reptaci6n
creep arrastre
creeping reptante
crenulate crenulado
creodont creodonto
crest cresta
crest plane plano de cresta
Cretaceous cretcico, cret~ceo
crevasse grieta de glaciar
crlbate, cribriform cribado, criboso
crinanite crlnanita
crinoid crlnoideo
cristobalite cristobalita
crocidolite crocidollta
crocoite crocoisita, crocoicita, crocoisa
crooked encorvado
crop recolecci6n
crop out aflorar
cross bed estratificacfon cruzada o entrecruzada
cross section seccin transversal
cross section corte transversal
cross-lamination laminacibn cruzada

cross-ripples rizaduras de interferencia
cross-ripples ondulaciones de interferencia
crossed nicol nicoles cruzados
cruise crucero
crural de la crura
cruralium cruralio
crust corteza
cryolite criolita
cryptocrystalline criptocristalino
crystal cristal
crystalline cristalino
crystalllne rock roca cristalina
crystallization cristalizaci6n
crystallize cristalizar
crystallographic axes ejes cristalograficos
crystallographic projctions proyecciones
cristalogrficas
crystallography cristalogratfa
cube cubo
cubic c~blco
cuesta cuesta
cuisian cuisense, cuisiano
culmination culminacin
culture cultivo
cummingtonite cummlngtonita
cumulonimbus (meteor.) cumulonimbo
cumulus cmulo
cuniculi cniculos
cup copa
cup-shaped caliciforme
cupola cpula
cuprite cuprita
cuprous cuproso, cuprifero
curie curia
curvature curvatura
curvilinear curvil(neo
cuticle cut(cula
cutoff (hydrol.) corte
cuttings (geol. petr.) cortes de pozo
cuttlefish calamar
cyathotheca ciatoteca
cycle ciclo
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cyclic sedimentation sedimentacion clclica
cyclodont ciclodonto
cyclone ciclan
cyclonic ciclonico
cyclothem ciclotema
cyrenoid cirenoide
cyrtoceracone, cyrtocone cirtocono
cystic clstico
cystiphragm cistifragma
cystoid cistoideo
cytology citologi
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cytoplasm citoplasma
cytosome citosoma
daclte (petrl.) dacita
dam presa
dam represa
damburite damburita
dame coifee pilar de tierra
dame coiffee pinaculo
damourite damourlta
danaite danaita
Danian danense, daniense, daniano
dark layer (belemnoideos) capa oscura
datolite datolita
datum horizon horizonte gufa
debris escombrera
debris flow flujo de escombrera
decalcification descalcificacin
decalcify descalcificar
decapod decpodo
decay descomponerse, descomposicin
decay pudrirse, putrefacci6n
declination declinacin
decollement structure estructura de despegue
decomposition descomposicin
decrease disminuir, disminucin
decrease reducir, reduccin
deepsima
deepabismo
deep profundo
definition definicin
deflation deflaccin
deflectfon desviacin
deformatlon deformacin
degradation degradacin
degree grado
delicate delicado
delta delta
deltaic deltaico
delthyrium deltirio
deltidial plates placas deltidiales
deltldfum deltidlo
deltohedron deltoedro
deltoid deltoide
deluge diluvio
demantoid demantoide
demosponge demoesponja
dendrite dendrita
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dendrltic dendrftico
dendritic pattern configuracion dendritica
dendroid dendroide, dendroideo, dendriforme
dense denso
density densidad
dentallamella lmina dental
dentation dentacin (corales)"

dentlcle dentfculo
dentlculate denticulado
dentitlon dentici6n
denudation denudacin
depauperate fauna fauna depauperada
depauperate fauna fauna empobrecida
deposit depsito
deposltion deposito, deposicin
depression depresin
deprived desprovisto
depth profundidad
dermal drmico
descendent descendiente
descent descendencia
descriptlon descrlpcl6n
lesert desierto
desiccatlon desecacin
desma desma
desmodont desmodonto
Desmoinesian desmoinesiense
detante dentado
detector detector
deterioration deterioracion, deterioro
determination determinacin
detrital detrrtico
detritus detrito
deuteria deuterico
deuteroconch deuteroconcha
deuteropore (foram.) deuteroporo
development desarrollo
deviation desviacin
devold desprovisto
devoid carente
Devonian devonico, devoniano
dextral diestro, dextrorso
diabase diabasa
diabasic diabsico
diagenesis diagnesis
diagnosis diagnosis
diagonal diagonal
diallage dialaga
dialogite dialogita
diamond diamante
dlamond-shaped romboidal
diamond-shaped forma de diamante
dlaphanelty diafanidad
diaphanotheca difanoteca
diaphanous difano
diaphragm diafragma
diapir diapiro
diapsld dilpsldo
diaspore disporo
diastem diastema
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diastrophism diastrofismo
diatom diatomea
dlatomaceous diatomaceo
diatomaceous ooze lodo o fango de diatomeas
diatomite diatomita
diatomite tierra de diatomeas
diatomite tripoli
diatreme diatrema
dlbranchiate dibranquial, dibranquiado
dlchotomous dicotmico
dlchroite dicroita
dlcklte dickita
dlctyonine dictionino
dicycfic dic(clico
dlductor separador
dlductor diductor
difference diferencia,distincion
differential diferencial
differential thermal analysis analisis termico
diferencial
differential weathering meteorlzacion diferencial
diffraction difracci6n
diffuse difundido,extendido
diffuse extendido.difundido
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difractometer difractometro
digenite digenita
digest digerir
digitaclon digitaci'n
digltate digitado
dihedral diedro
dihedron diedro
dike dique
dike swarm emjambre de diques
dilation dilatacin
Dimantlan dimantiense,dimantiano
dimension dimensi6n
dimorphic dimorfo
dimorphism dimorfismo
dimyarian dimiario
dinoflagellate dinoflagelado
dlnosaur dinosaurio
diopside dipsldo
dioptase dioptasa
diorita diorita
dlp buzamiento
dlpechado
dlp incllnacion (Argent y Chile)
dip joint diaclasa de inclinacion
dip jolnt diaclasa de buzamiento
dipleurula dipl~urula
dlplobrathid diplobratido
diplograptid diplogrptido
diploid diploedro
diploidal diploedrico
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Diplopoda diplopodos
dipole dipolo 1
dipyramid dipiramide,bipiramlde
direction orientacion,direccin
dlrection direcci6n,orientaci6n
disaggregation desagregaci6n,disgregacin
disc-shaped discoidal
dlscharge caudal
disclform discoidal
discoasterid discosterido
discocyclinid discocfcllnido
disconformity disconformidad,dlscordancia paralela
discontlnuity discontinuidad
discontinuous discontfnuo
discordant discordante
disharmonic fold pliegue disarmonico
dislntegration desintegracin
disk disco
dislocation dislocacio'n
disphenoid dlesfenolde
disphenoidal diesfenoidal
disphotic disftico
displaced desplazado
displacement desplazamiento
disposition disposici6n
dissolution disolucf6n
disrupted dislocado
dissolve disolver
dissolved load carga disuelta
disthene cianita
dlsthene distena
dlstillation destilacin
distinct distinto
distomous distomo
distortion distorsin
distribution distribucTn
disturbance perturbacin
ditetragonal ditetragonal
diurna! diurno
dlvergence divergencia
divergent divergente, radiado
divergent radiado,divergente
divergent plate boundary borde de placa divergente
divide (geogr.) divisoria
divlsion divislon
dodecahedron dodecaedro
dolerite dolerlta
dolomite dolomita,dolomia
dome domo
dome-shaped en forma de cupula
Domerlan domeriense,domeriano
dominant dominante
dorsal dorsal
dorsum dorso
double refraction refraccion doble

doublure dobladillo,doblez
downfold pliege hacia abajo
downhill cuesta abajo
dwnsinking hundimiento
downslope cuesta abajo
downslope rlpple ndula descendente
Downtonian downtoniense,downtoniano
drag arrastre
drag fold pliegue de arrastre
drainage drenaje
dralnage area vertiente,area de drenaje
drainage basin cuenca de drenaje,hidrografia
dredge draga
dredging dragado
driblet cone cono acandilado
drlft material de acarreo
drill perforar,barrenar,sondear,sondar
drill hole perforaci6n,pozo
dripstone travertina
drumlin drumlin
drusy en drusa,drusa de cuarzo
ductile dctil
dull mate
dumortierite dumortierita
dune duna
dunite dunita
dust polvo
dwarf enano
dwarfing enanismo
dysodont disodonto
early temprano
earth tierra
earth suelo
Earth La Tierra
earth pillar pilar de tierra,pinaculo
earth sciences geociencias
earthquake terremoto, temblor de tierra,sismo
earthquake sismo,terremoto,temblor de tierra
earthy terroso
ebb tide reflujo
Eburonian eburoniense
ecca ecca
echinoderm equinodermo
echinodermata echinodermata
echinoid equinoideo
echo sounder ecosonda
eclipse ecl!f>se
ecliptic echptlca
eclogite eclogita
ecogenes1s ecogenes1s
ecology ecolog(a
economic geology geologfa economica
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ecospecies ecoespecie
ectinite ectinita
ectoderm ectodermo
ectoplasm ectoplasma
ectosolenian tube tubo externo,tubo ectosoleniano
edaphic edfico
eddy markings marcas de remolino
Edenian edeniense
edenite edenita
edentate desdentado
edge zone exosarco
edgewise structure sesgoconglomerado
edrioasteroid edrioasteroideo
Eemian eemiense
effluent stream curso efluyente,corriente efluyente
effluent stream curso efluyente
effusive efusivo
egg-shaped ovoide,ovoideo
Elfelian eifellense,eifellano
ejecta eyectos volcanicos
elastlc elstico
elastic limit limite elsatico
elasticity elasticidad
elaterite elaterita
elbaita elbaita
electric log perfil electrice
electric log registro electrice
electrode electrodo
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electromagnetlc electromagnetico
electromagnetlsm electromagnetismo
electron electron
electrum oro argentifero
electrum electro
element elemento
eleolite eleollta
ellipsoid elipsoide
ellipsoldal elipsoidal
elliptic elfptico
elongate alargado
Eltonian eltoniense
elutriation elutriacin
eluviation eluviaci6n
eluvium eluvin
elvan elvan
embolite embolita
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embryo embrion
embryology embriolog(a
embryonic embrionario
emerald esmeralda
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emergence emers1on
emery esmeril
emplacement emplazamiento
Emscherian emscheriense,emscheriano
Emsian emsiense,emslano

en echelon fold pliegue escalonado
enantlomorph enantiomorfo
enantlomorphlc enantiomrfico
enarglte enarglta
encrusted incrustado
encrustlng incrustante
end moralne morrena terminal
endexlne endexina
endlichlte endliquita,endlichita
endobiontic endobi6ntico
endocone endocono
endoglyph endoglifo
endoparasite endoparsito
endoplasm endoplasma
endopodite endopodito
endoskeleton endoesqueleto
endosperm endosperma
endotheca endoteca
endothermal endotrmlco
energy energa
englneerlng lngenieri
engineerlng geology ingenierfa geolgica
ensiform ensiforme
enstatlte enstatita
environment medioambiente
enzyme enzima ,
Eocambrlan eocambrico,eocambriano
Eocene eoceno,eocenico
eocrlnoid eocrinoideo
eolian eolico
eollanite eolianta
epelric sea mar epeirlco
epeirogenesis epirognesls,eplrogenia
epelrogenlc eplrogenico
epeirogeny eplrogenia,epirognesis
ephebic efbico
epicenter epicentro
epicontlnental epicontinental
epideltoid epdeltoide
epidermis epidermis
epidosite epidoslta
epidote epidoto
eplgenesls epignesls
eplgenetic epigentlco
eplglyph epigllfo
epipelaglc epipelgico
epiphysis ep~isis
epiphyte epifita
epiphytic epifito
epiplanktonlc epiplanctnico
epipodite eplpodito
eplrostrum epi~rostro
epistome epfstma
epltheca eplteca
eplvalve epivalva
eplzonal de la epizona
epizone, epizona
epoch epoca
epsomlte epsomita
equator ecuador
equatorial ecuatorial
equilateral equiltero
equlnox equinoccio
equlpotenclal equipotencfal
equivalve equivalvo
era era
eroded erosionado,erodado
. eros1on
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eroston
erosion grooves surcos de erosi'n ,.
erosion platform plataforma de erosion
erosion surface superficie de erosi6n
erpoglyph erpoglifo
erratic errtico ,.
eruptlon erupcion
eruptlve eruptivo
erythrite eritrita
escarpment acantilado
escarpment escarpa
escarpment risco
escutcheon coselete
escutcheon escudete
esker esker
r
esophagus esofago
essonite essonita
essonlte jacinto
essonite piedra canela
estuarine estuarino
estuary estuario
etchlng ataque qu(mico
euclase euclasa
eucryptite eucriptita
eugeosyncline eugeosinclinal
euhedral euhedral,euhdrico
eulamellibranch eulamelibranquia
Euler pole polo de Euler
eupelagic eupelgico
euphotide euftida
euryapsid euripsido
eurybathic euribtlco
euryblontic euribiontico
euryhallne eurihalino
eurypterld euriptrido
eurythermal euritermo
eurytopic eurit"plco
eustatlc eusttlco
eutectic eutctico
euxenlc euxnico
1
evaporatton evaporac1on
14
evaporite evaporita
even liso
event evento
evolute evoluto
evolution evoluci6n
evolutiva evolutivo
excavatlon excavacin
excurrent exhalante
excurrent escurrente
exfoliation exfoliacin
exhalant exhalante
exine exina
exocoel exocelo
exogenousexogeno
exoglyph exoglifo
exopodite exopodito
exoseptum exosepto
exoskeleton exoesqueleto
exotheca exoteca
exothermal exotrmico
exploration exploracin
exposure afloramiento
extinct extinto,extinguir
extracapsular extracapsular
extraconical extrac6nico
extraordinary ray rayo extraordinario
extrusive extrusivo
extrusive rack roca extrusiva,roca volcanica
eyepiece lento ocular
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fabric fabrica
facetad facetado, de facetas
facies facies
facies change cambio de facies
failure cesin
Famennian famennlense,famennieano
family familia
fan abanico
fan shooting explosin de abanico
fan-shaped flabeliforme
fasclole fasc(olo, fasciola
fathom braza
fatigue fatfga
fault falla
fault block bloque de falla, blocke fallatado
faulting fallamlento
fault scarp escarpa de falla
fauna fauna
faunal funico,faun(stico
faunal province provincia faunfstica
fauna! succeslon sucesion faunica o faunistica
faunizone faunlzona
fayallte fayalita
feather ore jamesonita
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feature caracterfstica
fecal pellet pella fecal
feldspar feldespato
felslte felsita
felsitlc felsftico
fenestelid fenestlldo
fenestrate fenestrado
fenster ventana
ferberite ferberita
fergusonlte fergusonita
fern helecho
ferromagnesian ferromagnesico,ferromagnesiano
ferrosillte ferrosilita
ferruglnous ferruglnoso,ferrug(neo
fersmannlte fersmannita
festoon festoon
festoon arco insular
fiberfibra
fibrolite fibrolita
flbrous fibroso
fleld campo
fllament filamento
flllbranch filibranquiado
fillbranchla filibranquia
flliform filiforme
fin aleta
fine fino
fine grained grano fino
flneness finura
fiord fiordo
flrmatopore firmatoporos
firn nieve granular
first motion (earthquakes) ondas iniciales
fislon tracks huellas de fisin
flssility fdisilidad
flssure fisura
flssure grieta
fissure eruption erupcfon de flssura (a grieta)
flssurlng agrietamiento
fistulase fistuloso
fjord fiordo
flabellate flabeliforme
flabelliform flabeliforme
flagellate flagelado
flagellum flagelo
flange-like alado, con forma de ala
flank ladera
flank flanco
flarlng ensanchado
flexlbility flexibilidad
flexible flexible
flexure foldlng flexura
flexure foldlng plegamiento verdadero
fllnt pedernal

flinty pedernaloso
floating flotante
flood crecida
flood avenida
flood inundacion
flood creces
flood plain llano o llanura de inundacion
flora flora
flos ferrl flos ferri
floscelle floscelo
flour harina
flowflujo
flow cast calco de flujo
fluid fluido
fluorescence fluorescencia
fluorite fluorita
fluorite espato fluor
flute cast turboglifo
fluted acanalado
fluvial fluvial
fluvial period periodo fluvial
fluviornarine fluvial marino
focus foco
fold pliegue
fold pliegue
folded plegado_
folding plegamiento
fold mountain belt cinturon crugenico
foliate foliado
foliate hojoso
foliated hojoso
foliated slate pizarra foliacea
foliation foliacion
foot pie
footwall pared baja
foramen foramen
forarnlnifera foraminifero
forarniniferal foraminiferos
force fuerza
forceful injection inyecci'n forzada
foreland antepais
foreland cabo
foreland promontorio
forereef antearrecife
foreset bed capa frontal
foreshore litoral entre mareas,playa entre mareas
forest bosque
,
forest selva
formation formacion
forsterite forsterita
fossette toseta
fossil fsil
fossil assemblage asociacin de fsiles
fossil fuel combistlble fsil
fossil plants plantas fsiles

fossil tracks huellas fsiles
fossiliferous fosilifero
fossilization fosilizacin
fossilize fosilizarse
fossula fosula
fowlerite fowlerita
foyaite foyaita
fraction fraccin
fracture fractura
fracture cleavage clivaje de fractura
fracture zone zona de fractura
fragment fragmento
franklinite franklinita
Frasnian frasniense,frasniano
freibergite freibergita
frequency frecuencia
fresh water agua dulce
fresh water agua dulce
friable friable
friable quebradizo
fringe borde
fringe margen
frlnge franja
fringe borde cefalico de trilobites
frlnging reef arrecife franjeante
fringing reef arrecife marginal
fringing reef arrecife litoral
frost helada
frost escarcha
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frustule frustula
fuel combustible
fulgurite fulgurita
fumarole fumarola
fungus hongo
funiculus funfculo
funnel hipnoma
furrow surco
furrow flute cast turboglifo intersepto
fuse fundir
fusellar fuselar
fusellar layer capa fuselar
fusibillty fusibilidad
fusiform fusiforme
fusillne fusilina,fusilinido
fusilinid fusilinido,fusillna
fusion fusi6n
gabbro gabro
gadolinite gadolinita
gahnite gahnita
galaxite galaxita
galaxy galaxia
galena galena
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Draper and Yanni
gall vesicula
gamete gameto
gamma ray rayo gamma
gangue ganga
gap hiato
gap resquicio
gape abertura
garnet granate
garnierite garnierita
gas gas
gas well pozo de gas
gastrodermis gastrodermis
gastrolith gastrolito
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gastropod gasteropodo
,
gastropore gastroporo
gastrozooid gastrozooide
gastrula gstrula
gaylussite gaylussita
Gedinnian gedinniense,gedinniano
gedrite gedrita
gelger-counter contador geiger
gelatinous gelatinoso
genal genal
gene gen
generic genrico
genetic gentico
,
genet1cs genetrca
genlculate geniculado
genital genital
genoholotype genoholotipo
genotype especie tipo
genotype genotipo
genotype genotipo
genus genero
geoanticline geoanticlinal
geochemlcal geoquimico
geochemical prospecting prospeccion geoquimica
geochemlst geoquimico
geochemlstry geoquimica
geochronologlc geocronologico
geochronology geocronologia
geocronite geocronita
geodegeoda
geographer geografo
geographic geografico
geographlc pole polo geografico
geography geografia
geoid geolde
geologic, geological geologico
geologlc column columna geologico (o
estratigrafica)
geologlc process procesos geologicos
geologist geologo
geology geologia
Geological Terms
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geomagnetic pole polo geomagnetico o magnetice

geometrlcal geometrico
geomorphology geomorfologia
geophone geofono
geophyslcal geofisico
geophyslcs geofisica
Georglan georgiense,georgiano
geosclences geociencias
geosyncline geosinclinai
geothermal geotermico
geothermal gradlent gradiente geotermica
geotectonlc process proceso geotectonico
gerontlc senn
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geront1c gerontrco
gersdorffite gersdorfita
geyserite geiserita
glbbous giboso
glbbsite gibbsita
gigantism gigantismo
gill agalla
gill branquia
gilsonlte gilsonita
girdle perinoto
Givetian givetiense,givetiano
glabella glabela
glabellar glabeia,de la
glacial glacial,glaciario
glacial drift material de acarreo
glaciation glaciacin
glacier glaciar
glaciology glaciarismo,glaciologft
glass vidrio
glassy vitreo
glaubertite glaubertita
glauconite glauconlta
glauconitic glauconrtico
glauconitization glauconitizacin
glaucophane glaucofana
global tectonics tectonica mundial
globigerlne globigerina
globlgerlne ooze lodo o fango de globigerinas
globose globoso
globular globular, globuloso
globulose globuloso,globular
Glossopterls glospteris
gluegoma
glue cola
glycerine glicerina
gneiss neis,gneis
gnelss gneis
gnelssose neisico,gneisico
goethite goethita
gold oro
golden dorado
gonad ganada
gonangium gonangio
goniatite goniatita
goniatitic goniatftico
goniometer goniometro
gorge garganta
gorge desfiladero
gossan gossan
gouge jaboncillo
gouge mark marca lunada
graben graben
graben fosa tectnica
graded beddlng estratificacin
grada,graduada,gradual
graded profife perfil de equilibrio
gradient gradiente
grahamite grahamita
grain grano
granite granito
granite porphyry granito porfido
granitic grantico
granltic series series granticas
granitization granitizacin
granoblastic granobl~stico
granoblastic blastogranitico
granodlorlte granodiorita
granular granular,granudo
granule grnulo
granullte granulita
granulometry granulometr(a
granulase P.ranuloso
graphic grafico
graphite grafito
graptolite graptolito
gravel grava
gravimeter gravfmetro
gravimetric anomaly anomal(a gravimtrica
gravitatlonal gravitacional
gravity gravedad
gravlty anomaly anomalfa gravim~trica
graywacke grauvaca
greasy grasoso
greenhouse effect efecto de invernadero
greenocklte greenockita
greensand arena glauconita
greenschlst esquisto verde
greenstone piedra verde
greisen greisen
grit arenisca gruesa
grit arena gruesa
groins rompeolas
groove surco
groove acanaladura
groove cast calco de surco
groroilita espuma de manganeso

grossularite grosularia, grosularite
groundmass base vidriosa
ground moraine morrena de fondo
ground water agua subterranea
group grupo
growth crecimiento
growth line linea de crecmiento
growth rate rapidez de crecimiento
grunerite grunerita
gulf golfo
gully quebrada
gutter(gastropods) canal posterior
guyot guyot
gymnosperm gimnosperma
gypsum yeso
gyrocone gyrocono
gyroid giroide
habit habito
habitat habitat
hackly astilloso
hackly ganchudo
hade hade
half-life media vida
hallte halita
halloyslte halloysita
halophyte hal6fila
hammock montecillo
hanglng valley valle colgante
hanglng valley valle colgado
hanging wall pared colganle (o suspendo, o
pendiente) 1'
haplopore haploporo
haplozoan haplozoo
harbor puerto
hard-pan alo
hardness dureza
harmonic fold pliegue armonico
harmotome harmotoma
harsh aspero
hatchettine hatchettina,edipocerita
hausmannite hausmannita
Hauterlvian hauteriviense, hauteriviano
hauyne hauyna
headland promontario, cabo
heat flow flujo caliente
heavy spar barita, baritina
heavy spar espato pesado
hectorite hectorita
hedenbergite hedenbergita
height altura
helicoidal helicoidal
heliotrope heliotropo
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hellum helio
Helvetian helveciense,helvetiense
hematite hematita
hematite oligisto,hierro oligisto
hematitization hematitizaci6n
hemibrachydome hemibraquidomo
hemichordate hemicordado
hemihedral hemidrico
hemimorphic hemlm6rfico
hemlmorphite hemimorfita
hemiorthodome hemiortodomo
hemiperipheral hemiperifrico
hemiprism hemiprisma
hemipyramid hemipirmide
hemiseptum hemisepto
hemisphere hemisferio
Hercynian herciniana
hercynite hercinita
heredity herencia
hessite hessita
hessonite hessonita
hessonite essonlta
hessonite piedra canela
hessonite jacinto
heterochronous heterocrnico
heterodont heterodonto
heteromyarian heteromiario
heteropod heteropodo
heterostrophy heterostrofia
heterozooid heterozoolde
Hettangian hetanglense,herangiano
heulandite heulandita
hexacoral hexacoralario,exacoralario
hexaedron hexaedro
hexagonal hexagonal
hexakisoctahedron hexaquisoctaedro
hexoctahedron hexoctaedro
hlatus hiato
hiddenlte hiddenlta
hleroglyph hieroglifo
high grade (met.) de alta tempatura
high tlde marea alta
high tide pleamar
hill loma
hlll colina
hill cerro
hinge charnela
hinge-line lfnea de charnela
hinterland postpa(s
hirsute hirsuto
hispid h(spido
historical geology geologla hlstorica
hogback crestera, cresta dentada
holectypoid holectpido
holmquistite holmquistlta
holoaxial holoaxlal
Holocene holoceno, holocenico
Holocene reciente
holocrystalline holocristalino
holohedral holo~drico
holophytic holofftico
holoplankton holoplancton
holotheca holoteca
holothuroid holoturoldeo
holotype holotipo
homeochilidium homeoquilidio
homeodeltidium homeodeltidio
homeomorph homeomorfo
homocline homoclinal
/
homogeneous homogeneo
homogeny homogeneidad
homolographic homologrfico
homomyarian isomiarios
homonym homnimo
homoseismal homosfsmico
hood capuch6n
horizon horizonte
horn (geo.) cuervo
hornblende hornablenda
hornfels cornubianita
hornfels hornfels.
hornfelsic hornfelsrtico
hornito hornito
horny c6rneo
horse(tect.) caballo de piedra
horsetail cola de caballo
horst horst
horst meseta tectbnica
horst pilar
hot spot punto caliente
hue color
hue matiz
huebnerite hubnerita
humid hmedo
humidity humedad
humite humita
Huronian huroniano
hurricane huracn,cicin
hyacinth jacinto
hyacinth hessonita, essonlta
hyaline hialino
hyalite hialita
hyalophane hialofana
hyalosponge hialoesponja
hybrid h(brido
hydranth hidrante
hydrargillite hidrargilita
hydraulic hidraulico
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hydraulic gradient gradiente hidraulico
hydrobiology hidrobiolog(a
hydrocarbon hidrocarburo
hydrocaulus hidrocaulo
hydrochloric clorhfdrico
hydrogen hidrgeno
hydrography hidrografi
hydrold hidroldeo
hydrological hidrolgico
hydrology hidrologi
hydrolisis hldrolisis
hydrorhiza hidrorriza
hydrosphere hidrosfera
hydrostatic pressure presion hidrostatica
hydrostatics hidroesttica
hydrotheca hidroteca
hydrothermal hidrotrmico
hydrothermal procesa proceso hidrotermal
hydrozincita hidrocincita
hydrozoan hidrozoo
hygrogram higrograma
hygrograph higr6grafo
hygrometer higrmetro
hygrophyte higrofita
hygroscope higroscopio
hygroscopic higrosc6pico
hypabyssal hipoabisal
hyperglyph hipergllfo
hypersthene hiperstena
hypodeltoid hipodeltoide
hypoglyph hipogllfo
hyponome hipon6ma,hiponomo
hyponomic sinus seno hiponmico
hypoparian hipopario
hypostome hipostoma
hypostracum hlpstraco
hypovalve hipovalva
hypsographic hlpsografico
hypsometer hipsmtro
hypsometric h~som~trico
hysteresis histeresis
hystrichospherid histricosfrido
ice hielo
ice age edad glacial
ice age edad de hielo
ice sheet capa de hielo
ice-cap capa de hielo
iceberg tempano de hlelo,iceberg
lceland spar espato de Islandia
ichnofossll icnofsll
ichthyosaur ictiosauro
ichthyostegide ictiostgido
lcosltetrahedral icositetradrico
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icositetrahedron icosltetraedro
iddingsite iddingsita
idocrase idocrasa
igneous lgneo
igneous rock roca ignea
ignimbrite ignlmbrita
ijolite ijolita
ilium hueso iliaco,ilion
illite illita,ilita
ilmenite ilmenita
ilvaite ilvaita
imbricate imbricado
imcompetent incompetente
immature inmaduro
immerslon inmersion
impactite impactita
imperforate Jmperforado
impermeable impermeable
impervious impermeable
impoverished empobrecido,depauperado
impoverishment empobrecimiento,depauperacion
impression impresin, impronta
imprint impresion
imprint huella
impunctate impunteado,inpunctuado
inadunate inadunado
inarticulate inarticulado
incised inciso ,
incision insicion
inclusion inclusin
incongruent incongruente
incrust incrustar
incrustate incrustado
incrusting incrustacin
incurrent inhalante,incurrente
,
lndex of refraction indica de refraccion
indicolite indicolita
indistinct indistinto
induction induccin
induration diagnesis
inequilateral inequiltero
inequivalve inequivalvo
inertia inercia
infauna infauna
infiltration infiltracin
inflated inflado
inflated tmido
inflexion point punto de inflexin
influent stream curso influyente
infrabasal infrabasal, infrabsico
infralateral infralateral
lnframarginal inframarginal
infusoria infusorios
inhablt habitar
Draper and Yannl 1 Geologlcal Terms
inhalant lnhalante
inherited heredado
inhomogeneity lnhomogeneldad
lnject Inyectar
injection Inyeccin
lnner Interior
inner lip labio Interno
inorganic lnorganlco
inosillcates inosilicatos
insect insecto
insectivore insectfvoro
inselberg inselberg
instabillty Inestabilidad
instar lnstar,estado
insular insular
intensity Intensidad
interambulacrallnterambulacral
interambulacrum interambulacro
interarea lnterrea
interarea rea cardinal
interbrachlal interbraquial
intercheek entre las mejillas
lntercontinentallntercontinental
intercontlnental bridge puente intercontlnental
interfacial interfacial
interferance figure figura de lnterferenc(a
interference Interferencia
interfingered lnterdigitado
intergenallntergenal
interglaclal period periodo interglacial
intermittent intermitente
Interna! interno
lnternodal internado
interpleurallnterpleural
interpolatlon interpolacfon
interradial interadial
interseptal interseptal
interstitial intersticial
intertldallitoral,entre mareas
intervallum Intervalo
intracontinental intracontlnental
intraformationallntraformaclonal
intraformational corrugation corrugacion
intraformacional
intraformational fold pliegue lntraformaclonal
intrusion intrusion
intrusive intrusivo
intrusive roek roca intrusiva,roca plutonica
lnvaglnated Invaginado
invertebrate invertebrado
inverted fold pliegue volcado
inverted syncline sinclinal volcado
involute involuto 1
lnvolution lnvolucion
iodineyodo
iodobromlte yodobromita
iodyrite yodargirita, yodlrlta
iollte iolita
ion ion
ionic idnlco
iridescenee lrldiscencla
iridescent iridiscente
iridium iridio
iridosmine iridosmina
iron hierro
irreversibility irreversibilidad
isanomalous isoan6malo
isehium isquion
lsland Isla, Isla de barrera
island are arco de Islas
island are arco insular
islet Islote
!sobar isobara
isobath isobata
isochore isocora
isochronous isocrono
isoclinal isoclinal
isoelinal fold pliegue isoclinal
isodont isodonto
isogam isogama
isogonic isog6nlco
isograd isograda
isogyre isogiro
isohaline isohalino
isolation aislamiento
isometric lsomtrlco
isomyarian isomlario
isonomaly lsoanomalfa
isopath isopaca
isopleth isopleta
isopygous is6pigo
isospore isospora
isostasy isostasia,isostasis
isostatic lsosttlco
isotherm Isoterma, Isotermo
isotope is6topo
isotropic is6tropo,isotrplco
lsthmus Istmo
itabirite itablrita
jadeite jadelta
jamesonite jamesonita
jargon jargn
jarosite jaroslta
jasper jaspe
jaw mand1bula
jellyfish medusa
jet azabache
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jolnt diaclasa
joint junta
joint set juego de diaclasas
jointed articulado
jointlng adiaclasamiento
jugum yugo, proceso yugal
jungle selva
jungle jungla
Jurassic jursico
juvenil water agua juvenil
juvenile juvenil
kainite kalnlta
kalnite cainita
kame kame
kaolin caolin
kaolinite caolinita
karst crsico,crstico
karyokinesls cariocinesis
katabatic catabtico
keelqullla
keeled aquillado
keeled carenado
keratin queratlna,ceratina
keriotheca querioteca,cerioteca
kernite kernita
kersantite kersantita
kettle marmita glacial, olla glaciar
kidney rin
kidney-shaped reniforme
kleselguhr kieselguhr
kleserite kieserita
kimberllte kimberlita
Kimmerian kimmeriano
Kimmerld~ian kimmeridgiense,kimmeridgiano
klnetlc cinetico
kingdom reino
kneaded sandstone arenisca amasada
krennesrite krennesrita
kunzlte kunzita
kyanite cianita
kyanite distena
labradorita labradorita
labrum labro
labyrinthic laberfntico
labyrinthodont labirintodonto
laccolite !acolito
laccolith !acolito
lacustrallacustre
lacustrine lacustre,lacunario
Ladlnian ladiniense,ladiniano
lagoon laguna
lakelago
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lake balls esferoides lacustres

lamella lamina,laminilla
lamellar laminar,lamellar
lamellibranch lamelibranquio
lamellibranch pelecipodo
lamelliform lameliforme
lamina 1mina
laminar flow flujo laminar
lamination laminaci6n
lamp shell braquipodo
lamp shell concha lmpara
lamprophyre lampr6fido
Lancastrian lancastriense,lancastriano
lanceolate lanceolado
lancet plate lanceta
landform forma terrestre
Landenian landeniense,landeniano
landslide deslizamiento,deslizamiento de terreno
lapies lapiaz
lapilli lapilli
lapis lazuli !azurita
lapis-lazuli lapislazuli
lardalite lardalita,laurdalita
larger foraminifer foramlnifero
grande,macroforaminifero
larsenite larsenita
larva larva
larval larval
larvikite larvlkita,laurvigita
latetardio
lateral counter septum contrasepto lateral
lateral moralne morrena lateral
laterite laterita
latlte latlta
latitude latitud
lattice ret(culo
Lattorfian lattorfiense,lattorfiano
laudalite laudalita
laumontite laumontita
laurasia laurasia
laurvigite laurvigita
lava lava
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lava dome tumulo,ampolla
de lava
lava flow flujo de lava
lava flow flujo de lava, colada de lava
lawley
lawsonite lawsonita
layercapa
layered estratificada,en capas
lazulite lazulita
lazurite !azurita, lapislzuli
leach (v.) lixiviar
lead plomo
lead sonda
Draper and Yannl j Geological Terms
leading edge borde anterior

lechatelierite lechatellerlte
lectotype lectotipo
Ledian ledlense,lediano
leeward sotavento
length longitud
lens lente
lens-shaped lenticular
lenticular bedding estratificacin lenticular
Jepidocrocite lepidocroclta
lepidolite lepidolita
lepidomelane lepidomelana
leucite leucfta
leucocratic leucocratico
leuconoid leuconolde
leveeleve
Jevel nivel
leve! of saturation nivel de saturacin, nivel
hidraullco
lherzolite lherzolita
Lias lisico
llfe medlum medio de vida
ligament ligamento
lignite lignito
limburgite limburgita
lime cal
limestone caliza
limnology limnolog(a
limonite limonita
limonlte ocre
limonlte hematita parda,hierro pardo
lineament lfneamiento,leneamento
lineation alineaci6n,lineaci6n
Jlnguloid llnguiforme
linguloid ripple mark rizadura linguloide
llnlng revestimiento interior
llnkage conexi6n
llnnaeita lineita
llp labio
llptoblollte liptobiolito
llquid liquido
listrium !istrio
litchfleldlte litchfleldita
lithlficatlon litificacin
llthiophllite lltiofllita
llthistid litfstido
llthium litio
lithofacies lltofacies
lithologic litolgico
lithology litolog(a
llthophile lltofilo
lithophysae lltofiso
lithosphere litosfera
lithospherlc plate placa litosfrica
lithostatic litosttico
lithostatic pressure presion litostatica
lithostratigraphic litoestratigrafico
littorallitoral
lituiticone lituiticone
living fossil fosil viviente
Llandeilian llandoveriense,llandoveriano
llanvirnian llanvirniense
load carga
load cast calco de carga
load mold molde de carga
loamloam
lobate lobulado
lobe 16bulo
lobed lobulado,lobuloso
lobster langosta
lobulate lobulado,lobuloso
locality localidad
loculus cmara
lodestone piedra imn
loess loes
log registro
log perfil
logarithmic logarftmico
longitude longitud
longitudinal longitudinal
longitudinal dune duna longitudinal
longitudinal profile perfil longitudinal
longmyndian longmyndiense
longshore bar barrera prelitoral,barra prelitoral
longshore trough depresion litoral
loop en lazada,en bandeleta,en forma de lazo
lophophore lofoforo
lopollth lopollto
lorica loriga,lorica
Lotharlngian lotaringiense,lotaringiano
low grade (met.) de bajo tempatura
low tide marea baja
low tide bajamar
lower inferior
lowestoftian lowestoftiense
lowland tierras bajas
lozenge-shaped rombal,rombiforme
lucinold lucinoide
lucitanian lucltaniense
Judhamlan ludhamiense
Ludian ludiense,ludiano
Ludlovian ludloviense,ludloviano
lugarite lugarita
lumachelle lumaquela
luminescence luminiscencia
lunar lunar
lunarium lunario
lung pulmon
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lunule lnula
luscladite luscladita
Lusltanlan lusitaniense,lusitanlano
luster lustre
Lutetlan luteciense,luteciano
luxullianlte luxullianita
lycopod licopodio
lyssacine llsacino
maar maar
Maastrlchtian maastrichtiense, maastrichtiano
macrofossil macrofsil,megafsil
macropygous macrplgo
macrospherlc macrosferlco,megalosferico
macrosporangium macrosporangio
macrospore macrospora,megaspora
macula mcula
madrepore madrepora
madreporite madreporito
maflc mfico,bsico
Magarlan magariense
maghemlte maghemita
magma magma
magma plume, jet penacho magmatico
magma reservolr c~mara magmtica
magmatic mgmatlco
magmatlc water agua magmatica
magnesioferrite magnesioferrita
magnesite magnesita
magneslum magnesio
magnet iman
magnet magneto
magnetic magn6tico
magnetic anomaly anomalfa magntica
magnetlc stripes bandas magneticas
.
magnetism magnetismo
magnetite magnetita
magnetization magnetizacin
magnetohydrodymamic magnetihidrodinamico
magnetometer magnetometro
magnification magniflcacion,aumento,amplificacion
malachlte malaquita
malacostracan malacostrceo
malchltes malquitas
mate macho
malignite malignita
malleabllity maleabilidad
malleable maleable
malmmalm
Malvernlan Malverniense
mamelon mamet6n
mammal mamffero
mammillary mamllar
mandible mandfbula
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manganese manganeso
manganiferous que contiene manganeso
manganite manganita
manganotantalite manganotantalita
mangrove mangle
mangrove swamp manglar
mantle manto
mantle cavity cavidad visceral,cavidad del manto
manubrium manubrio
map mapa
map carta
mapping confeccion de mapas
mapping trazado de mapas
mapping mapeamiento
marble m6.rmol
marcasite marcasita
marcasite pirita blanca
margarita margarita
marginal marginal
marialite marialita
marine marina
marine balls esferoides marinos
marine geology geologa marina
marine regression regresion marina
marine terrace terraza marina
maritime marftimo
mariupolite mariupolita
markfieldite markfieldita
marl marga
marlstone marga
marly margoso
marmorize marmorizar
marsh marjal
marsupial marsupial
martite martita
massif macizo
massive masivo
massive bedding estratificacin masiva
massive bedding estratificacin masiva
material material
matrix matriz
matter materia
mature maduro
maturity madurez
maxilla maxila
maxillula maxflula
maysvillian maysvilliense
mean medio
meander meandro
measure (v.) medir r
measurement medicion
mechanical mecnico
1
mechanlcal weathering meteorizacion mecanica
mechanics mecanica
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mechanoglyph mecanoglifo
median mediana
Medinian medlniense
medusa medusa
medusoid medusoide
meerschaum espuma de mar
meerschaum meereschaum
meerschaum sepiolita
megacanthopore megacantporo
megacyclothem megaciclotema
megafossil macrof6sil, megafsil
megalospheric megalosferico,macrosferico
megasclere megasclerito
megascoplc megascpico
megaspore megaspora,macrospora
meionlte melanita
melaconite melaconita
melanite melanita
melanocratlc melanocratico
melanterite melanterita
melaphyre melfido
melilite melllita
melt fundir, fundirse
melteigite melteigita
melting fusion
melting deretiemento
member miembro
membrane membrana
menaccanite menaccanita
menaccanite ilmenita
Menapian menapiense
Menevian meneviense
Meramecian merameciense
mercury mercurio
meridian meridiano
merocrystalline merocristalino
meroplankton meroplancton
mesa mesa
mesenchyme mesnquima
mesentery mesenterio
mesh malla
mesocratic mesocratlco
mesogastropod mesogasterpodo
mesoglea mesoglea
mesohaline mesohalino
mesolithic mesolftico
mesophyte mesofita
mesopore mesporo
mesosoma mesosoma
mesostasls mesostasis
mesotheca mesoteca
mesothermal mesotermal
mesothorax mesotorax
mesotype mesotipo
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Mesozoic mesozoico
Mesozoic secundario
metabasite metabasita
metagenesis metagnesls
metaglyph mataglifo
metal metal
metalllc metalice
metalliferous metal(fero
metalloid metaloide
metamere metmero
metamesentery metamesenterio
metamorphic metamorflco
metamorphic rock roca metamorfica
metamorphlc zone zon metamorfica
metamorphism metamorfismo
metamorphosis metamorfosis
metanauplius metanauplio
metasedlment metasedimento
metaseptum metasepto
metasicula metasfcula
metasomatic metasomtica
metasomatism metasomatlsmo
metastome metastoma
metathorax metatrax
metavolcanics metavulcanitas
metazoan metazoo
meteor estrella fugaz
meteor meteoro
meteoric water agua meteorlca
meteorite meteorito
meteorologist meteorolo9ista
meteorology meteorolog1a
methane metano
mica mica
mica schist esquisto micaceo,mlcacita
micaceous mlcaceo
micracanthopore micracantporo
micrite micrita
micro-cross-lamination laminacion micro-cruzada
micro-granlte micogranito
micro-granulite mlcrogranullta
microadamellite microadamelfita
microbreccia microbrecha
microcline microclino, microcllna
mlcrocrystalline microcrlstalino
microdiabase microdiabasa
microdlorite microdiorita
mlcrofauna microfauna
microfold micropliegue
microforaminifer microforaminifero
mlcrofossll mlcrofsll
microgabbro mlcrogabbro
microgranite mlcrogranito
microgranodiorite microgranodlorita

microlite mlcrolita
microlithology microlitologia
microlog microregistro
mlcrolog microperfll
micrometer micrometro
micromylonite micromilonita
micron micra,micron,micromil(metro
micropal(a)eobotany micropaleobotnica
micropal(a)eontologic(al) micropaleontol6gico
micropal(a)eontologist micropaleontiogo
microperthlte micropertita
mlcrophotography microfotogratfa
microplle micropilo
microsclere microsclera,microsclerita
microscope microscopio
microscopic microsc6pico
microselsm microsismo
microspheric microsfrico
microsporangium mlcrosporangio
mlcrospore microspora
microstructure microestructura
microtectonlcs microtect6nica
mid-ocean ridge dorsal meso-oceanico
mid-oceanlc ridge cadena meso-oceanico
middle medio
migmatite migmatita
mlle milla
mlllerite millerita
milllbar milibar
mimetlc mimetico
mimetite mimetita
mine mina
mineral mineral
,
mlneralization mineralizacion
mineraliza mineralizar
mineralogical mineralogico
mineralogist mineralogista
mlneralography mineralogratfa
mineralogy mineralogia
mineralold mineraloide
minette mineta
mlning mineria
mining geology geologia minera
minnesotaite minnesotaita
minverite minverita
Miocene mioceno,miocenico
mlogeosyncline miogeosfnclinal
miogypsinid miogipsinido
miotian miotlense
mispickel misp(quel
Mlssisslppian misisipico,misisipiano
Missourian Missouriense
missourite missourita
mitosis mitosis
mobile belt cinturon movil

modal modal
modemodo
mofette mofeta
Mohawkian Mohawkiense
moine maine
moisten humedecer
molar molar,muela
molar solution solucin molar
molasse molasa
mold molde
molecular molecular
molecule molcula
mollusca molusca
molluscan del molusco
molybdenite molibdenita
molybdenum molibdeno
monadnock monte reliquia
monadnock monadnock
monaxon monoaxon
monazite monacita
monchiquite monchlquita
moniliform moniliforme
monmouthite monmouthita
monoclinal monoclinal
monocline monoclinal
monoclinic monoclinico
monocyclic monociclico
monograph monografia
monomyarian monomiario
monothalamous monotalamlco
monsoon monzon
Montian montiense,montiano
monticellita monticelita
montmorlllonite montmorilonita
monzonite monzonita
moon luna
moonstone piedra de luna
moor terreno no cultivable
moraine morrena,morena
morass cienaga,marjal
Morgannian Morganiense
morphogenesis morfogenesis
morphology morfologia
Morrowan Morrowiense
mosaic mosaico
mosasaur mosasauro
moss moho
mottled moteado
mound montCulo
mountain montana,monte
mountain building orogenia,orog6nesis
mountain chain cordillera
mountain chain sierra
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mouth boca
mucronata mucronato
mucronata puntiagudo
mud lodo
mud fango
mud cracks grietas de desecacin
mud cracks cllzoglifos
mud volea no volean de fango
mud-lumps promontorios fangosos
muddy fangoso
mudflow flujo de fango
mudstone lodolita
mugearite mugearita
mullion structure estructura de muon
mulllons mulllon
mullite mullita
multicellular multicelular
multichambered multilocular
multlchambered plurllocular
multlcostate multicostillado
multiform multiforme
multlformlty multiformidad
multilocular multllocular
multllocular plurilocular
multlnucleate multinucleado
multlserial multiseriado,multiserial
multlsplral multiespiral
multltuberculata multituberculado
multivlncular multivincular
mummlfied momificado
mural mural
mural deposit depsito mural
mural pore poro mural
muschelkalk muschelkalk
muscle msculo
muscovite moscovita, muscovita
muscovite mica blanca
mutant mutante
mutation mutacin
mutuallsm mutualismo
mylonite milonita
myophore mi6foro
myrlapod miripodo
nacre ncar
nacreous nacarado,nacarino,nacareo
nacreous perlado
nacrite nacrita
nadir nadir
nagyagite nagyagita
Namurian namuriense,namuriano
nanism enanismo
nannoplankton nanoplancton
nappe capa cabalgante,capa cobijante
nappe hoja de arrastre, hoja

nappe nappe
Nassauian Nassauiense
natroalunite natroalunita
natrolite natrolita
natural levee levee natural
nauplius nauplio
nautilicone nautilicono
nautiloid nautiloldeo
neanic nenico
nearshore cercano de la costa
nearshore costero
nebula nebulosa
nebular hyphothesis hip6tesis nebular
neckcuello
necrocoenosis necrocenosis
Needian Neediense
needle aguja
nekton necton
nektonic nectonico
nelsonita nelsonita
nema nema
nematoblastic nematoblastico
nematocyst nematocisto
Neocomian neocomiense,neocomiano
neogastropod neogasterpodo
Neogene ne9.eno
neolithlc neohtico
neontologist neont61ogo
neontology neontologr
neotony neotenia
neotype neotipo
nepheline nefelina
nephelinite nefellnita
nephoscope nefoscopio
nephrite nefrita
nepionic nepinico
neptunio neptnico
neptunism neptunismo
neptunist neptunista
neptunite neptunita
neritic nerftlco
nerve nervio
nervous nervioso
nesosilicate nesosilicato
net red
netlike reticular
network red alveolar
neutrlno neutrino
neutron neutr6n
niccolite niccolita
nlche nicho
nickel bloom annabergita
nicol nicol
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nife nife
nimbostratus nlmboestrato
nimbus nimbo
niter nitro
niter salitre
nitrate nitrato ,
nitrogen nitrogeno
nivation nivacin
nodalnodo
nodose nudoso
nodule n6dulo
nomenclature nomenclatura
nonconformity no concordancia
nonmetalllc no metalice
nonseptate sin septos
nonseptate sin tabiques
norbergite norbergita
nordmarkite nordmarquita
Norian norlense,norlano
Norian Noriense
norite nerita
norm norma
normal normal
normal perpendicular
normal fault falla normal
nosean nosena,nosellta
noselite nosellta
notation notaci6n
notochord notocordlo,notocorda
notothydrium nototlrio
novacullte novaculita
nuclear nuclear
nucleoconch nucleoconcha
nucleus ncleo
nuee ardente nube ardiente
nummulite numulites
Nummulitic paleogeno
Nummulitic numulitico
nunatak nunatak
nutrlent nutriente
nutrltion nutrlci6n
nymph ninfa
oasis oasis
obconic(al) obc6nico
oblate achatado
oblique oblfcuo
oblique fault falla oblicua
obllque joint diaclasa oblicua,diaclasa diagonal
obllqulty oblicuidad
oblong oblongo
obovate aovado
obovate trasovado
obsequent obsecuente
obsidian obsidiana
obsolete anticuado
obsolete obsoleto
obtuse obtuso
ocean oc6ano
ocean floor fondo del oceno
oceanographer oceanografo
oceanographical oceanogrfico
oceanography oceanografl
ocellus ocelo
ocher limonita
ocherocre
ocherus hematite hematita cerosa
ocherus hematite ocre rojo
Ochoan ochoaniense
ochre ocre
octahedrite octaedrita
octahedron octahedro
octant octante
octopod octop6do
octopus pulpo
ocular ocular
odontophore odontforo
offlap solapamiento
offset desplazamiento
offset stream curso desplazado
offshore litoral submarino
offshore playa submarina
offshore offshore
oll aceite
oil petr61eo
oil field campo petrolero
oil pool estanque de petrleo
oil sand arena petrol(fera
oil seep filtracion de petr61eo
oll shale lutita petrolfera
oil-bearing petrolfero
oleogenesis oleognesis
Oligocene oligoceno,oligocenico
oligoclase oligoclasa
oligoclasite oligoclasita
oligohaline oligohalino
ollgomicta oligomicta
ollstostrome ollstostroma
olivine ollvino,olivina
olivinite olivlnita
omphacite onfacita
Onesquethawian Onesquethawlense
Ontarian Ontarlense
ontogenetic ontogentico,ontognico
ontogeny ontogenla
onwash arrastre de avance
onycop~oran onicoforo
onyx 6mce
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ooecia ooecios
oollte oolito
oolltic oolltico
oolitic hematlte hematita oolltica
oozelodo
oozefango
opaclty opacidad
opal6palo
opalescence opalescencia
opalescent opalescente, opalino
opalized wood xllopalo
opaque opaco
opening abertura
opening orificio
operculum oprculo
ophicalcite oficalcita
ophlolite ofiolita
ophite ofita
ophiuroid ofiuroldeo
opisthobranch oplstobranquio
opisthocline opistocllno
oplsthodetic oplstod'tico
oplsthogyre opistoglro
opisthoparian opistopario
opisthosoma opistosoma
optic angle angula optico
optlc axes ejes opticos
optic rellef relieve optico
optical 6ptico
optics ptica
oral oral
oral disk disco oral
orbicular orbicular
orbit orblta
orbitold orbitoideo
orbitoidal foraminlfer foraminifero orbitoide
orderorden
ordinary light luz natural
ordlnary ray rayo ordinario
Ordovlcian ordov(cico,ordoviciano
ore mena
ore mineral
ore yacimiento
ore shoot cuerpo mineralizado
Orellan Orellaniense
Orenburgian
orenburgiense
,
organ organo
organic orgnico
organic reef arrecife organico
organism organismo
/
organizatlon organizacion
organogenic organogeno,organogenico
orifice orificio
orlgin origen
ornamentation ornamentacin
ornamented adornado
ornamentad ornamentado,ordenado
orogenesls orogenia,orognesis
orogenic orogenico
"
orogeny orogema,orogenes1s
orographic orogrfico
orography orografa
orplment oropimente
orthite ortita
orthite allanita
orthoceracone ortocono
orthochoanitic ortocoanado
orthoclase ortosa,ortoclasa
orthoclase ortoclasa
orthoconch ortoconcha
orthogenesis ortognesis
orthogenesis ortognesis
orthogneiss ortoneis
orthogyre ortogiro
orthogyre mesogiro
orthomorphic ortomorfico
orthophyre ort6fido
orthorhomblc ortomSmbico
orthoschist ortoesquisto
oryctocoenose orictocenosis
Osagean Osageaniense
osar osar
oscillation oscilaci6n
oscillatory zoning zonado oscilatorio
oscillograph oscilografo
osclllographic oscilogrfico
osmium osmio
osphradlum osfradio
ossicle os(culo
osslcle esclerito
ostracod ostracodo
ostracoderm ostracodermo
ostracum 6straco
otolith otolito
out crop aflorar
outcrop afloramiento
outcrop pattern configuracin de afloramientos
outer lip labio externo
outer lip labro
/
outgrowth apendice
outlier outlier
outwash aluvion fluvio-glaciar
outwash plain llano o llanura aluvio-glaciar
overburden cubierta
overburden material esteril
overfold pliegue volcado
overlap sobreponer,sobreposiclon
overlap traslapamiento
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overlapplng sobrepuesto
overlying sobreyacence,suprayacente
oversaturated sobresaturada
overthrust
cabalgamiento,corrimiento,sobreempuje
overturned volcado
overturned anticlinel anticllnal volcado
overturned fold pliegue volcado
ovlcell ovicelda
oviform ovoide,ovoldeo,oviforme
oviparous ovfparo
ovoid ovoide,ovoideo,oviforme
ovoviviparous ovovlvfparo
oxbow lake lago en herradura,lago semilunar
Oxfordian oxfordiense,oxfordiano
oxidates oxldatos
oxidation oxidaci6n
oxide6xido
oxidlze oxidar
oyster ostra
ozocerite ozocerita,ozoquerita
pachyodont paquiodonto
paedogenesis pedognesis
paedomorphlsm pedomorfosis
pahoehoe pahoehoe
pahoehoe lava lava pahoehoe
paleobathymetric paleobatimtrico
paleobiocoenosis paleobiocenosis
paleoblogeography paleobiogeograf(a
paleobiology paleobiolog(a
paleobotanical paleobotnico
paleobotanlst paleobot~nico
paleobotany paleobotnica
paleocanals paleocanales
Paleocene paleoceno,paleocenico
paleocllmate paleoclima
paleocllmatlc paleoclimtico
paleoclimatology paleoclimatolog(a
paleocurrent paleocorriente
paleoecological paleoecoigico
paleoecologist paleoec61ogo
paleoecology paleoecolog(a
Paleogene paleogeno
Paleogene numulitico
paleogeographic paleogeogrfico
paleogeography paleogeograf(a
paleoichthyology paleoictiologi
paleolithlc paleolitico
paleomagnetic paleomagnetico
paleomagnetlsm paleomapnetismo
paleontologlcal paleontologico
paleontologlst paleont61o9o
paleontology paleontologra
paleopathology paleopatologfa
paleoslope paleopendiente
paleosoil paleosuelo
paleotectonic paleotect~nico
paleotemperature paleotemperatura
paleothanatocoenosis paleotanatocenosis
Paleozoic paleozoico
Paleozoic primario
paleozoology paleozoolog(a
palichthyology paleoictiologfa
palingenesia palingnesis
palinspatic map mapa palinsp~tico
palintrope palintropo
palisade palizada
palladium paladio
pallasite palasito
palllal sinus seno palea!
palmate palmada
paludal palustre
palus mstil
palynological palinologico
palynologist palinologo
palynology palinologfa
palynomorph palinomorfo
pandlomorphlc panidlomorfico
Pangaea Pangea
Pannonlan Pannoniense
pantellerlte pantellerita
pantodont pantodonto
pantograph pant6grafo
paper shale paper shale
papil papila
papilla papila
papillate papilar,paplloso
paplllose papiloso
para-rlpple para-rizudura,para-ondula
paraconformity paraconcordancia
paracrlnoid paracrinoideo
paraffin parafina
paragenesls paragenesis
paragneiss paraneis
paragonite paragonita
parabolic parabolice
parabolic dune duna parabollca
paralic parllco
paralic marginal
parallel paralelo
paramagnetlc paramagntico
paramagnetlsm paramagnetismo
parameter parmetro
paramorphlc parmorfico
parapodia parapodlos
parapsld parpsido
parasite parsito
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parasitism parasitismo
parataxitic parataxitico
paratheca parateca
paratype paratipo
parautochthonous parauctoctono
pargaslte pargaslta
parles tabique
parles barra
parietal parietal
parivlncular parivincular
partlal meltlng fusion partial
partlcle part(cula
,
parting plane plano de particion
passage form forma de transicin
paste pasta
patellate patelados
path trayectoria
patronite patronita
pattern configuracin
pauclspiral paucispiral
peacock ore bornita
pear-shaped piriforme
pearceite pearceita
peatturba
peat bog turbera,turbal
pebble guija,guijarro
pebble canto
pectinate pectiniforme
pectinated pectiniforme
pectollte pectollta
,
pedalfer pedalfer
pedlcle pedunculo
pedicular pedunculad,peduncular
pediment pedimento
pedion pedion
pediplaln pediplain
pedocal pedocal
pedology edafolog(a
peduncle pednculo
peduncular pedunculado,peduncular
pegmatita P.egmatita
pelagic pelgico
pelecypod lamelibranquio
pelecypod pelecipodo
pelee's ha ir fibras de pele
pelite pelita
pelitic pettico
pellet pella,pelotilla
pelleta bolas
pelma pelma
pelmatozoa pelmatozoa
pendant pendiente
pendulum pendulo
/
penecontemporaneous penecontemporaneo
peneplain peniplano, penillanura,peniplanicie

peninsula penfnsula
pennlnite penninita
Pennsylvanian pensilv'nico, pensilvaniano
pentagonal pentagonal,pentagono
pentamerous pentamero
pentlandite pentlandita
penumbra penumbra
peperino peperino
percentage porcenta9e
peoration perforacion
pericardium pericardio
periclasa periclasa
periderm peridermo
peridot peridoto
peridotite peridotita
periembryonic periembrinico
perigee perigeo
periglacial periglacial
perihelion perihelio
perlod perfodo
periostracum periostraco
peripheral perif,rico
periphery periferia
perlproct periprocto
peristome peristoma
peristomial del perlstoma
peritheca periteca
perknite perknita
perlite perlita
permafrost permafrost
permafrost criosuelo
permeability permeabilidad
permeable permeable
Permlan permico,permiano
permineralization permineralizacion
perthite pertita
perthosite perthosita
pervlous permeable
petrification petrificacion
petrify petrificar
petrofabric petrofabrico
petrofabrics petrofbrica
petrogenesis petrognesis
/
petrogeny petrogenesis
petrographer petrografo
petrographlc provlnce provincia petrogr~fica
petrographlcal petrogrfico
petrography petrogratra
petroleum petr61eo
petroleum geology geolog(a petrol~era
petrollferous petrolffero
petrological petroigico
petrologist petr61ogo
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petrology petrologl
petromlct petromicto
petzite petzlta
phacoid facoida
phacolite facolito
phacolith facollto
phaneritlc fanerltlco,fanerocristalino
phaneritic granular,granudo
phasefase
phase diagram diagrama de fases
phase rule regla de fases
phenocryst fenocristal
phenology fenolog(a
phiallne flallno
phillipsite phillipsita
phlogoplte flogopita
phonolite fonolita
phosgenite fosgenita
phosphate fosfato
phosphatic fosftico
phosphorescence fosforescencia
phosphorite fosforita
photic ftico
photogeology fotogeolog(a
photosynthesls fotosfntesis
phragmacone fragmacono
phreatic water agua freatica
phyletic filtico
phyllite fillta
phyllotheca filoteca
phylogenetic filogentico
phylogeny filognesis,filogenia
phylum tipo, filo
physical f(sico
physical geology geologia fisica
physics flica
physlography fisiografl
phytogeography fitogeografi
phytoplankton fitoplancton
phytosaur fitosaurio
Piacenzlan Placenziense
picotite picotita
piedmont piamonte
pledmont plain llanura de piamonte
piedmontite piamontita
piemontlte piemontita
piezoelectrlcity piezoelectricidad
pigeonlte pigeonita
pillar pilar
pillow lava lava en almohada
pllotaxitic pilotaxita
pinacoid pinacoide
pinite pinita
pinnacle pinaculo
pinnacle pilar de tierra

pinnular de la pfnula
pinnule pnula
pipe chimenea
pipe conducto
pipetapon
plrate stream curso o rio pirata
pisolith pisolito
pisolitic pisolftlco
pisolltic limonite hierro pisolftico
pit hoyo,hoyuelo
pit cantera
pitch pez
pitch brea
pitch asfalto
pitch angula de inclinacic~n
pitchblende pechblenda,pecblenda
pitchstone piedra pez
pitchstone retinita
pitchstone pitchstone
placenta! placentario
placer placer
placoderm placodermo
placophora placophora
plagioclase plagioclasa
plagionite plaglonita
plain llano,llanura
plain planicie
Plaisancian plaisanclense, plaisanciano
Plaisancian Plasenciense
planar planar
plancton plancton
planet planeta
planetary planetario
planetesimal planetesimal
planetoid planetoide
planetoid asteroide
planimetry planlmetr(a
planispiral planispiral,planospiral
planispirally planispiralmente
plankton plancton
planktonic planctnico
planktonlc planctnico
planoconvex planoconvexo
plastic plastico
plastic deformation deformacl6'n plastico
plastogamy plastogamia
plastron plastron
plate boundary borde de placa
plate reconstruction reconstruccion de placa
plate tectonlcs tectonica de placa
plateau meseta
plateau altlplanicie,altillanura
platform plataforma
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platinum platino
platy flow flujo laminar
platyhelminthes platelmintos
play of colors juego de colores
Pleistocene pleistoceno,pleistocenico
pleochroic pleocroico
pleochroism pleocroismo
pleonaste pleonasta
pleosponge pleoesponja
plesiosaur plesiosauro
plesiotype plesiotipo
pleural pleural
pleurite pleurito
pleuron pleura
plica pliegue
pllcate plegado
plication plicacin,plegamiento
Pliensbachian pliensbaquense, pliensbaquiano
Pllocene plioceno,pliocenico
plug t(pon
plug bot6n
plumasite plumasita
plumbago grafico
plumbago plombagina
plumbago plomo negro
plumose plumosa
plunge buzamiento del eje del pliegue
plunging buzante
1
pluton pluton
pluton intrusi6n
plutonic plutnico
plutonic intrusivo
plutonism plutonismo
plutonlst plutonista
pluvial pluvial
pneumatolysis pneumatolisls
pneumatolytlc pneumatolftlco
pod-llke valniforme
podlum podio
podlum pie tubular
podsol podsol
poikllitlc polquilftico
polklloblastlc poiqulloblstico
poikilothermic poiquilotermo
poikilothermic exotermo
point punta
point cabo
pointed puntiagudo
polar polar
polarlty reversa! inversion de polaridad
polarizad polarizado
polarized light luz polarizada
polarlzer polarlzador
polarizing microscope microscopio polarizante
pole polo
polianite polianita
polimict polimicta
polje polje
pollen polen
polyaxon poliaxona,poliaxonida,pollaxonica
polybasita polibasita
polyhaline pollhalino
polyhallte pollhalita
polymodal pollmodal
polymorphic polimorfico,poliformo
polymorphic multiforme
polymorphism polimorfismo
polymorphous polimorfa
polyp p61ipo
polyphyletic polifiletico
polypide polfpido
polyserial poliseriado
polythalamous politalmico
polythalamous multilocular
polyzoa polyzoa
Pontian pontiense,pontiano
population poblacin
porcellaneous aporcelanado
porcellaneous porcelanaceo
pore poro
pore fluid fluido de. poro
pore space espacio de poro
Porifera poriferos,espongiarios
porosity porosidad
porous poroso
porphyrin porfirina
porphyrlte porfirita
porphyritlc porffcJico,prfiroide
porphyroblastlc porfidoblastico
porphyry p6rfido
port puerto
Portlandian protlandiense,portlandiano
Portlandian Portlandiense
positiva positivo
post-tectonic postectonico
Postdamian postdamiense,postdamiano
posterior posterior
potash feldspar feldespato potasico
potash mica muscovita
potassium potasio
potential potencial
pothole marmita
powellite powellita
Praetiglian Praetigllense
prase prasio
pre-tectonic pretectonico
pre-tectonic pluton pluton pretectonico
Precambrian precambriano, precambrico
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Draper and Yannl 1 Geologlcal Terms
preclpitate precipitado
preclpltation precipitacin
predator depredador
preferred orlentation orlentacion preferente
prehensil prensil
preheterodont preheterodonto
prehlstoric prehistorlco
prehnite prehnita
preoral preoral
preserve preservar
pressure presin
pressure ridge colina de presion
Prlabonlan priaboniense,prlaboniano
primary primario
Primary primario,paleozoico
primate primate
primibrach placa braquial primaria
prlmltive primitivo
prlsm prisma
pro-ostracum proostraco
probabllity probabilidad
proboscis probscide
proceeding proceso
prodissoconch prodisoconcha
productid productido
productivlty productividad
profile perfil
progeny progenie
progeny prole
projection proyeccion
proloculus proiculo
promontory promontorio
proparea proparea
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proparian propario
property propiedad
proportion proporcin
propylitisation propilitizacin
prosicula pros(cula
prosiphonate prosifonado
prosobranch prosobranquio
prosocllne prosoclino
prosodetic prosodtico
prosogyre prosogiro
prosoma prosoma
prosopon ornamento
prospecting prospeccion
protaspis protasQis
protegulum protegulo
proterogenesis proterogenesis
Proterozoic proterozoico
protheca proteca
prothorax prot6rax
protlsta protistas
protobranch protobranquiado
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protochordate procordado
protoclastic protoclastico
protoconch protoconcha
protoecium protecio
protogastropod protogasterpodo
protomesentery protomesenterio
proton prot6n
protoplasm protoplasma
protopodite protopodito
protopore protoporo
protopygidium protopigidio
protoseptum protosepto
prototheca prototeca
protozoan protozoario,protozoo
protractor muscle musculo protractor
proustlte proustita
provenance procedencia
province provincia
psammite sammita,psammlta
psammitic samm(tico,psamm(tlco
psephite sefita,psefita
psephitic setftico, psefrtlco
psephitic rocks psefitas
pseudo-igneous seudoigneo,pseudoigneo
pseud o-tachylite seudotaquilita
pseudoceratite seudoceratita
pseudodeltidium seudodeltidio
pseudofossll seudofsil
pseudolamelli-branqulate seudolamelibranquiado
pseudoleucite seudoleucita,pseudoleucita
pseudomorph seudomorfo
pseudomorphism seudomorflsmo
pseudoplanispiral seudoplanispiral
pseudoplanktonic seudoplanct6nico
pseudopodium seudopodo
pseudopunctuate seudopunteado,seudopunctuado
pseudoscorpiones seudoescorpiones
pseudoseptum seudosepto
pseudospondylium seudoespndilo
pseudostratification pseudoestratiflcacion,
pseudotachylite pseudotaquilita
psilomelane silomelana
psilomelane psilomelana
psilophytes psiloflta
pterobranch pterobranquio
Pterocerian pteroceriense, pterocerlano
pterodactyl pterodctilo
pteropod pteropodo
pteropod ooze lodo o fango de pteropodos
ptygmatic ptigmatico
pudding stone puddingstone
pulaskite pulaskita
pull-apart basin cuenca de estramlento
pulmonate pulmonado

pumice piedra p6mez
pumice pumita
punctate punteado,punctuado
Purbeckian purbeckiense,purbeckiano
purple copper bornita
pustulate pustuloso
pustule pustula
pustulose pustuloso
puy puy
pycnometer plcnmetro
pycnotheca picnoteca
pygidium pigidio
pygidium pygidlum
pyralspite pyralsplta
pyramid pirmide
pyrargyrite pirargirita
pyriboles piriboles
pyrlform piriforme
pyrite pirita
pyritic plritoso,piritico
pyritization piritizacin
pyritohedron piritoedro
pyrochlore plrocloro
pyroclastic piroclstico
pyroelectriclty piroelectricidad
pyrolusite pirolusita
pyrometamorphism plrometamorflsmo
pyrometasomatic pirometasomatico
pyromorphite piromorfita
pyrope piropo
pyrophyllite piroflllta
pyrosphere barisfera
pyrosphere pirosfera
pyroxene piroxena,piroxeno
pyroxenite piroxenita
pyroxenoids piroxenoides
pyrrhotite plrrotina
pyrrhotite pirita magnetica
quadrangle cuadrngulo
quadrant cuadrante
quadrilocular cuadril ocular
qualitative cualitativo
quantitative cuantitativo
quartz cuarzo
quartz porphyry porfldo cuarcifero
quartz-diorite cuarzodiorita
quartzose cuarzoso
quarzite cuarcita
Quaternary cuaternario
quicksand arena movediza
race raza
race linaje
race corriente de marea rapida en un canal

radial radial
radial pattern configuracin radial
radianal radianal
radiate radiado
radlation radiacin
radio sonda radiosonda
radioactlve radioactiva
radioactivity radioactividad
radiogenlc radiognico
Radiolaria radiolarios
radiolarlan del radiolario
radiolarian ooze lodo o fango de radiolarios
radiolarite radiolarita
radiole radiola
radiometer radimetro
radiometric radiom'trico
radix ra(z
radula rdula
radular radular
radular sac saco radular
rain lluvia
rainbow arco iris
raised beach playa levantada
ramification ramificaci6n
ramsayite ramsayita
range sierra
range cordillera
range rango
rapid rapido
rasorite rasorita
rate razon
rate relacion
ratio razn
ratio proporcin
Rauracian rauraciense,rauraciano
ravine quebrada
ray rayo
realgar realgar
realgar rejalgar
rebound levantiemento elastico
recapitulation recapitulaci6n
recess entrada
recession retroceso
recharge recarga
record registro
record mencin
recrystallization recristalizacin
rectangular rectangular
rectangular pattern configuracin rectangular
rectilinear rectilneo
recumbent acostado
recumbent recostado
recumbent fold pliegue acostado
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rill mark marca de escurrimiento

rill mark reguero
rill wash escurrimiento de aguas
ring anillo
ring dike dique anular
rip current corriente de resuca
ripple rizadura
ripple 6ndula
ripple ondulacibn
ripple drlft micro6ndula cruzada o entrecruzada
ripple mark rizadura
ripple mark ondulita,ondulacin
ripple marks figuras de ondulacin
ripple marks huellas de oleaje
rlpple scour rizadura,ondulacin o ondulita de
cauce
rise cuesta ,.
rise elevacion
rising tide flujo
river rio
river capture captura de rio
river channel cauce
river mouth desembocadura
river piracy captura de rfo,piraterfa de r(o
ryodacite riodacita
roches moutonnees rocas aborregadas
rock roca
rock crystal cristal de roca
rock crystal cuarzo
rock flour harina de roca
rock glacler glaciar de roca
rock salt sal gema,sal de roca
rock unit unidad litoestratigr~fica
rock-glacler glaciar de roca
rockalllte rockallita
rod-shaped bastoniforme
rod-shaped bacular
roscoelite roscoelita
rostrum rostro,guarda
rotation pote polo de rotacion
rotatlon twins macla de juxtaposicion
rotlfer rotffero
rotliegende rotliegende
rough spero
rounded redondeado
roundness redondez
rowfila
rowhllera
rubelllte rubelita
rubidium rubidio
ruby rub(
ruby copper cuprita
ruby silver pirargirita
ruby silver proustita
rudimentary rudimentario
rudistid rud(stido
rudite rudita
ruga arruga
rugase rugoso
rugosity rugosidad
runoff escurrimiento superficial
Rupelian rupeliense,rupeliano
ruptura ruptura
rutile rutilo
Ryazanian Ryazaniense
Saalian Saaliense
Saamian Saamiense
sabkha sabkha
saccharoldal sacaroideo
saddle silla
sag pond laguna de hundimiento
sagittate sagital
Sahelian saheliense,saheliano
sahllte sahlita
Sakmarian Sakmariense
salient saliente
salina salina
satine salino,salado
salinlty salinidad
salt sal
salt cloruro de sodio
salt dome domo salino,domo de sal
salt plug domo salino
salt-pan salina
saltation saltacin
saltpeter salitre
saltpeter nitro
salty salado,salino
sample muestra
sand arena
sandbar mdano
sandbar barra de arena
sandstone arenisca
sandy arenoso
sanidina sanidina
Sannoisian sannoisiense,sannoislano
Santonian santoniense,santoniano
sapsavia
sapelite sapelita
saponite saponita
sapphire zafiro
saproltic saprolftico
sapropelic sapropelico
saprophyte saprofita
saprozoic saprozoico
sard sarda
sardonyx sardonice
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Draper and Yanni 1 Geologlcal Terms

Sarmatlan sarmatiense,sarmatiano
satin spar espato satinado
satin spar yeso fibroso
saturation saturacin
saussuritisation saussuritizacin
savannah sabana
Saxonian sajonlense,sajoniano
Saxonian Saxonlense
saxonite saxonita
scalary escamiforme
scale-like escamiforme
scalenohedral escaleno6drico
scaly escamoso
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scaphopod escafopodo
scapolite escapolita
scar impresion
scar huella
scarp escarpa
scarp acantilado
scarp risco
scarplet escarpita,escarpa de piamonte
scavenger basurero
scheelite escheelita,scheelita
scheelite scheelita
schlst esquisto
schistose esquistoso
schlstoslty esquistosidad
schlstosity fractura pizarrosa
schlzodont esquizodonto
schlzont esquizonte
schollendome tmulo
schollendome ampolla de lava
scintlllator centellador,centellometro,cintiimetro
scissor fault falla de inflexin
sclerenchyme esclernquima
sclerite esclerita
scleroblast escleroblasto
sclerodermite esclerodermito
scoleclte escolecita
scolecodont escolecodonto
scoria escoria
scour cast turboglifo
scour mark marca de arrastre
scrub monte bajo
scrub maleza
sculpture escultura
sculptured labrado
sculptured esculpido
scutum escudo cefalico
scyphozoan escifozoos
Scythlan scytiense,scytiano
sea mar
sea basin cuenca marina
sea cucumber holoturia,holoturido
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sea cucumber pepino de mar

sea fan gorg6nido
sea fan abanico de mar
sea floor fondo del mar
sea level nivel del mar
sea mount montaa submarina
sea orchin equinoideo
sea orchln erizo de mar
sea star estrella de mar
sea-floor spreading expansin del fondo oceanico
seal tree lepidodendracea
seam horizonte
search busqueda
season estaci6n
seasonal estacional
seaweed alga marina
secondary secundario
seconday mesozoico
sectile sectil
section seccin
section corte
secular secular
sedentary sedentario
sediment sedimento
sedimentary sedimentario
sedimentary rock roca sedimentaria
sedimentation sedimentacin
sedimentology sedimentologl.
seep rezumadero
segment segmento
segmentad segmentado
segregation segregacin
seismic gap vaclo slsmica
seismic sismlco
seismogram sismograma
seismograph sismografo
seismological sismolgico
selsmology sismolog(a
seismometer sismmetro
seit dune duna longitudinal
selenlte selenita
selenium selenio
selenizone selenizona
self-potential autopotencial
self-potential potencial espontaneo
sellaeform en forma de silla de montar
selva selva
Seneclan Seneciense
senescence envejecimiento
senile senil
senile gerontico
senillty senectud
Senonlan senoniense,senoniano
seploid sepioldeo

sepiolite sepiolita
septal septal
septate con septos
septate con tabiques
septlbranch septibranquiado
septlbranchla septibranqulas
septlbranchlate septlbranqulado
septotheca septoteca
septulum septulo
septum septo
septum tabique
Sequanian secuaniense,secuaniano
Sequanian Sequaniense
sequence secuencia
sequence sucesion
sericite sericita
series serie
serpentlne serpentina,serpentinita
serpentlnlte serpentinita
serrate serrado
sesslle ssil
sextant sextante
shaft pozo
shale lullta
shale pizarra sedimentaria, pizarra arcillosa
shallow poco profundo
shallow somero
shallow superficial
shaly lutftico
shard shard
sharp pronunciado
sharp bien definido
shear cortante
shear cizalla
shear jolnt diaclasa de cortante
shear joint ,diaclasa de cizalla
sheet escama
sheet flow flujo paleal
sheeted dikes diques laminares
shelf plataforma
shell concha, conchilla, caracol
shleld escudo
shield volcano volean de escudo
shield volea no volean escutiforme
shlngle grava marina
shoal bajio
shoal escollo
shonklnlte shonkinita
shooting explosi6n
shootlngstar estrella fugaz
shore litoral
shore playa
shoreline linea del litoral
shorellne orilla
shot barreno
shrimp camarn
shrinking contraccin
sial sial
sialic sialico
slcula sfcula
siderite siderita,siderosa
slderite calibita
slderite hierro espatico
siderite campanil
siderolite siderolito
siderophil sider6fllo
Siegenlan siegeniense,siegeniano
sierra sierra
sievetamiz
sigmoid sigmoideo
Silesian silesiense
sllexlte silexita
silica sflice
silicate silicato
siliceous silfceo
sillceous ooze lodo o fango de siliceo
siliclc silicico
silicification silicificacion
silicify silicificar
silicoflagellate silicoflagelado
silky sedoso
sill silo
slll manto interno
sill sill
sillimanite sillimanita
silt limo
sllt cieno
slltstone limoneta
siltstone aleurolita
silty limoso
Silurian silurico,siluriano
silver plata
sima sima
simatic simtico
simoon simn
Slnemurian sinemuriense,sinemuriano
single chambered unilocular
sinistrallevgiro
sinistral siniestro
sinistral sinestral
sinkhole sumidero
sinkhole torca
sinkhole caslmba
sinuous sinuoso
sinus seno
siphon sifn
siphonal sifonal
siphonate sifonado
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siphuncle sifnculo
skarn skarn
skeletal esqueletal
skeletal sand arena esqueletal
skeleton esqueleto
sketch esquema
sketch croquis
Skiddavian skiddaviense,skiddaviano
skutterndite skutterndita
skythian skythlense
slab laja
slag escoria
slate pizarra
slate esquisto
slaty pizarroso,pizarreno
slaty cleavage clivaje pizarroso, o pizarreno
slice escama
slickenside espejo de falla
slide deslizamiento
slime fango
slip deslizamiento
slip (v.) deslizarse
slip cleavage clivaje de transpocision
slit escotadura
slit ranura
slitband selinozona
slope pendiente
slopetalud
slot ranura
slot hendidura
slow slide deslizamiento lento
slump dep6sito por deslizamiento
slump mark marca a sotavento
small foraminifer foraminffero
pequeno, microforaminifero
smaltito esmaltita
smlthsonite smithsonita
snownieve
snowline l(nea de nieves perpetuas
soapstone talco
soapstone esteatita
soapstone piedra jabonosa
socket alveolo
socket foseta
soda niter nitro sdico, nitro de Chile
soda lite sodalita
sodium sodio
soil suelo
soil creep reptacion del suelo
soll profile perfil del suelo,perfil edafico
solar solar
solfatara solfatara
solid slido
solid solution solucin solida
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solifluction solifluxin
solitary solitario
solstice solsticio
solution solucin
somasteroid somasteroideo
somite somito
sorosilicates sorosilicatos
sorted seleccionado
sorted surtido
sound boca,boqueron
sounder sonda,sondeo
source fuente
source rock roca fuente, roca madre
spar espato
Sparnacian esparnaciense,esparnaciano
spathic esptico
spathic iron hierro espatico
spathic iron siderita,siderosa
spathic iron calibita
spatter cone cono acandilado
spatulate espatulado
species especie
specific especffico
specular hematite hematita especular
specular iron hematita especular
specular iron hierro especular
speleology espeleologfa
sperm esperma
sperryllte sperrylita
spessartite espessartina
spessartite spessartita
sphalerite esfalerita
sphere esfera
spherical esf'rico,esferal
spheroid esferoide
spheroidal esferoidal
spherulite esferulita
spicule espfcula
spider araa
spindle bomb bomba fusiforme; bomba ahusado
spilite espilita
splndle-shaped ahusado
spine espina
spinel espinela
spinidorm espiniforme
spiny espinoso
spiracle espinculo
spiral espiral
spiralium brazo espiralado
spiralium spiralium
spiramen espiramen
splre espira
spirifer espirrtero
spiriferid espirifrldo

recumbent fold pliegue recostado
recumbent syncline sinclinal acostado
recumbent syncline sinclinal recostado o
recumbente
red bed capa rojo
red clay arcilla roja
red copper ore cuprita
red mud lodo rojo
red mud barro rojo
red ochre ocre rojo
red ochre hematita terrosa
red ochre ocre rojo
red tide marea roja
redeposited redep6sitado
redeposition redeposito
reduzates reduzatos
reef arrecife
reef complex complejo recital
reef talus talud recital
reentrant reentrante
refigurad redibujado
reflectad light luz reflejada
reflection reflexibn
refractlon refracci6n
refractory refractario
regeneratlon regeneraci6n
regional metamorphism metamorfismo regional
regollth regalito
regression regresin
regressive regresivo
regressive ripple ondula o rizadura regresiva
regrowth recrecimiento
rejuvenation rejuvenecimiento
rejuvenescense rejuvenecimiento
relative relativo
relativa time tiempo relativo
releaslng bend lnflexlon extensional
relict relicto
relict reliquia
rellef relieve
reluctance reluctancia
remark observaci6n
renamed redenomlnado
renaming cambio de nombre
reniform reniforme
replacement reemplazo, reemplazamiento
replica rplica
repopulatlon repoblacion
reprint separata
reprint tirada aparte
reproduction reproducci6n
reptiles reptiles
Reptilia Reptilia
research Investigacin
resequent resecuente
reservoir deposito
reservoir al macen
residual residual
resllifer resilifero
resilium resilio
resin resina
resinous resinoso
resistance resistencia
resistates resistatos
resistlvity resistividad
resorption reabsorcin
resorption resorci6n
respiration respiraci6n
restraining bend inflexin compresiona!
resupinate resupinada
retardation retardo
reticular reticular
reticulum retfculo
retractile retr'ctil
retral process proceso retral
retrosiphonate retrosifonado
reversa fault falla inversa
revolution revolucin
reworked redepositado
rhabdosoma rabdosoma
Rhaetian retiense,retiano
rheoglyph reoglifo
rheomorphism reomorfismo
Rhizopoda riz6podos
rhodocrosite rodocrosita
rhodolite rodolita
rhodonite rodonita
rhomb porphyry porfido rombico
rhombic rombal
rhombic dodecahedron rombododecaedro
rhombohedral rombo6drlco
rhombohedron rombohedro
rhomboid romboide
rhomboidal romboidal
rhyolite rlolita
rhythmlc sedlmentatlon sedimentacion rltmica
ria rfa
rib costilla
ribbed acastillado, con costillas
Richmondian Richmondiense
ridge serranfa
ridge cordillera
ridge sierra
riebeckite rlebeckita
rift valley valle de fructura
rifting fracturaclon
rigldity rigidez
rill surco de escurrimiento
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splrotheca espiroteca
splt punta, o lengua, de tierra
spodumene espodumena
spondylium espondilo
spondylium spondylium
sponge esponja
spongin esponjlna
spongocoel esponjiocelo
spongolite esponjiolita
sponrangium esporangio
spore espora
sporomorph esporomorfo
sporonln esporonina
spreading center centro de expansion
spring fuente
sprlng manantial
squame escama
squamous escamoso
squeeze~up extumescencia
stabillty estabilidad
stable estable
stuck pila
Staffordian estaffordiense,estaffordiano
Staffordian Stafordiense
stage estado
stained tenido
stained manchado
stalactlte estalactita
stalactitic estalactitico
stalagmite estalagmita
stalagmitic estalagmitico
Stampian estampiense,estampiano
stannlferous estannifero
stannite estannina
star estrella
star ripple ondula o rizadura incompleta
star~shaped esteliforme,estrellado
starfish estrella de mar
starfish asteroldeo
statistical estadistico
statlstics estadistica
staurolite estaurolita
steatite talco
steatite esteatita
stegocephalian estegocefalo
stelnkern molde interno
stellaroid esteliforme,estrellado,estelar
stellate estelar, estrellado, esteliforme
stellerold esteleroideo
stem tallo
stenobathic estenobtico
stenobiontic estenobintico
stenohaline estenohalino
stenothermal estenotermo
stenotopic estenotpico
Stephanlan estefaniense,estefaniano
steppe estepa
steppe tundra
steptoe steptoe
stereogram estereograma
stereographlc estereogrfico
stereoscope estereoscopio
stereoscopic estereosc6pico
stereoscopic mlcroscope microscopio
estereoscopico
stereozone estereozona
sternite esternito
stibnite estilbita
stipe estipe,estlpite
stock stock
stock tronco
stock pivote
stockwork stockwork
stolon estoln
stoloniferous estolonffero
stolotheca estoloteca
stolzite estolzita
stomach-shaped en forma de est6mago
stomodaeum estomodeo
stone piedra
stone canal canal ptreo
stony ptreo, pedregoso
stope excavaci6n en escalones
storm tormenta
storm beach playa de tormenta
strain deformacin
strait estrecho
stratified estratificado
stratigrapher estratigrafo
stratigraphic estratigrfico
stratigraphic range extensin estratigrfica
stratigraphic trap trampa estratigrfica
stratigraphic zone zona estratigrfica
stratigraphy estratigraff'a
stratocumulus estratocumulo
stratosphere estratosfera
stratum estrato
stratum capa
stratum lecho
stratum piso
streak raspadura
streak traza
stream curso
stream corriente
stream terrace terraza fluvial
streptospiral estreptoespiral
stress esfuerzo
stria estrfa
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striate estriado
striation estna
strika direccin
strika rumbo
strike joint diaclasa de direccin,diaclasa de rumbo
strika-slip fault falla horizontal
strike-slip fault falla transcorriente
strika-slip plata boundary borde de placa
transformante
strip mining minesra u cielo abierto
str,omatolita estromatolito
stromatoporoid estromatoporoideo
stromayerite stromeyerita
strontianita estroncianita
strontium estroncio
structural estructural
structural gaology geologia estructural
structural terraca terraza estructural
structural trap trampa estructural
structura estructura
structura contour contorno estructural
Strunian estruniense,estruniano
stuntad fauna fauna de tamao pequeo
styla estilo
stylolite estilolito
sub-aarial subaereo
sub-bitumlnous sub-bituminoso
sub-bituminous coal carbon subbituminoso
sub-polar subpolar
subanal subanal
subantarctlc subant~rtico
subarctic subrtico
subclass subclase
subcylindrlcal subcll(ndrico
subdlvlsion subdivisin
subduction subduccin
subfamily subfamilia
subgenus subgenero
subglobular subglobular
subhedral subhedral
sublancat plate infralanceta
sublimation sublimacin
submarginal submarginal
submarina submarino
submarina canyon canon submarino
submarged sumergido
submargenca sumersin
submetallic submetlico
suborbicular suborbicular
suborder suborden
suborthochoanltic subortocoanitlco
suboval suboval
subsequent stream curso subsequente
subsldance hundimiento
42
subsidiary suplementario
subsidiary subsidiario
subsoil subsuelo
subsoil subpiso
subsolifluction subsolifluxin
subspacles subespecie
substance substancia, sustancia
substitution substitucion,sustituci6n
substratum substrato
subsurface subsuelo,subterraneo,bajo la superficie
subterminal subterminal
1
subtranslucent subtranslucldo
subtrochoid subtrocoide
succesion suceslon
sucker disks ventosas
sucker disks discos succionad ores
Sudetan Sudetiense
sulte juego
suite conjunto
sulcate sulcado,surcado
sulcus surco
sulfate sulfato
sulfide sulfuro
sulfur azufre
sulphate sulfato
sulphide sulfuro
sulphur azufre
summary sumario
summary resumen
sun sol
sunspot mancha solar
superficial superficial
superlmposed superpuesto,sobrepuesto
superimposed stream curso sobrepuesto
supernova supernova
superposition superposici6n
superstructure supraestructura
supplementary suplementario
support soporte
surf rompientes
surf surf
surface superficie
surface wave onda superficial
surficial superficial
survey prospeccion
survey estudio
surveying agrimensura
surveying topografia
surveyor topografo
surveyor agrimensor
surveyor examinador
survive sobrevivir
suspende~ load carga suspendida
suspensin suspensin
Draper and Yanni
suture sutura
Sveccofennian Sveccofeniense
Svionian .Svioniense
,
swamp c1enaga
swamp pantano
swampy pantanoso
swampy cenagoso
swash vaivn
swell onda
swollen hinchado
sycon type tipo siconoide
syconoid siconoide
syenite sienita
syenodiorite sienodiorita
syenodolerite sienodolerita
syenogabbro sienogabbro
syenoids sienoides
sylvanite silvanita
sylvite silvita,silvina
symbiosis simbiosis
symbol s(mbolo
symmetrical simtrico
symmetrical fold pliegue simetrico
symmetrical ripple mark rizadura simetrica
symmetrical. syncline
sinclinal simetrico
,
symmetry s1metna
symmetry axes ejes simetricos
symplectic simplectico
symplektite simplectita
sympodite simpodito
synantectic sinantetico
synapsid sinpsido
synapticula sinapt(cula
synapticulotheca sinapticuloteca
synchronous sincronice
synchronous pluton plutn sincronice
synclinal sinclinal
syncline sinclinal
synclinorium sinclinorio
synecological sinecologico
synecology sinecologia
syngamy singamia
syngenesis singenesis
synkinematic sincinematico
synonym sinonimo
synonymy sinonimia
synoptic sinptico
synorogenic sinorogenico
synrhabdosoma sinrabdosoma
syntectonic sintectnico
syntectonic pluton plutn sincronico,pluton
sintectonico
synthesis srntesis
synthetic sinttico
1 Geological Terms
syntype sintipo
system sistema
systematics sistemtica
tabella tabela
tabula tabula
tabular tabular
tabularium tabulario
tabulate coral coral tabulado
tachylyte taquilita
Taconic tacnico
tactite tactita
tag etiqueta
tag rtulo
taghanican taghanican
tale talco
talud derrubios de ladera
talus talud
talus eluvi6n
tangle-shaped en forma de ovillo
taper pointed puntiagudo
tapering aguzado
taphocoenosis tafocenosis
taphonomy tafonomfa
taphrogenesis tafrog~nesis
taphrogeosyncline tafrogeosinclinal
tarn tarn
Tartarian Tartariense
taxodont taxodonto
taxonomic taxonmico
taxonomy taxonom1a
tectogene tectogeno
tectonic tectnico
tectonics tect6nica,geotectonica
tectonite tectonita
tectorium tectorio
tectosilicates tectosil icatos
tectum tecto
tegilla tegilla
tegmen tegmen
tegmentum tegmento
tektite tectita
telemagmatic telemagmatico
telluric telurico
telson telson
temperate templado
temperatura temperatura
tendence tendencia
tennantite tennantita
tenorite tenorita
tension tensi6n
tension joint diaclasas de traccin
tension joint diaclasas de tensin
tentacle tentculo
43
tentaculltid tentaculitido
tephra tefra
tephrite tefrita
tephrolte tefroita
teratologic teratologico
tergite tergito
tergopore tergoporo
tergum tergo
terminal terminal
terminal moraine morrena terminal
ternary ternario
terrace terraza
terrestrial terrestre
terrigenous terr(geno
terrigenous sediments sedimentos terr(genos
terrigenous sedlments sedimentos eolicos
Tertiary terciario
test concha
test testa
test concilia
test conchula
tetartohedron tetartoedro
tetartoidal tetartodrico
tetrabranchlate tetrabranquial
tetrad t~trada
tetragonal tetragonal
tetrahedrite tetraedrita
tetrahedron tetraedro
tetrahexahedron tetraexaedro
tetraklshexahedron tetraquisexaedro
tetraxon tetrax6n
texture textura
thalweg vaguada
thanatocoenosls tanatocenosis
Thanetian thanetiense,taneciense,thanetiano
theca teca
thecal tecal,de la teca
thecamoeba tecamebas,tecamebidos
thecamoebian tecameba
thecamoeblna tecamebas,tecamebidos
thecarium tecarlo
theodollte teodolito
therapsld terpsido
thermal t~rmlco
thermal gradlent gradiente trmico
thermal spring fuente termal
thermogram termograma
thermograph termgrafo
thermoluminiscence termoluminiscencla
thermometer termmetro
thermophlle term6fllo
thernadite thernadita
thickness espesor
thickness grueso,grosor
thln section seccin delgada

thin sectlon corte de roca
thin sectlon secci6n delgada
thln sectlon lamina auxiliar
thlxotroplc tixotropico
tholellte tholeita
thompsonlte thompsonita
thorax t6rax
thorlanite thorianita
thorlum torio
ttireadlike filiforme
thrust (v.) cabalgar
thrust fault falla de cabalgamiento
thrust fault falla inversa
thullte thulita
Thurlnglan turlngiense,turinglano
Thurlnglan Thuringiense
Thurnlan Thurniense
tidal de la marea
tldal marsh marisma
tide marea
Tlffanlan Tlffaniense
tlger's-eye ojo de tigre
tlll arcilla pedregosa
tlll till
tllllte tilita,tillita
time tiempo
tlme-rock unit unidad cronoestratigrafica
time-stratigraphlc cronoestratigrafico
tin estano
tin stone casiterita
tinguaite tinguaita
tlnstone tinstone
tintlnnld tlntfnldo
Tloughnlogan Tloughniogiense
tlssue tejido
titanlc iron ore ilmenita
titanite titanita
titanite esfeno
Tlthonlan titoniense,titoniano
Toarclan toarciense,toarciano
toeset pie de capa frontal
tombolo t6mbolo
tona lite tonalita
Tongrian tongriense,tongriano
tooth diente
tooth plate placa dental
toothed denticulado
toothplate lamina dental
top soll capa vegetal
topaz topacio
topazfels topazfels .
topographlc topogr~fico
topography topograffa
44
topotype topotipo
topset bed capa dorsal
tortor
torbanite torbanita
torbernite torbernita
tornado tornado
Torrejonian Torrejoniense
torrent torrente
torrent raudal
torrential torrencial
torrid t6rrldo
Torridonian Torridoniense
torsion angle angulo de torsin
Tortonian tortonlense,tortoniano
touchstone touchstone
tourmaline turmalina
Tournaislan tournaisiense,tournaisiano
tow net red de arrastre
trabecula trabcula
trace traza
trace element elemento traza
trace element microelemento
trace element oligoelemento
trachyandesite traqulandesita
trachybasalt traquibasalto
trachydolerlta traquidolerita
trachyte traquita
track huella
track pisada
tractlon traccion
tragacanth tragacanto
trail pista
trail sendero
transcontinental transcontinental
transfer transferir
transform fault falla de transformacion
transform plate boundary borde de placa
transformante
ion
1
. transgreston,trasgres
.1
t ransgressaon
transgressive transgresivo
transition transicin
transltion series series de transici6n
transltlonal de transicin
translational de traslacion,de translacin
translucent translcido, transluciente, trasluciente
transmitted light luz transmitida
transparent transparente
transpiratlon transpiraci6n
transportatfon transportacin, transporte
transversa transversal, trasversal
transversa dune duna transversal
transversa rlpple mark rizadura transversa
trap trampa
trapezohedron trapezoedro
traverse linea transversal

travertlne travertina
tray cubeta
tray escudilla
trellls pattern configuracion en reja
Tremadoclan tremadociense,tremadociano
tremolite tremolita
Trempealeauan Trempealeauanlense
trench fosa
trench (oceanic) fosa oceanica
trend tendencia
trend (dlrection) rumbo
Trentonian Trentoniense
triakisoctahedron triaquisoctaedro
triakistetrahedron triaquistetraedro
triangular triangular
triangulation triangulaci6n
Triassic tricsico
triaxial triaxial
triaxon triax6n
tribolumniscence triboluminiscencia
tributary tributario
triclinic tricl(nico
tricostate de tres costillas
tridymite tridimita
trigonal trigonal
trihedral triedro
trilobite trilobites
trilocular trilocular
trlmorphism trimorfismo
trinominal trinominal
triserial triserial
triserial triseriado
trlsoctahedron trisoctaedro
tristetrahedron tristetraedro
tritium tritio
trivial trivial
trlvlum trivio
trochiform trocoide
trochoceracone trococono
trochophore trocforo
trochospiral trocoespiral
trocoid trocoide
troctolite troctolita
troillte trollita
trona trona
trondhjemite trondhjemita
tropic trpico
tropical tropical
tropophyte tropofita
troposphere troposfera
trough hoya
trough seno
truncate truncado
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truncation truncamiento
tuba toba
tubetubo
tube foot pie tubular
tu be foot podio
tubercle tubrculo
tuberculate con tubrculos
tuberose tuberoso
tubular tubular
tubule tbulo
tufa tufa
tuff toba vol canica
tuffaceous tobaceo
tumld tumido
tumid hinchado
tumulus tumulo
tumulus ampolla de lava
tunnel tnel
turbld turbio
turbldite turbidita
turbidlty turbiedad, turbidez
turblnate turbinado
turbulence turbulencia
turbulent turbulento
turbulent flow flujo turbulento
turgid trgido,turgente
turgid abultado
turgite turgita
turmalinization turmalinizacion
Turonian turoniense,turoniano
turpentlne trementina
turpentine aguarras
turquoise turquesa
turrilitlcone turrillticono
twin macla
twln crystal cristal geminado
twln crystal cristal maclado
twinned maclado
twlnning geminacin
twlnning macla
typetipo
type locallty localidad tipo
type species especie tipo
typhoon tifn
ugrandite ugrandita
Uintan Uintiense
Ukrainian Ukrainiense
ulexite ulexita
Ulsterian Ulsteriense
ultrabasic ultrabasico,ultramaflco
ultramafic ultramfico, ultrabsico
ultramafic rock roca ultramflca
ultramarlne ultramarino
ultrametamorphism ultrametamorflsmo
ultramylonite ultramilonita
ultrasonlc ultras6nico
ulvospinel ulvosplnel
umbilical umbilical
umbilical recess depresin umbilical
umbilical side lado umbilical
umbillcus ombligo
umbilicus umbilicus
umbo umbo
umbo corchete
umboumb6n
umbonal del umbo
umbonate umbonado
umbra umbra
umptekite umptekita
unakite unaquita
unattached no adherido
unattached no fijo
uncoiled desenrollado
unconformity discordancia
unconsolidated sin consolidar
unconsolidated suelto
underground subterraneo
underground water agua subterranea
underlying subyacente
underlying infrayacente
undersaturated no saturado
undulate ondulado
uneven desigual
uneven irregular
unfold pliegue hacia arriba
unfoliated no foliado
unguligrade ungulado
uniaxial unlaxial
unicellular unicelular
unicostate con una costilla
uniformitarianism uniformitarismo
unifocular unilocular
uniserial uniserial,uniseriado
unisexual unisexual
unit unidad
univalve univalvo
universal stage platina universal
unpaired terrace terraza impar
unrolled desenrollado
unsymmetrical aslmetrico
upper superior
uprush embestida
upthrust fault falla Inversa
upthrust fault falla de altoempuje
upwelling surgencia
upwelling aguas de afloramiento
upwelling corriente surgente
46
upwelling ascendente
Urallan Uraliense
uralite uralita
uralitisation uralitizacion
uranite uranita
uranite uranlnlte
uranium uranio
Urlconian Uriconiense
urtite urtita
uvala uvala
uvarovite uvarovita
vacuole vacuola
vacuum vac(o
vadose water agua vadosiana
vadose water agua vadosa
Valanglnian valanginiense,valanginiano
valentian valentiense, valentiano
valleyvalle
valley fill relleno de valle
valvevalva
vanadlnite vanadinita
vanadium vanadio
vapor vapor
vapour vapor ~
variatlon variacion
variegated abigarrado
variety variedad
variollte varlolita
variscite variscita
varix varice
varvevarve
vascular vascular
vector vector
vegetatlon vegetacin
vein veta
vein filn
velnvena
vellger veligero
veloclty velocidad
venter vientre
ventlfact ventifacto
ventral ventral
ventricose ventricoso
ventricule ventr(culo
vermicular vermicular
vermiculite vermiculita
vermiform vermiforme
verrucose verrugoso
vertebra vertebra
vertebrate vertebrado
vesicle ves(cula
vesicular vesicular
vestibule vestfbulo
vestige vestiglo
vestigial atrofiado
Vesulian vesuliense,vesuliano
vesuvlanlte vesubianita
vibracula vibrcula
Villafranchian villafranquense, villafranquiano
Vindobonian vindobonense,vlndoboniano
virgalia virgalio
virgation virgaci6n
vlrgella virgella
virgence virgencia
Virgillan Virgiiiense
Virglorian virgloriense,virgloriano
vlrgula vrrgula
Virgullan Virguliense
visceral visceral
viscosity viscosidad
Visean viseense,viseano
Visean Viseiense
vishnevite vishnevita
vital vital
vitraln vitreno
vltreous vtreo
vitrification vltrlficaci6n
vitrinite vitrinita
vitrite vitrita
vitrophyre vitrofido
vivianite vivianita
vogesite vogesita
volatile volatil
volcanic volcanico
volcanic ash ceniza volcnica
volcanic bomb bomba volcnica
volcanlc cluster grupo de volcanes
volcanlc dust polvo volcnico
volcanic neck chimenea volcnica
volcanic neck piten
volcanic plug tpon volcanlco
volcanic vent conducto volcnico
volcanism vulcanismo
volcano volcn
Volgian Volgiense
vulcanology vulcanolog(a
Waalian Waaliense
wackewacka
wadiwadi
wadl guadi
wall pared
Waltonian Waltoniense
warp curvatura
Wasatchlan Wasatchiense
water agua
water table nivel de saturacin
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water table nivel hidrulico

waterfall catarata
watershed divisoria de vertientes
Waucoban Waucobiense
waveola
waveonda
wave base baso de onda
wave breaker rompeolas
wavelength longitud de onda
waverecessresaca
wave recession resaca
wave stratum capa o estrato ondulrtico
wave-cut platform plataforma de abrasin
wave-cut platform plataform de abrasin
wavellite wavelllta
wavy bedding estratificacin ondulada
wax cera
waxy ceroso
Wealden Wealdiense
weather intemperie
weather meteorizar
weathered meteorizado
weathering meteorizacin
websterite websterita
wedge-shaped cuneiforme
wehrllte wehrllta
Weischelian Weischellense
welded tuff toba soldada
well pozo
well logging registro de pozo
welllogglng perfllaje de pozo
Wemmellan Wemmeliense
Wenlockian wenlockiense,wenlockiano
Werfenian werfeniense,werfeniano
wernerite wernerita
Westphalian westfaliense,westfaliano
wet humado/
wet mojado
whin stone whinstone
Whltblan Whitbiense
Whitcliffian Whitcliffiense
white mica moscovita, mica blanca
Whltneyan Whitneyiense
whorl vuelta
whorl circunvolucion
wlllemite willemita,wilhelmita
windrow ridges lomos e61icos
windward barlovento
wltherlte witherita
Wolfcampian Wolfcampiense
wolframite wolframita
wollastonlte wollastonita
wood tln estano xlloide
worm-shaped vermicular, vermiforme
wrench fault falla horizontal

wrench fault falla transcorriente
wrinkled rugoso
wrinkled arrugado
wulfenite wulfenita
Wurtherian Wurtheriense
wurzilite wurzilita
wyomingite wyomingita
x-ray rayox
xenoblastic xenoblastico
xenocryst xenocristal
xenolith xenolito
xenomorphic xenomrfico
xenotime xenotima
xerophyte xerofita
xiphosuran xifosuro
xyloid lignite lignito xiloide
xylopal sil6palo
Y-shaped valleyvalle en forma de Y
yardang yardang
yellow copper ore calcopirite,pirita de cobre
yentnite yentnita
Yeovilian Yeoviliense
yogoite yogoita
young joven
youth juventud
youthful joven
Ypresian ypresiense,ypresiano
zechstein zechstein
zenith cenit
zenith zenit
zenithal cenital
zeolite ceolita
zeolites zeolitas
zeugen zeugen
zinc cinc
zinc zinc
zincite zlncita
zinnwaldite zlnnwaldlta
zircon clrcon
zircon zircon
zoantharia zoantharia
zoisite zoislta ,
zonation zonaclon
zone zona
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zone of aeration zona de aereaclon
zone of saturation zona de saturaion
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zonmg zonac1on
zonule zonula
zooarium zooario
zooecium zooecio
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zoogeography zoogeogratl
zooid zooide
zoologlcal zoolgico
zoologist zool6go
zoology zoologfa
zoophyte zoofita
zooplankton zooplancton
zoospore zoospora
zooxanthella zooxantela
zweikanter zweikanter
zygote cigoto
zygote zigoto
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aalenense, aaleniense Aalenian
abanico tan
abanico alluvial alluvial fan
abanico aluvial alluvial tan
abanico de mar sea fan
aberrente aberrant
abertura gape
abertura opening
abertura,apertura apertura
abigarrado variegated
abitico abiotic
abisal abyssal
abismodeep
ablacin ablation
aboral aboral
abrasin abrasion
absaroquita absarokite
absorber absorb
abultado turgid
acadialita acadialite
acadiense,acadiano Acadian
acampanado,campanudo campanulate
acanalado fluted
acanaladura groove
acantilado cllff
acantilado escarpment
acantilado scarp, cliff
acantita acanthite
accesorio accessory
aceite oil
aceleracin acceleration
achatado oblate
achelense acheulian
acicular acicular
cidoacid
acimut,azimut azimuth
aclmutal,azlmutal azlmuthal
aclimataclon acclimatization
acmita acmite
acndritos achondrites
acostado recumbent
acostillado costate
acostillado,con costillas ribbed
acreci6n accretion
acroita achroite
acrozona acrozone
actinollta actlnolite
acuatlco aquatic
acuifera aquifer
acumulacin accumulation
acstico acoustlc
adambulacro adambulacrum
adamelita adamellite
adapci'n adaption
adaptabilidad adaptabllity
adherido adherent
adherido attached
adiaclasamiento jolnting
adinola adinole
adipita,chabasita,chabasia chabazlte
admisin admission
adobe adobe
adornado ornamentad
aductor,oclusor adductor
adularia adularia
adyacente,contiguo adjacent
aereolitos aereolites
aeromagntico aeromagnetic
afanesa,clinoclasa clinoclase
afanftico, aphanitic
afloramiento exposure
afloramiento outcrop
aflorar out crop
aflorar crop out
afluente affluent
afotico aphotic
agalla gill
agalmatolita agalmatolite
agameto agamete
'gata agate
agente agent
aglomerado agglomerate
aglutinado agglutinate
agmatita agmatite
agnatha agnatha
agrudacn, agradation
agregado aggregate
agrietamiento fissuring, cracking
agrimensor surveyor
agrimensura surveying
agua water
agua congenita connate water
agua dulce fresh water
agua dulce fresh water
agua fre,tica phreatic water
agua juveni~uvenil watr
agua magmatica magmatic water
agua meterica meteorlc water
agua subbterranea ground water
agua subterrnea underground water
agua vadosa vadose water
agua vadosiana vadose water
aguacero cloudburst
aguamarina aquamarine
aguarras turpentine
aguas de afloramiento upwelllng
agudo acute
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aguja needle
aguzado tapering
ahermatiplco ahermatypic
ahusado spindle-shaped
aireado aereated
aislamiento isolation
akerita akerite
alabandita alabandite
alabastro alabaster
alado,con forma de ala flange-like
alanita allanite
alargado elongate
alaskitas alaskites
albense,albiense,albiano Albian
albertiense albertan
albertita albertite
albita al bite
albitizaclon albitisation
albufera coastal lagoon
alcalino alkallne
alcin alcyonarlan
alejandrita alexandrite
aleta fin
aleurollta siltstone
alga alga
alga marina seaweed
algino,de algas algal
algomiense algoman
algnquico Algonkian
alidada alidada
alineacin,llneaci6n llneation
alio hard-pan
alivlncular alivuncular
allanita orthite
allanita,ortlta allanite
allemontita allemontite
almacen reservoir
almandlna almandine
almeja clam
alctono allochthonous
alotriom6rfico alotromorphic
alotropia allotropy
alpino Alpine
altafta altaite
alta temperatura high grade
altfmetro altimeter
altiplanicie,altillanura plateau
altocumulo altocumulus
altoestrato altostratus
altura height
alud,avalancha avalancha
alumbre alum
aluminio aluminium,aluminum
alunita alumstone
aluvial alluvial
aluvin alluvium
aluvi6n fluvio-glaciar outwash
alveolar alveolar
alvolo alveole
alvolo alveolus
alvolo socket
amalgama amalgam
amatista amethyst
amazonita amazonite
mbaramber
ambito ambitus
ambligonita amblygonite
ambulacral ambulacral
ambulacro ambulacrum
amebocito amoebocyte
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am1gdala amygdule
amigdaloide amygdaloidal
amitosis amitosis
amoniaco ammonia
amonita ammonite
amonitico ammonitic
amoniticono ammonitlcone
amorfo amorphous
amplificador amplifier
ampolla ampulla
ampolla de lava schollendome
ampolla de lava tumulus
anaeroblco anaerobio
anal anal
analcima,analcita analclme,analcite
anlisis analysis
anlisis trmico diferencial differencial thermal
analysis
analitico analytical
analizador analyzer
anastamosarse anastamose
anastomosis anastomosis
anatasa anatase
anauxita anauxite
andalusita andalusite
andesita andesita
andradita andradite
anelido annelid
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anemograma anemogram
anemmetro
anemometer
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anemona anemona
anfibio amphibian
anflbol amphibole
anfibolita,afanita amphibollte
anfidetlco amphldetic
anfidisco amphidisk
anfineuro amphineuran
anfipodos Amphipoda
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angiosperma angiosperm
anglesita anglesita
ngulo angle
ngulo de inclinacion piteh
ngulo de torsion torslon angle
ngulo optico optle angle
anhedral anhedral
anhidrita anhydrlte
anillo rlng
anillo de conexion, anillo conectivo eonneetlng rlng
animal animal
anion anlon
anlsiense,anisiano Anisian
anisomiario,heteromiario anisomyarian
anisotrop(a anlsotropy
anistropo anlsotrople
ankerita ankerlte
annabergita annaberglte
annabergita niekel bloom
ano anus
anomalfa anomaly
anomalfa gravimetrica gravimetrie anomaly
anomalfa gravimetrica gravity anomaly
anomalfa magnetica magnetie anomaly
anormal abnormal
anortita anorthlte
anortoclasa anorthoelase
anortosita anorthosite
antearrecife forereef
antena antenna
ant~nula antennula
antepais foreland
anteridio antherldlum
anterior anterior
anteteca antetheea
antiondulas,anti-rizaduras anti-ripplets
antiarco antiarch
anticicl6n antleyclone
antlclinal antlelinal
antlclinal antiellne
anticllnal asimetrico asymmetrieal antieline
anticlinal volcado overturned anticlinel
anticlinorio antlelinorium
anticuado obsoleta
antiduna antldune
antigorita antigorlte
antimonio antimony
antipertita antiperthlte
antfpoda antlpode
antirrostro antirostrum
antlerita antlerlte
antofilita anthophyllite
antozoos anthozoa
antracita anthraeite
anular annular
nulo annulus
anulosifuncular annulosiphonate
anus anus
aovado obovate
apalache Appalaehian
aparencia appearanee
apatita,apatito apatite
apendice appendage
apndice outgrowth
apical apieal
pice, vertice apex
aplanado eomplanate
aplastarse collapse
apllta aplite
apofilita apophyllite
ap6fisis apophyses
aporcelanado porcellaneous
apretado eompaet
aptense,aptiense,aptiano Aptlan
ptico aptyehus
aquillado keeled
aquitanlense,aquitanlano Aqultanian
arcnido araehnld
aragonita aragonite
araa spider
arborescente arboreseent
arcada areh
arcaico arehaie
arcilla pedregosa till
arcilla roja red elay
arcilla,argila,argllla clay
arcillita elaystone
arcilloso,argiloso argillaeeous
arcilloso,argiloso elayey
arco are, areh
arco de islas island are
arco Insular lsland are
arco insular festoon
arco iris rainbow
arcosa
arkose
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area area
rea cardinal interarea
arena sand
arena esqueletal skeletal sand
arena glauconita greensand
arena gruesa grit
arena movediza quieksand
arena petrolifera oil sand
arenigense,arenigiano Areniglan
arenisca, sandstone
arenisca amasada kneaded sandstone
arenisca gruesa grlt
arenoso sandy
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arenoso,arenaceo arenaceous
areola areole
arete, arte
arfedsonita arfedsonite
argentita argentite
argilita argillite
arg6n argon
argoviense,argoviano Argovlan
arqueado arcuate
arqueano Archean
arqueociatldo archaeocyathid
arqueologia archaeology
arqueozoico Archeozoic
arquipielago archipelago
arrastre creep
arrastre drag
arrastre de avance onwash
arrecife reef
arrecife de algas,arrecife algino algal reef
arrecife de barrera barrier reef
arrecife de coral,arrecife coralino coral reef
arrecife franjeante fringing reef
arrecife litoral, fringing reef
arrecife marginal fringing reef
arrecife organico organic reef
arroyo creek
arruga ruga
arrugado wrinkled
ars,nico arsenic
arsenopyrita arsenopyrite
articulacin articulation
articulado articulate
articulado jointed
artropodo
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arthropod
asbesto asbestos
ascendente upwelling
ascporo ascopore
asexual asexual
asfalto ashfalt
asfalto pitch
ashg llllense,ashg illiano Ashgillian
asimetrico asymmetric(al)
asimetrico unsymmetrlcal
asinttico asymptotlc
asociacin assemblage
asociacin de foslles fossil assemblage
aspecto appearance
asperita asperity
aspero harsh
aspero rough
astenosfera asthenosphere
asterismo asterism
asteroide planetoid
asteroide,planetoide asterold(astron.)
asteroideo asterold(paleo.)
asteroideo starfish
astiense,astiano Astian
astilloso hackly
astrofilita astrophyllite
astronom(a astronomy
astronomico astronomical
atacamita atacamita
ataque qumico etching
atipico atypical
atlas atlas
atmosfera
atmosphere
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atmsferico atmospheric
atoln atoll
atomoatom
atraccin attraction
atrofiado vestigial
aturiense,aturiano Aturian
auge, acme acme
augenaugen
augita augite
aureola aureole
auricalcita aurichalcite
auricula auricle
autfgeno authigenic
autoctono autochthon
autctono autochthonous
autolitico autolith
autoporo autopore
autopotencial self-potential
autoteca autotheca
autuniense,autuniano Autunian
autunita autunite
avenida flood
avoniense avonian
axial axial
axinita axinita
azabache jet
azoico Azoic
azufre sulfur
azufre sulphur
azurita azurita
azurita,chessyllta chessylite
bacular rod-shaped
bahfa bay
bajada bahada
bajamar low tide
bajio bank
bajio shoal
bajo temperatura (met.) low grade
bajociense,bajociano Bajocian
balanza balance
bltica Baltic
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banco bank
bandamiento banding
bandas magneticas magnetic stripes
bandeada banded
bar bar(meteor.)
barisfera pyrosphere
barlsfera,pirosfera centrosphere
barita,baritina barite,barytes
barita, baritina heavy spar
barjn barchan,barkhan
barlovento windward
barmetrlco barometric
barmetro barometer
bar6metro aneroide aneroid barometer
barontonlense,bartonlano Bartonian
barra bar(geol.)
barra parles
barra de arena sandbar
barremense,barremiano Barremlan
barreno shot
barrera barrier
barrera prelltoral,barra prelltorallongshore bar
barro rojo red mud
basltico basaltic
basalto basalt
basamlento basement
base vidriosa groundmass
basico, basal basal
bsico, mfico basic
baso de onda, wave base
bastoniforme rod-shaped
basurero scavenger
batlal bathyal
batlmetria bathymetry
batollto batholith
batoniense, batonlano Bathonian
bauxlta bauxite
bauxita,cllachita cliachite
bavetiense Bavetlan
bayou bayou
beidellita beldelllte
belemnita belemnita
bentonico benthic, benthonic
bentonita bentonite
bentos benthos
berilo beryl
berma berm
berriasiense,berriasiano Berriasian
biaxial biaxial
biconcavo biconcave
biconico biconlcal
biconvexo biconvex
bien definido sharp
bifurcado bifurcate(d)
bihexagonal bihexagonal
bilateral bilateral
bilocular bichambered
binomial binomial
biocenosis biocoenose,biocenosis
biofacies biofacies
biogeograffa biogeography
bioglifo bioglyph
bioherma bioherm
biologia biology
biomasa
blomass
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biosfera biosphere
biostratigraflco biostratigraphic
biostroma biostrome
blota biota
biotico biotic
biotita biotite
blotopo biotope
biozono biozone
bipolaridad bipolarity
birrefrigencia birefringent
bismuto bismuth
biteca bitheca
bitumen bitumen
bituminosa bitumenous
bituminoso bituminous
bivalvo bivalva
bivio bivium
blastogranitico granoblastic
blastoideo blastoid
blastoporo blastopore
blstula blastula
bloque block
bloque de falla fault block
bomba ahusada spindle bomb
bomba fusiforme spindle bomb
bomba de pan agrietado breadcrust bomb
boca mouth
boca,boqueron sound
bolas pellets
bollandiense,bollandiano Bollandlan
bolscSn bolson
bomba bomb
bomba volcanica volcanic bomb
bononiense,bononiano Bononian
boracita boracite
b6rax borax
borde fringe, edge
borde anterior leading edge
borde cefallco de trilobites fringa
borde continental continental borderland
borde de placa plate boundary
borde de placa convergente convergent plate
boundary
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borde de placa divergente divergent plate boundary
borde de placa transformante conservativa plate
boundary
borde de placa transformante strike-slip plate
boundary
borde de placa transformante transform plate
boundary
boreal, artico boreal
bornita bornite
bornita peacock ore
bornita purple copper
bort bort
bosque forest
boton plug
botrioide botryoidal
boudin boudin
boudlnage boudinage
branquia gill
braqui6podo lamp shell
braza fathom
brazoarm
brazo espiralado spiralium
brazo pantanoso bayou
brea pitch
brecha breccia
busqueda search
buzamiento dlp
buzamiento del eje del pliegue plunge
buzante plunging
cabalgamiento,corrimiento,sobreempuje overthrust
cabalgar thrust (v.)
caballo de piedra horse(tect.)
cabo cape
cabo foreland
cabo point, headland
cadena chain
cadena meso-oceanico mid-oceanic rldge
cadmio cadmium
calda chute
cainita kainite
cal lime
calabriense,calabriano Calabrian
calamar cuttlefish
calam(na calamina
calaverita calaverite
calcantita blue vitriol
calcantlta chalcanthite
calcarenlta calcarenite
calc'reo calcareous
calcedonia chalcedony
calcedonia roja y verde bloodstone
calciesponja calcisponge
calclficacfon calciflcation
calcificar calcify
calcilulita calcilutite
calcio calcium
calcirudita calcirudite
calcita calcite
calco cast
calco de carga load cast
calco de flujo flow cast
calco de surco groove cast
calco espigado chevron mark
calcocita chalcocite
calc6filo chalcophile
calcopirita copper pyrites
calcopirita, pirita de cobre chalcopyrite
calcopirite,pirita de cobre yellow copper ore
calcotriquita chalcotrichite
caldera caldera
caldero caldron
caledonlano Caledonian
calibita siderite
calibita spathic iron
calibita,siderita chalybite
calibraci6n calibration
caliche caliche
caliciforme cup-shaped
californita californite
calina calina
calfzcalyx
caliza limestone
calizo calcareous
callo callus
calomelano calomel
caloviense,calloviense,caloviano Callovian
cama
, de roca bedrock
camara camara
cmara chamber
camara loculus
cmara magmatica magma reservoir
camarita chanberlet
camaron shrimp
cambio de facies facies change
cambio de nombre renaming
cmbrico,cmbriano Cambrian
camerfnido camerinld
campaniense,campaniano Campanian
campanil siderita
campilita campylite
campofield
campo petrolero oil fleld
canal canal
canal channel
canal petreo stone canal
canal posterior gutter(gastropods)
canaliculo canalicule
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cancelo cancellus
ca~S!rejo crab
canon canyon
canon submarino submarina canyon
cantera pit
canto cobble
canto pebble
caol(n China clay
caol(n kaolin
caolinita kaolinite
capa bed
capa layer
capa stratum
capa basal bottomset bed
capa cabalgante,capa cobijante nappe
capa clara clear layer
capa de hielo ice-cap
capa de hielo ice sheet
capa dorsal topset bed
capa freatica aquifer
capa frontal foreset bed
capa fuselar fusellar layer
capa o estrato ndulitico wave stratum
capa oscura dark layer (belemnoideos)
capa rojo red bed
capa vegetal top soil
capacidad capacity
capil'r caplllary
captaculas captacula
captura de rio river capture
captura de rio,plrateria de rio river piracy
capuchon cap rack
capuchon hood
caracol shell
caracterfstica characteristic
caracterfstlca feature
caradoclense,caradociano Caradocian
carapace caparazon
carapacho carapace
carbohidrato carbohydrate
carbn de piedra,hulla coal
carb6n subbituminoso sub-bituminous coal
carbonceo carbonaceous
carbonatita carbonate mineral
carbonffero,carbonico Carboniferous
carbonizacin carbonizatlon
carbono carbon
carbono 14 carbon 14
cardlnallo cardinalla
carena carina
carenado keeled
carenado,aquillado carinate
carente devoid
carga load
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carga del lecho bed load

carga disuelta dissolved load
carga suspendida suspended load
cariocinesis karyokinesis
carnotita carnotite
carpoideo carpoid
crsico,crstico karst
carta map
carta marina, mapa marino chart
cartflago cartilage
cartografa cartography
cascada cascade
casimba sinkhole
casiterita cassiterite
casiterita tin stone
catabatlco katabatic
catarata waterfall
catastrofico catastrophic
catastrofismo catastrophism
catin cation
cauce river channel
caudal discharge
caverna,cueva cave
cavidad visceral,cavidad del manto mantle cavity
cayo, islote cay
cefalpodo cephalopod
cefalotorax cephalothorax
celda de conveccl6n convection cell
celentereo coelenterate
celentereos coelenterata
celenteron coelenteron
celestita celestite
celoma coeloma
celsiana celsian
clula cellule
clula,celdilla cell
celular cellular
celulosa cellulose
cementacin cementation
cementado cementad
cemento cement
cenagoso swampy
cenit zenith
cenital zenithal
ceniza ash
ceniza volcanica cinder
ceniza volcanica volcanic ash
cenomanlense,cenomaniano Cenomanian
cenozoico,caenozoico,cainozoico Cenozoic
centellador,centellometro,cintilometro scintillator
centro de expansion spreading center
ceollta zeolite
cera wax
ceratita ceratite
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ceratftico ceratitic
cercano de la costa nearshore
cerosowaxy
cerro hill
cerusa,cerusita cerussite
cesion fallure
chabasita,chabasia,adlpita chabazite
charmoutiense,charmoutiano Charmouthlan
charnela hinge
chattiense,chattiano Chattian
chessylita,azurita chessyllte
chimenea pipe
chimenea volcanica volcanic neck
cianita kyanite
cianita disthene
ciatoteca cyathotheca
ciclo cycle
ciclodonto cyclodont
ciclon cyctone
ciclonico cyclonic
ciclotema cyclothem
ciempi's centipedes
cinaga swamp
cinaga,marjal morass
cieno sllt
cigoto zygote
cilio cilium
cinabrio cinnabar
cinc zinc
cinetico kinetic
cintur6n movll moblle belt
cinturi6n orogenico, orogenic belt, fold mountain
belt
circinferencia circumference
circo cirque
clrcon zircon
circunvolucin coil
circunvolucin whorl
cirenoide cyrenoid
cirrpedo barnacla
cirripedo cirriped
cirro cirrus
cirroc6mulo cirrocumulus
cirroestrato cirrostratus
cirtocono cyrtoceracone, cyrtocone
clstico cystic
cistifragma cystiphragm
cistoideo cystoid
citologfa cytology
citoplasma cytoplasm
citosoma cytosome
cizalla shear
clase class
clasificacin classiflcatlon
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clasificar classify
elstico clastic
clavlforme club-shaped
cleavelandita cleavelandite
cllachita,bauxita cliachite
clima climate
cllmatologfa climatology
cllmax,cima climax
cllnoclasa,afanesa clinoclase
clinocloro clinochlore
cllnodomo clinodome
clinoeje clinoaxis
clinoenstatlta cllnoenstatite
cllnohumita clinohumite
cllnometro clinometer
cllnozoisita clinozoisite
cllntonita clintonite
clints clints
clivaje cleavage
clivaje de fractura fracture cleavage
clivaje de transpocision slip cleavage
clivaje pizarroso slaty cleavage
clivaje pizarreno slaty cleavage
clizoglifos mud cracks
cloantita chloanthite
clon clone
clorhdrico hydrochloric
clorita chlorite
cloritico chloritic
cloritoide chlorltoid
clorofana chlorophane
clorofila chlorophyll
cloruro de sodio salt
coanocito choanocyte
cobaltita cobaltite
coblenciense,coblenciano Cobblencian,Cobblensian
cobre copper
cobre abigarrado bornite
cocollto coccolith
cocosfera coccosphere
coeficiente coefficient
coelenterata coelenterata
cola glue
cola de caballo horsetail
coleccin collection
colemanita colemanite
coleoide coleoid
colina hill
colina de presin pressure ridge
colofano collophane
colofonita colophonite
coloformo colloform
coloidal colloidal
coloidea colloid

colonia colony
colonial colonial
color color, colour
color hue
columbita columbite
columela columella
columna column
columna geologica geological column
columnar columnar
columnilla columella
coluvium colluvlum
comagmatico comagmatc
comanchlense comanchean
comatulldo comatulid
combustible fuel
combustible fosll fossil fuel
cometa comet (astron)
compacto compact
competencia competence
competente competent
complejo complex
complejo basal basement complex
complejo recifal reef complex
compresr6n compaction
compresr6n compression
composicl6n composition
comprimido compressed
compuesto compound
comun common
comunidad communlty
con costillas costate
con septos septate
con tabiques septate
con tuberculos tuberculate
con una costilla unlcostate
concavo concave
concentracion concentration
concentrico concentrlc
concha test
concha lampara lamp shell
concha,conchilla shell
conchula test
concilia test
concoide, concoideo conchoidal
concordante concordant
concordante conformable
concresion concretion
condensaclon condensation
condrlta chondrite
condrodlta chondrodite
condroforo chondrophore
cndrulo chondrule
conducto pipe
conducto volcanico volcanic vent
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conespecifico conspeclfc
conewangoaniense Conewangoan
conexrn connection
conexfon linkage
confeccion de mapas mappng
conflgurac(on pattern
configuracon de afloramientos outcrop pattern
configurac(on dendritica dendritic pattern
configurac(on en reja trellis pattern
configuracron radial radial pattern
configurac(on rectangular rectangular pattern
confluencia confluence
confluente confluent
congenere congenerc
conglomerado conglomerate
conglomeratico conglomeratlc
congruente congruous
coniaciense, coniaclano Coniacian
c6nico conical
coniespiral conispiral
c6nifera conifer
conjugacin conjugation
conjugado conjugate
conjunto suite
cono acandilado driblet cone
cono acandilado spatter cone
cono de cenizas cinder cone
cono de lava shield volcano
cono encajado cone-in-cone structure
conodonto conodont
consecuente consequent
consolidacin consolidation
consolidado consolidated
contacto contact
contador central center counter
contador gelger geiger-counter
contaminacin contamination
contemporaneo contemporaneous
continental continental
continente continent
continuidad continuity
contorno estructural structure contour
contra las agujas del reloj counterclockwise
contracclon shrinking
contrasepto lateral lateral counter septum
contrasepto o septo antpoda counter septum
conul~rido conularild
conveccin convection
convergencia convergence
convergente convergent
conversin conversion
convexidad convexlty
convexo convex
convolute bedding convolute bedding
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copa cup
copalita copaline, copallte
coprolftico coprolitic
coprolito coprolite
copula copulation
coquina coquina (petrel.)
coral coral
coral tabulado tabulate coral
coraliense, coraliano Corallian
coralino coralline
coralio corallum
coralito corallite
corchete umbo
cordado chordate
cordierita cordierlte
cordillera cordillera
cordillera mountain chain
cordillera range
cordillera ridge
corlnd6n corundum
corneo horny
cornstones cornstones
cornubianita hornfels
corona corona
corras(on corrasion
correlac(on correlation
corriente stream
corriente de conveccin convection current
corriente de marea rapida en un canal race
corriente de resaca rip current
corriente surgente upwelling
corrosl6n corrosion
corrugac(on corrugation
corrugac(on intraformacional intraformational
corrugation
corsita corsite
cortante shear
corte cutoff (hydrol.)
corte section
corte de roca thin section
corte transversal cross section
cortes de pozo cuttings (geol. petr.)
corteza crust
coselete escutcheon
cosfsmico coseismic
cosmfco cosmic
cosmogonl cosmogony
cosmologl cosmology
cosmopolita cosmopolitan
costero nearshore
costero, costanero coastal
costilla costa
costilla rib
cota de referencia bench mark
cota,altitud altitude
couviniense Couvinian
covellina, covellita covellite
coxa coxs
cracoiense, cracoiano Cracoian
crter crater
crat6n craton
creces flood
crecida flood
crecimiento growth
crenulado crenulate
creodonto creodont
cresta crest
cresteria,cresta dentada hogback
creta,greda chalk
cretcico, cretceo Cretaceous
cribado, criboso cribate, cribriform
crinanita crinanite
crinoideo crinoid
criolita cryolite
criosuelo permafrost
criptocristalino cryptocrystalline
crisilito,crisolita chrysolite
crisoberilo chrysoberyl
crisocola chrysocolla
crisprasa chrysoprase
cristal crystal
cristal de roca rock crystal
cristal geminado twin crystal
cristal maclado twin crystal
cristalino crystalline
cristalizacin crystallization
cristalizar crystallize
cristalograf(a crystallography
cristoballta cristobalite
crocidolita crocidolite
crocoisita, crocoicita, crocoisa crocoite
cromita,cromoferrita,siderocroma chromite
cromo chrome
cromosoma chromosome
cronoespecie chronospecies
cronoestratigrafico chronostratigraphic
cronoestratigraflco time-stratigraphlc
cronologfa chronology
croquis sketch
crucero cruise
cruralio cruralium
cuadrangulo quadrangle
cuadrante quadrant
cuadrilocular quadrilocular
cualitativo qualitative
cuantitativo quantitative
cuarcita quarzite
cuarzo quartz
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cuarzo rock crystal
cuarzodiorita quartz-dlorlte
cuarzoso quartzose
cuaternario Quaternary
cubeta tray
cbico cubic
cubierta overburden
cubocube
cubreobjeto cover glass
cuello neck
cuenca basin
cuenca de drenaje,hidrografia drainage basin
cuenca de estramiento pull-apart basln
cuenca del posterior del arco back are basin
cuenca marina sea basin
cuerpo mineralizado ore shoot
cuervo horn
cuesta cuesta
cuesta rise
cuesta abajo downhill
cuesta abajo downslope
cuesta continental continental rise
cueva cave
cuisense, cuisiano cuisian
culminac(on culmination
cultivo culture
cummingtonita cummingtonite
cmulo cumulus
cumulonimbo cumulonimbus (meteor.)
cuneiforme wedge-shaped
cniculos cuniculi
cupr(fero copper bearing
cuprita cuprite
cuprita red copper ore
cuprita ruby copper
cuproso, cuprifero cuprous
cpula cupola
curie curie
curso stream
curso anastomosados braided stream
curso antecedente antecedent stream
curso consequente consequent stream
curso consequente consequent stream
curso desplazado offset stream
curso efluyente effluent stream
curso efluyente,corriente efluyente effluent stream
curso Influyente influent stream
curso o rio pirata pirate stream
curso sobrepuesto superimposed stream
curso subsequente subsequent stream
curva de nivel contour line
curvatura curvatura
curvatura warp
curvilineo curvilinear
cuspilito beach cusp

cutcula cuticle
dacita dacite (petrl.)
damburita damburlte
damourita damourite
danaita danaite
danense, daniense, danlano Danian
datolita datolite
de grano grueso coarse gralned
de la crura crural
de la epizona epizonal
de la marea tidal
de la plnula pinnular
de los cilios ciliary
de transicin transitional
de traslacin,de translacfn translational
de tres costillas tricostate
decapado decapod
declinacin declination
definicin definition
deflacin deflation
deformacin deformation
deformacin strain
deformacin plastico plastic deformation
degradacin degradation
del caliz,perteneclente al caliz calycal
del molusco molluscan
del peristoma peristomial
del radiolario radiolarian
del umbo umbonal
delicado delicate
delta delta
delta en forma pata de gallino birds foot delta
deltaico deltaic
deltidio deltidium
deltirio delthyrium
deltoedro deltohedron
deltoide deltoid
demantoide demantoid
demoesponja demosponge
dendrita dendrita
dendr(tico dendritic
dendroide, dendroideo, dendriforme dendroid
densidad density
denso dense
dentaci6n (corales) dentation
dentado detante
denticin dentition
denticulado denticulate
denticulado toothed
dent(culo denticle
denudaci6n denudation
depsito reservoir
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depsito mural mural deposit
depsito por deslizamiento slump
depsito, depositlon
deposicr6n deposition
depredador predator
depresi6n depression
depresi6n litorallongshore trough
depresin umbilical umbilical recess
deretiemento melting
deriva de los continentes continental drlft
dermlco dermal
derrubios de ladera talud
desagregacfon,dlsgregacfon disaggregatlon
desarrollo development
descalclflcacfon decalcification
descalcificar decalcify
descendencia descent
descendiente descendent
descomponerse, descomposicion decay
descomposic(on decomposition
descripci6n description
desdentado edentate
desecacin desiccation
desembocadura river mouth
desenrollado uncoiled
desenrollado unrolled
desfiladero gorge
desierto desert
desigual uneven
desintegracin disintegration
deslizamiento slide
deslizamiento slip
deslizamiento lento slow slide
deslizamiento,deslizamiento de terreno landslide
deslizarse slip (v.)
desma desma
desmodonto desmodont
desmoineslense Desmoinesian
desplaciementos continentales continental drift
desplazado displaced
desplazamiento displacement
desplazamiento offset
desprovisto deprived
desprovisto devold
destilacin dlstillatlon
desviacl6n deflection
desviacin deviatlon
detector detector
deterioracin, deterioro deterioration
determinacin determination
detrftico detrital
detrito detritus
deuterlco deuterla
deuteroconcha deuteroconch
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deuteroporo deuteropore (foram.)

devnico, devoniano Devonian
diabasa diabase
diab,sico diabasic
diaclasa joint
diaclasa de buzamiento dlp joint
diaclasa de cortante,diaclasa de cizalla shear joint
diaclasa de cortante,diaclasa de cizalla shear joint
diaclasa de dlreccion,dlaclasa de rumbo strike joint
diaclasa de estratificacion bedding joint
diaclasa de inclinacion dip joint
diaclasa oblicua,diaclasa diagonal oblique joint
diaclasas de tension tension joint
diaclasas de traccion tension joint
diafanidad diaphaneity
diafano diaphanous
diafragma diaphragm
diag6nesis diagenesis
diagnesis induration
diagnosis diagnosis
diagonal diagonal
diagrama de fases phase diagram
dlalaga diallage
dialogita dialogite
diamante dlamond
diamantino adamantina
diapiro diapir
dipsido diapsid
disporo diaspore
diastema dlastem
diastrofismo diastrophism
dlatomaceo diatomaceous
diatomea diatom
dlatomita diatomite
diatrema dlatreme
dibranquial, dibranquiado dibranchiate
diclclico dicyclic
dicklta dickite
dicot6mico dichotomous
dicrofta dichroite
dictionino dictyonine
diductor diductor
diedro dihedral
diedro dihedron
diente tooth
diesfenoidal disphenoidal
diesfenoide disphenoid
diestro, dextrorso dextral
difanoteca diaphanotheca
diferencia,distincion dlfference
diferencial differencial
difraccfon diffraction
difractometro dlfractometer
difundido,extendido diffuse
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digenita digenite
digerir digest
digitacfon digitacion
digitado digitate
dilatacfon dilation
diluvio deluge
dimantiense,dimantiano Dimantian
dimension dimension
dimiario dimyarian
dimorfismo dimorphism
dimorfo dlmorphic
dinoflagelado dinoflagellate
dinosaurio dinosaur
di6psido diopside
dioptasa dloptase
diorita diorita
dipiramide,bipiramlde dipyramid
dipiramide,bipyramide bipyramid
diplurula dipleurula
diplobratido diplobrathid
diploedrico diploidal
diploedro dlploid
diplogrlptido diplograptid
diplopodos Dlplopoda
dipolo dipole
dique dike
dique anular ring dlke
dique elstico clastic dike
diques laminares sheeted dikes
direccion strike
direcc(on,orientac(on direction
disco disk
disco oral oral disk
discoasterido dlscoasterid
discoclclinido discocyclinid
discoidal disciform
discoidal disc-shaped
disconformidad,discordancia paralela
disconformity
discontinuidad discontinuity
discontinuo discontinuous
discordancia unconformity
discordancia angular angular unconformity
discordancia angular angular unconformity
discordante discordant
discos succionadores sucker disks
discos succionadores, ventosas acetabula
disftico disphotic
dislocacin dislocation
dislocado disrupted
disminuir, disminuclon decrease
disodonto dysodont
disolver dissolve
disolucon dissolution
disposicin arrangement
disposicn disposition
distena kyanite
distena disthene, kyanite
distinto distinct
dstomo distomous
distorsin distortion
distribucfon distribution
ditetragonal ditetragonal
diurno diurna!
divergencia divergence
divergente,radiado divergent
divisin division
divisoria divide
divisoria de vertientes watershed
dobladillo,doblez doublure
dodecaedro dodecahedron
dolerita dolerite
dolomita,dolom(a dolomita
domeriense,domeriano Domerian
dominante dominant
domo dome
domo salino salt plug
domo salino,domo de sal salt dome
dorado golden
dorsal dorsal
dorsal meso-ocenico mid-ocean ridge
dorso dorsum
downtoniense,downtoniano Downtonian
draga dredge
dragado dredging
drenaje dralnage
drumlin drumlin
dctil ductile
dumortierita dumortlerite
duna dune
duna longitudinal longitudinal dune, seif dune
duna parabolica parabolic dune
duna transversal transversa dune
dunita dunite
dureza hardness
eburoniense Eburonian
ecca ecca
echadodip
echinodermata echinodermata
eclipse eclipse
ecl(ptica ecliptic
eclogita eclogite
ecoespecie ecospecles
ecog&nesis ecogenesis
ecolog1a ecology
ecosonda echo sounder
ectlnita ectinite
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ectodermo ectoderm
ectoplasma ectoplasm
ecuador equator
ecuatorial equatorlal
edad age
edad absoluta absoluta age
edad de hielo Ice age
edad glacial ice age
edfico edaphic
edafologfa pedology
edenlense Edenian
edenlta edenite
edrioasteroideo edrioasteroid
eemiense Eemian
efbico ephebic
efecto de invernadero greenhouse effect
efusivo effusive
egirina aegerine
eifeliense,eifeliano Eifelian
eje axis
ejes cristalogr'ficos crystallographic axes
ejes pticos optic axes
ejes slmetricos symmetry axes
elasticidad elasticlty
elstico elastic
elaterlta elaterite
elbaita elbaita
electro electrum
electrodo electrode
electromagnetico electromagnetic
electromagnetismo electromagnetism
electron electron
elemento element
elemento traza trace element
eleollta elaeolite
elevacion rise
elipsoidal ellipsoidal
elipsoide ellipsoid
elipsoide biaxial biaxial ellipsoid
eliptlco elliptic
eltoniense Eltonian
elutriacion elutriation
eluviacin eluviation
eluvion eluvium
eluvion talus
elvn elvan
embestida uprush
embolita embolite
embrlolog(a embryology
embrion embryo
embrionario embryonic
emersin emergence
emjambre de diques dike swarm
emplazamiento emplacement
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empobrecido,depauperado impoverished
empobrecimiento,depauperac(on impoverishment
emscherlense,emscheriano Emscherian
emsiense,emsiano Emsian
en drusa,drusa de cuarzo drusy
en el sentido de las agujas del reloj clockwlse
en forma de cupula dome-shaped
en forma de estomago stomach-shaped
en forma de ovillo tangle-shaped
en forma de silla de montar sellaeform
en lazada,en bandeleta,en forma de lazo loop
enanismo dwarfing
enanismo nanism
enanodwarf
enantiomrfico enantiomorphic
enantiomorfo enantiomorph
enargita enargite
encorvado crooked
endexina endexine
endliquita,endlichlta endlichite
endobintico endobiontic
endocono endocone
endoesqueleto endoskeleton
endoglifo endoglyph
endoparsito endoparasite
endoplasma endoplasm
endopodito endopodite
endosperma endosperm
endoteca endotheca
endotrmico endothermal
energfa energy
energ(a geotermia geothermal energy
enmendado,corregido amended
enrollado convoluted
enrollado, enroscado coiled
enrollamiento coiling
ensanchado ftaring
ensenada bight
ensiforme bladed
ensiforme ensiform
enstatita enstatite
entrada recess
entre las mejillas intercheek
entrecruzamiento de ndulas sobrepuestas
climbing rlpples
envejecimiento senescence
enzima enzyme
eocmbrico,eocambriano Eocambrian
eoceno,eocenico Eocene
eocrinoideo eocrinoid
eiianita eolianite
e611co eolian
eon aeon
epicentro epicenter

epicontinental epicontinental
epideltoide epideltoid
epidermis epidermis
epidosita epidosite
epidoto epidote
eplfisis epiphysis
epifita epiphyte
epifito epiphytic
epigenesis epigenesis
epigenetico epigenetic
eplgllfo epiglyph
eplpelgico eplpeiagic
epiplanct6nico epiplanktonic
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epipodito epipodite
epirog6n!sis,epirogenia epeirogenesis
epirogenia,epirognesis epeirogeny
epirogenico epeirogenic
epirrostro epirostrum
epistoma epistome
epiteca epitheca
eplvalva epivalve
epizona epizone
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epoca epoch
epsomita epsomita
equiltero equilateral
equinoccio equinox
equinodermo echinoderm
equinoideo echinoid
equlnoideo sea orchin
equipotencfal equlpotencial
equivalvo equivalve
era era
eritrita cobait bloom
erltrita erythrite
erizo de mar sea orchin
erosfon erosion
eroslonado,erodado eroded
erpogllfo erpogiyph
errtico erratic
erubescita bornite
erupcin eruption
erupcin de fisura o grieta fissure eruption
eruptivo eruptiva
escaf6podo scaphopod
escalenoedrlco scalenohedral
escama slice
escama squame
escama sheet
escamiforme scale-like
escamiforme scalary
escamoso scaiy
escamoso squamous
escapolita scapollte
escarcha frost
escarpa escarpment
escarpa de falla fault scarp
escarpa scarp
escarpita, escarpa de piamonte scarplet
escheelita,scheelita scheelite
escifozoos scyphozoan
esclerenquima sclerenchyme
esclerita sclerite
esclerito ossicle
escleroblasto scleroblast
esclerodermlto sclerodermite
escolecita scolecite
escolecodonto scolecodont
escollo shoal
escombrera debris
escoria scoria
escoria slag
escotadura slit
escudete escutcheon
escudilla tray
escudo shield
escudo cefalico scutum
escudo cefalico,cefalo,cefalon cephalon
escudo continental continental shield
esculpido sculptured
escultura sculpture
escurrente excurrent
escurrimiento de aguas rill wash
escurrimiento superficial runoff
esfalerlta sphalerite
esfeno titanite
esfera sphere
esfrico,esferal spherlcal
esferoidal spheroidal
esferoide spheroid
esferoide intraformacional convolutional ball
esferoides lacustres lake balls
esferoides marinos marine balls
esferulita spherulite
esfuerzo stress
eskeresker
esmaltita smaltito
esmeralda emerald
esmeril emery
esfago esophagus
espacio de paro pare space
esparnaciense,esparnaclano Sparnacian
esptico spathic
espato spar
espato de Islandia lceland spar
espato de Islandia lceland spar
espato flor fluorita
espato pesado heavy spar
espato satinado satin spar
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espatulado spatulate
especie species
especie tipo genotype
especie tipo type species
especffico speclfic
espejo de falla slickenside
espeleologfa speleology
esperma sperm
espesor thickness
espessartlna spessartite
esp(cula spicule
espilita spilite
espina spine
espinela spinel
espinlforme spinidorm
espinoso acerase, acerous
espinoso spiny
espira coil
espira spire
esplrculo spiracle
espiral splral
espiramen splramen
espirif{rldo spiriferid
espirffero spirifer
espiroteca spirotheca
espodumena spodumene
espondilo spondylium
esponja sponge
esponjina spongln
esponjlocelo spongocoel
esponjlolita spongolite
espora spore
esporangio sponranglum
esporomorfo sporomorph
esporonina sporonln
espuma de manganeso groroilita
espuma de mar meerschaum
esqueletal skeletal
esqueleto skeleton
esquema sketch
esquisto schist
esquisto slate
esquisto anfibolitico amphibole schist
esquisto cloritico chlorite schist
esquisto micaceo, micacita mica schist
esquito azul blueschist
esquisto verde greenschist
esquistosldad schistoslty
esquistoso schlstose
esquizodonto schlzodont
esquizonte schlzont
essonita essonite
essonita hessonite
estabilidad stabllity
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estable stable
estaci6n season
estacional seasonal
estadistica statistics
estadistico statlstical
estado stage
estaffordlense,estaffordiano Staffordian
estalactita stalactlte
estalactltico stalactitic
estalagmita stalagmite
estalagmitico stalagmitic
estamplense,estamplano Stampian
estannlfero stanniferous
estannina stannlte
estano tin
esta no xlloide wood tin
estanque de ,petroleo oil pool
estaurolita staurolite
esteatita soapstone
esteatita steatite
estefaniense,estefaniano Stephanian
estegoc,falo stegocephalian
estelar,estrellado,esteliforme stellate
esteleroideo stelleroid
esteliforme,estrellado star-shaped
esteliforme,estrellado,estelar stellarold
estenobtico stenobathic
estenobi6ntico stenobiontlc
estenohalino stenohaline
estenotermo stenothermal
estenotpico stenotopic
estepa steppe
estereogrfico stereographic
estereograma stereogram
estereosc6pico stereoscopic
estereoscopio stereoscope
estereozona stereozone
esternlto sternlte
estllblta stibnlte
estilo style
estilolito stylolite
estipe,estipite stipe
estol6n stolon
estolonffero stoloniferous
estoloteca stolotheca
estolzita stolzite
estomodeo stomodaeum
estratificacion bedding
estratificacion cruzada o entrecruzada cross bed
testratificacin grada,graduada,gradual graded
bedding
estratificacin lenticular lenticular bedding
estratificacion masiva massive bedding
estratiflcacln masiva massive bedding
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estratificacin ondulada wavy bedding
estratificada,en capas layered
estratificado stratifled
estratigraffa stratigraphy
estratigrfico stratigraphic
estratigrafo stratigrapher
estrato bed,stratum
estrato stratum
estratocumulo stratocumulus
estratosfera stratosphere
estrecho stralt
estrella star
estrella de mar sea star
estrella de mar starfish
estrella fugaz meteor
estrella fugaz shootingstar
estreptoespiral streptospiral
estrfa stria
estrfa striatlon
estriado striate
estromatolito stromatolite
estromatoporoideo stromatoporoid
estroncianita strontianite
estroncio strontium
estructura structure
estructura almohadillada ball-and-plllow structure
estructura de despegue decollement structure
estructura de munon mullion structure
estructura monlliforme boudinage
estructural structural
estruniense,estruniano Strunian
estuarino estuarine
estuario estuary
estudio survey
etiqueta tag
euclasa euclase
eucrlptita eucryptite
eufotida euphotide
eugeoslnclinaly eugeosyncline
euhedral,euhedrlco euhedral
eulamelibranqula eulamellibranch
eupelglco eupelagic
euriP.sido euryapsid
euribtlco eurybathic
eurlbiontico eurybiontic
eurihalino euryhaline
euripterido eurypterid
euritermo eurythermal
eurltopico eurytopic
eusttlco eustatlc
eutctlco eutectic
euxenlco euxenic
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evaporaclon evaporation
evaporlta evaporite
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evento event
evolucion evolution
evolutivo evolutiva
evoluto evolute
examinac:tor surveyor
excavacin excavation
excavacin en escalones stope
exfoliacin exfoliation
exhalante excurrent
exhalante exhalant
exina exine
exocelo exocoel
exoesqueleto
exoskeleton
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exogeno exogenous
exoglifo exoglyph
exopodlto exopodite
exosarco edge zona
exosepto exoseptum
exoteca exotheca
exotrmico exothermal
exotermo poikilothermic
expansion del fondo ocenico sea-floor spreading
exploracin exploration
explosin shooting
explosin de abanico fan shooting
extendldo.difundido diffuse
extensin estratlgrafica stratigraphic range
extinto,extinguir extinct
extracapsular extracapsular
extracnlco extraconical
extrusivo extrusive
extumescencfa squeeze-up
eyectos volcnicos volcanic ejecta
fbrica fabric
facetudo faceted
facolde phacoid
facies facies
facolito phacolite
facolito phacolith
faja,cinturon belt
falla fault
falla antitetica antithetic fault
falla de altoempuje upthrust fault
falla de cabalgamiento thrust fault
falla de inflexfon scissor fault
falla de transformacfon transform fault
falla horizontal strike-slip fault
falla horizontal wrench fault
falla inversa thrust fault
falla inversa reversa fault
falla Inversa upthrust fault
falla normal normal fault
falla oblicua oblique fault

falla transcorriente strike-slip fault
falla transcorriente wrench fault
fallamiento faulting
famenniense,famennieano Famennian
familia famfly
faneritico,fanerocristalino phaneritic
fango mud
fango ooze
fango slime
fangoso muddy
fasciolo,fasciola fasciole
fase phase
fatiga fatigue
fauna fauna
fauna de tamano pequeno stunted fauna
fauna depauperada depauperate fauna
fauna empobrecida depauperate fauna
funico,faun(stico faunal
faunizona faunizone
fayalita fayalite
feldespato feldspar
feldespato potasico potash feldspar
felslta felslte
felsfttco felsitic
fenestelido fenestelid
fenestrado fenestrate
fenocrlstal phenocryst
fenologla phenology
ferberlta ferberite
fergusonita fergusonite
ferromagnesico,ferromagnesiano ferromagnesian
ferrosillta ferrosilite
ferruginoso, ferrug(neo ferruginous
fersmannlta fersmannite
festoon festoon
fialino phlaline
fibra fiber
fibras de pele pelee's halr
flbrolita fibrolite
fibroso fibrous
figura de Interferencia interferance figure
figuras de ondulaclon ripple marks
fljacion anchorage
fijo attached
fila row
filamento filament
filetico phyletic
filibranqula fflibranchia
filibranquiado filibranch
filiforme filiform
filiforme threadlike
fisilldad fissility
filita phylllte
fllogenesis, fllogenla phylogeny
filogenetlco phylogenetic
fll6n vein
flloteca phyllotheca
flltraclon de petroleo oil seep
fino fine
finura fineness
fiordo fiord
fiordo fjord
firmatoporos firmatopore
fislca physics
flslco ph)'sical
fislograf1a physiography
fistuloso fistulase
fisura fissure
fltogeografia phytogeography
fitoplancton phytoplankton
fitosaurio phytosaur
flabeliforme fan-shaped
flabeliforme flabellate
flabeliforme flabelliform
flagelado flagellate
flagelo flagellum
flanco flank
flexibilidad flexibility
flexible flexible
flexura flexure folding
flogopita phlogopite
flora flora
flos ferri flos ferri
floscelo floscelle
flotante floating
fluido fluid
fluido de poro pare fluid
flujoflow
flujo rising tide
flujo caliente heat flow
flujo de coniza ash flow
flujo de escombrera debris flow
flujo de fango mudflow
flujo de lava lava flow
flujo de lava, colada de lava lava flow
flujo laminar laminar flow
flujo laminar platy flow
flujo palea! sheet flow
flujo turbulento turbulent flow
fluorescencia fluorescence
fluorita fluorita
fluvial fluvial
fluvial marino fluviomarine
focofocus
foliacin foliation
foliado foliate
fondo del mar sea floor
fondo del oceano ocean floor
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fonolita phonolite
foramen foramen
foraminifero foraminifera
foraminifero grande,macroforaminifero largar
foraminifer
foramlnlfero orbitolde orbitoidal foraminifer
foramlnlfero pequeno,microforaminifero small
foramlnifer
foraminiferos foramlniferal
forma de diamante diamond-shaped
forma de transicin passage form
forma terrestre landform
formaci6n formation
forsterlta forsterlte
fosa trench
fosa ocenica trench (oceanic)
fosa tectnica graben
toseta fossette
foseta socket
fosfatico phosphatlc
fosfato phosphate
fosforescencia phosphorescence
fosforita phosphorite
fosgenlta phosgenite
t6sil fossil
fsil viviente living fossil
fsilifero fossiliferous
fsilizacfn fossilization
fsilizarse fosslllze
fosula fossula
ftico photic
fotogeolog(a photogeology
fotoslntesls photosynthesis
fowlerlta fowlerite
foyaita foyaite
fraccion fraction
fractura fracture
fractura pizarrosa schistosity
fracturaclon rifting
frgil brittle
fragmacono phragmacone
fragmento fragment
franja fringa
franklinlta franklinite
frasniense,frasnlano Frasnian
frecuencia frequency
freibergita freibergite
friable friable
frstula frustule
fuente source
fuente spring
fuente termal thermal spring
fuerza force
fulgurlta fulgurite
fumarola fumarola
fundlrfuse
fundir,fundirse melt
funfculo funiculus
fuselar fusellar
fusibilidad fusibillty
fusiforme fusiform
fusllina,fusilinido fusiline
fusilinido, fusilina fusilinid
fusin fusion.
fusin melting
fuston partial partial melting
gabro gabbro
gadolinita gadolinlte
gahnita gahnite
galaxia galaxy
galaxita galaxite
galena galena
gameto gamete
ganchudo hackly
ganga gangue
garganta gorge
garnierita garnierite
gas ga~
gasteropodo gastropod
gastrodermis gastrodermis
gastrolito gastrolith
gastroporo gastropore
gastrozooide gastrozoold
gastrula gastrula
gaylussita gaylussite
gedfnniense,gedinniano Gedinnian
gedrita gedrite
geiserlta geyserlte
gelatinoso gelatinous
geminac(on twlnning
gen gene
genal genal
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gent:;rtco genenc
genero genus
gentica genetics
genetfco genetlc
geniculado geniculate
genital genital
genoholotipo genoholotype
genotipo genotype
geoanticlinal geoanticline
geociencias earth sciences
geociencias geosciences
geocronita geocronite
geocronologfa geochronology
geocronologico geochronologic
geoda geode
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geoffsica geophysics
geofisico geophyslcal
gefono geophone
geograffa geography
geografico geographic
geografo geographer
geoide geoid
geologfa geology
geologfa economlca economic geology
geolog(a estructural structural geology
geolog(a f(sica physical geology
geologra historica historical geology
geolog(a marina marine geology
geologfa minera mining geology
geolog(a petrolifera petroleum geology
geolgico geologic, geological
geoigo geologist
geometrico geometrlcal
geomorfolog(a geomorphology
geoqufmica geochemistry
geoquimico geochemical
geoquimico geochemist
georgiense,georgiano Georgian
geosincllnal geosyncline
geotrmico geothermal
ger6ntlco gerontic
ger6ntico senile
gersdorfita gersdorffite
gibbsita gibbsite
giboso gibbous
gigantismo gigantism
gilsonita gilsonite
glmnosperma gymnosperm
giroide gyrold
givetiense,givetiano Givetian
glabela glabella
glabela,de la glabellar
glaclacion glaciation
glacial alpino,de montana o de valle alpina glacier
glacial continental continental glaciar
glacial,glaciario glacial
glaciar glacler
glaciar de roca rack glaciar
glaciar de roca rock-glacier
glaciarismo,glaciologia glaciology
glaubertlta glaubertite
glaucofana glaucophane
glauconlta glauconlte
glauconltico glauconitic
glauconitizacion glauconitization
glicerina glycerine
globigerina globigerlne
globoso globosa
globular,globuloso globular
globuloso,globular globulose
glos6pteris Glossopteris
gneis gneiss
goethita bog-iron ore
goethita goethite
golfo gulf
goma glue
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gonada ganad
gonanglo gonangium
goniatita goniatite
goniatftico goniatitic
goni6metro gonlometer
gorgonido sea fan
gossan gossan
graben graben
gradiente gradlent
gradiente geot,rmico geothermal gradlent
gradiente hldraulico hydraulic gradlent
gradiente trmico thermal gradient
grado degree
grfico graphic
grfico plumbago
grafito graphite
grahamlta grahamite
granate garnet
granitico granitic
granltizaci6n granitization
granito granlte
granito porfido granite porphyry
grano grain
grano fino fine grained
granoblbtico granoblastic
granodlorita granodiorite
granular,granudo granular
granular,granudo phaneritic
granullta granulite
grnulo granule
granulometrfa granulometry
granuloso granulase
graptolito graptolite
grasoso greasy
grauvaca graywacke
grava grave!
grava marina shingle
gravedad gravlty
gravfmetro gravimeter
gravitacional gravitational
greda,creta chalk
gredoso,cretoso chalky
greenockita greenockite
greisen greisen
gres de playa beach rack
grieta fissure
grieta de glaciar crevasse
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grietas de desecacion mud cracks
grosularla, grosularlte grossularlte
grueso coarse
grueso,grosor thickness
grunerita grunerite
grupo cluster
grupo group
grupo de volcanes volcanic cluster
gruta,cueva cave
guadiwadl
guija,guijarro cobble
gulja,guljarro pebble
guyot guyot
gyrocono gyrocone
hbitar inhabit
hbitat habltat
hbito habit
hade hade
halita halite
halloysita halloysite
halofila halophyte
hapiporo haplopore
haplozoo haplozoan
harina flour
harina de roca rock flour
harmotoma harmotome
hatchettina,edipocerita hatchettlne
hausmannita hausmannite
hauteriviense,hauteriviano Hauterivian
hayna hauyne
hectorita hectorite
hedenbergita hedenbergite
helada frost
helecho fern
helicoldal helicoidal
helio helium
heliotropo heliotrope
helveciense,helvetiense Helvetian
hematlta hematite
hematita botrloidea botryoidal hematite
hematlta especular specular hematite
hematita especular specular iron
hematita ocrosa ocherus hematite
hematlta oolitica oolitic hematite
hematlta parda,hlerro pardo limonite
hematlta terrosa red ochre
hematltizacfon hematitization
hemlbraquldomo hemibrachydome
hemicordado hemichordate
heml,drlco hemihedral
hemimrfico hemimorphic
hemlmorfita hemimorphite
hemlortodomo hemlorthodome
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hemiperifrlco hemiperlpheral
hemlpirmide hemipyramid
hemlprlsma hemiprism
hemisepto hemiseptum
hemisferio hemisphere
hendidura slot
herciniana Hercynian
hercinita hercynite
heredado inherited
herencfa heredity
hessita hessite
hessonita hessonite
hessonita, essonlta hyacinth
hessonita,piedra canela,jacinto clnnamon stone
hetangiense,herangiano Hettanglan
heterocr6nico heterochronous
heterodonto heterodont
heteromiario heteromyarlan
heteropodo heteropod
heterostrofia heterostrophy
heterozooide heterozooid
heulandita heulandite
hexacoralario,exacoralario hexacoral
hexaedro hexaedron
hexagonal hexagonal
hexaquisoctaedro hexakisoctahedron
hexoctaedro hexoctahedron
hialino hyaline
hiallta hyalite
hialoesponja hyalosponge
hialofana hyalophane
hiato gap
hiato hlatus
hbrido hybrid
hiddenita hiddenite
hidranto hydranth
hidrargilita hydrargillite
hidraulico hydraulic
hidrobiolog(a hydrobiology
hidrocarburo hydrocarbon
hidrocaulo hydrocaulus
hidrocincita hydrozincita
hldroesttica hydrostatics
hldrogeno hydrogen
hidrograf(a hydrography
hidroideo hydroid
hidrolisis hydrolysis
hidrolog(a hydrology
hidrologico hydrological
hldrorrlza hydrorhiza
hidrosfera hydrosphere
hldroteca hydrotheca
hidrotermlco hydrothermal
hidrozoo hydrozoan
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hielo Ice
hieroglifo hieroglyph
hierro iron
hierro espatico siderita
hierro espatico spathic iron
hierro especular specular iron
hierro pisolitico plsolitic llmonite
hlgrofita hygrophyte
higrografo hygrograph
higrograma hygrogram
higrometro hygrometer
higroscopico hygroscopic
higroscopio hygroscope
hilera row
hinchado swollen
hinchado tumid
hiperglifo hyperglyph
hiperstena hypersthene
hipoabisal hypabyssal
hipodeltoide hypodeltoid
hipoglifo hypoglyph
hiponoma funnel
hiponoma,hiponomo hyponome
hipopario hypoparian
hipostoma hypostome
hlpostraco hypostracum
hiptesis nebular nebular hyphothesis
hipovalva hypovalve
hipsografico hypsographic
hipsometrlco hypsometrlc
hipsometro hypsometer
hirsuto hirsute
h(spido hispid
histeresis hysteresis
histricosferido hystrlchospherld
hoja de arrastre, hoja nappe
hojoso follated
hojoso follate
holect(pido holectypoid
holmquistita holmquistite
holoaxial holoaxial
holoceno,holocenico Holocene
holocristalino holocrystalline
holo,drico holohedral
holofftlco holophytic
holoplancton holoplankton
holoteca holotheca
holotlpo holotype
holoturia,holoturido sea cucumber
holoturoideo holothuroid
homeodeltldio homeodeltidlum
homeomorfo homeomorph
homeoquilldio homeochllldium
homoclinal homocline
homogeneidad homogeny
homogneo homogeneous
homologrfico homolographic
homnimo homonym
homoslsmlco homoselsmal
hongo fungus
horizonte horlzon
horizonte seam
horizonte gufa datum horlzon
hornablenda hornblende
hornfels hornfels
hornfels(tico hornfelsic
hornito hornito
horst horst
hoya trough
hoyo,hoyuelo plt
hubnerita huebnerlte
huella imprint
huella scar
huella track
huellas de fisfon fision tracks
huellas de oleaje ripple marks
huellas fsiles fossil tracks
hueso iliaco,ilion ilium
huesoso bony
hulla,carbon de piedra coal
humedad humidity
humedecer molsten
h6medo humid
humedowet
humero negro black smoker
humita humlte
hundimiento downsinking
hundimiento subsidence
hundimiento en caldero cauldron subsidence
hundirse collapse
huracn,cicin hurricane
huroniano Huronian
icnofsil ichnofossil
icositetradrico icositetrahedral
icositetraedro icositetrahedron
ictiosauro ichthyosaur
ictiost6gido ichthyostegide
iddlngsita iddlngsite
idocrasa idocrase
igneo igneous
ignlmbrita ignimbrite
ijolita ljolite
illita,illta illlte
ilmenita ilmenlte
ilmenita menaccanite
ilmenita titanic iron ore
ilvaita ilvaite
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lman magnet
imbricado imbricate
impactlta lmpactite
lmperforado imperforate
impermeable impermeable
impermeable impervious
impresin lmprint
lmpresion scar
impresi6n,impronta impression
lmpunteado,inpunctuado lmpunctate
inadunado inadunate
inarticulado inarticulate
inciso incised
inclinacin (Argent y Chile) dip
inclinacin inclination
inclusin inclusion
incoloro colorless, colourless
incompetente imcompetent
incongruente incongruent
incrustacin lncrusting
incrustado encrusted
Incrustado incrustate
incrustante encrusting
incrustar incrust
indice de refraccin index of refraction
indlcollta lndicolite
indistinto lndlstinct
induccion induction
inequilatero inequilateral
inequivalvo inequivalve
inercia inertia
inestabilidad lnstability
infauna lnfauna
Inferior lower
infiltracin infiltration
inflado lnflated
inflexion compresiona! releasing bend
inflexlon extensional restraining bend
infrabasal,infrabasico infrabasal
lnfralanceta sublancet plate
infralateral lnfralateral
inframarginal inframarginal
lnfrayacente underlying
infusorios infusoria
ingenler(a engineering
ingenler(a geolgica engineering geology
inhalante inhalant
inhalante, incurrente incurrent
inhomogeneldad inhomogeneity
inmaduro immature
inmersi6'n immersion
inorganico lnorganic
inosillcatos inosilicates
insectivoro lnsectiVore
Insecto insect
inselberg inselberg
insicin incision
instar,estado instar
insular insular
Intemperie weather
Intensidad intensity
interadial interradial
lnterambulacral interambulacral
interambulacro interambulacrum
interarea interarea
interbraquiallnterbrachial
intercontinental intercontinental
interdigitado interfingered
interfacial interfacial
interferencfa interference
intergenal intergenal
interior inner
intermitente intermittent
interno Interna!
internodo internodal
interpleural interpleural
interpolacin lnterpolatlon
lnterseptallnterseptal
intersticial interstitial
intervalo intervallum
lntracontlnental intracontinental
intraformacional intraformational
lntraplegada convolute beddlng
intrusin intrusion
intrusin pluton
intrusivo lntrusive
intrusivo plutonlc
inundaci6n flood
invaginado invaginated
inversin de polaridad polarity reversa!
invertebrado lnvertebrate
investigacin research
involucin involution
lnvoluto involute
inyeccin injection
inyeccin forzada forceful injection
Inyectar inject
iolita iolite
ion ion
Jnico ionic
iridio iridium
iridiscencfa iridescence
iridiscente iridescent
iridosmina iridosmine
irregular uneven
irreversibilidad irreversibility
Isla lsland
isla de barrera barrier lsland
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islote islet
islote, cayo cay
isoanomalfa isonomaly
isoanmalo isanomalous
isobara isobar
lsobata isobath
lsoclinal isoclinal
lsocora isochore
isocrono isochronous
lsodonto isodont
isogama isogam
isogiro isogyre
isognico isogonic
isograda isograd
isohalino isohallne
isomtrlco isometric
isomiario isomyarian
isomiarlos homomyarian
isopaca isopath
is6pigo isopygous
isopleta isopleth
lsospora isospore
isostasia,isostasls isostasy
lsostatico lsostatic
lsoterma,lsotermo isotherm
istopo isotope
istropo,isotropico isotropic
isquion ischium
Istmo isthmus
ltabirlta itabirite
jaboncillo gouge
jacinto essonite
jacinto hessonite
jacinto hyacinth
jadefta jadelte
jamesonita feather ore
jamesonlta jamesonite
jarg6n jargon
jarosita jaroslte
jaspe jasper
joven young
joven youthful
juegosuite
juego de colores play of colors
juego de diaclasas joint set
jungla jungle
junta joint
jursico Jurassic
juvenil juvenile
juventud youth
kainita kainite
kame kame
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kernita kernite
kersantita kersantite
kieselguhr kieselguhr
kleserita kieserite
kimberlita klmberlite
kimmeriano Kimmerian
kimmerldgiense,kimmeridgiano Kimmeridgian
krennesrita krennesrite
kunzita kunzite
laberintico labyrinthic
labiolip
labio externo outer lip
labio interno inner lip
labirintodonto labyrinthodont
labrado sculptured
labradorita labradorita
labro labrum
labro outer lip
!acolito laccolite
!acolito laccolith
lacustre lacustral
lacustre, lacunario lacustrine
ladera flank
ladiniense,ladinlano Ladinian
lado umbilical umbilical side
lagolake
lago en herradura, lago semilunar oxbow lake
laguna lagoon
laguna costera coastallagoon
laguna de hundimiento sag pond
laja slab
lamelibranquio lamellibranch
lamelibranquio pelecypod
lameliforme lamelliform
lmina lamina
lmina auxiliar thin section
lmina dental dentallamella
lmina dental toothplate
lmina, laminilla lamella
laminacion lamination
laminaci6n cruzada cross-lamination
laminaci6n micro-cruzada micro-cross-laminatlon
laminar,lamellar lamellar
lamprfldo lamprophyre
lancastriense,lancastriano Lancastrian
lanceolado lanceolate
lanceta lancet plate
landeniense,landeniano Landenian
langosta lobster
laplaz laples
lapilli lapilli
lapisl,zuli lapis-lazuli
lardalita,laurdalita lardalite

larsenita larsenite
larva larva
larval larval
larvlkita,raurvigita larvikite
laterita laterite
latita latlte
latitud latltude
lattorfiense,lattorflano Lattorfian
laudalita laudalite
laumontita laumontite
laurasia laurasla
laurvigita laurvigite
lava lava
lava en almohada pillow lava
lava pahoehoe pahoehoe lava
lawsonlta lawsonite
lazulita lazulite
lazurita,lapislazulllapis lazuli
lazurlta,lapislazulllazurite
lechatelierite lechatelierite
lecho bed
lecho de roca bedrock
lecho stratum
lectotipo lectotype
lediense,lediano Ledlan
lengua de tierra spit
lente lens
lenticular lens-shaped
lento ocular eyeplece
lepldocrocita lepidocroclte
lepidodendracea seal tree
lepidollta lepldolite
lepidomelana lepldomelane
leuclta leuclte
leucocratlco leucocratic
leuconolde leuconoid
revantlemento elastico rebound
levee levee
levee natural naturallevee
levogiro sinistral
leylaw
lherzollta lherzolite
lisico Lias
licopodio lycopod
ligamento ligament
lignito llgnite
lignito xlloide xyloid lignite
limburglta limburglte
l(mite elastico elastlc limit
limnolog(a limnology
limollta slltstone
limosllt
limonita limonite
limonlta ocher
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limoso silty
linaje race
l(nea de charnela hinge-line
linea de costa coastline
l(nea de crecmiento growth line
linea de nieves perpetuas snowllne
rfnea del litoral shorellne
lfnea transversal traversa
l(neamlento,leneamento lineament
lineita linnaeita
linguiforme llnguloid
liptoblolito liptobiolite
liquido liquid
lisaclno lyssacine
liso even
listrio listrium
litchfieldita litchfieldite
litlficacion lithification
litio llthium
litiofilita llthlophllite
litistido llthlstld
litoestratigrafico lithostratlgraphic
litofacies lithofacles
lit6fllo lithophll
litofiso lithophysae
litologfa lithology
litologico lithologic
litorallittoral
litoral shore
litoral entre mareas, playa entre mareas foreshore
litoral submarino offshore
lltoral,entre mareas intertidal
litosfera lithosphere
litostatico lithostatic
lituiticone lituiticone
lixiviar (v.) leach
llandoveriense,llandoveriano Llandeilian
llano costero,llanura costera coastal plain
llano o llanura aluvial alluvial plain
llano o llanura aluvio-glaciar outwash plain
llano o llanura de inundacion flood plain
llano,llanura plain
llanura de piamonte piedmont plain
llanvirnlense llanvlrnlan
lluvia rain
loamloam
lobulado lobate
lobulado,lobuloso lobed
lobulado,lobuloso lobulate
lobulo lobe
localidad locallty
localidad tipo type locallty
lodo mud
lodoooze
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lodo o fango calcareo calcareous ooze

lodo o fango de diatomeas diatomaceous ooze
lodo o fango de globigerlnas globigerine ooze
lodo o fango de pteropodos pteropqd ooze
lodo o fango de radiolarios radiolarian ooze
lodo o fango de siliceo siliceous ooze
lodo rojo red mud
lodolita mudstone
loes loess
lofoforo lophophore
logaritmlco logarithmic
lomahill
lomos eolicos wlndrow ridges
longitud length
longitud longitude
longitud de onda wavelength
longitudinal longitudinal
longmyndiense longmyndian
lopolito lopolith
loriga,lorlca lorica
lotaringlense,lotaringiano Lotharingian
lowestoftlense lowestoftian
lucinoide luclnoid
lucltaniense lucitanian
ludhamlense ludhamian
ludiense,ludlano Ludian
ludlovlense,ludlovlano Ludlovian
lugarita lugarite
lulita shale
lumaquela lumachelle
luminiscencia luminescence
luna moon
lunar lunar
lunario lunarlum
lnula lunule
luscladlta luscladite
lusltaniense,lusitaniano Lusitanian
lustre luster
luteclense,luteciano Lutetian
lutita petrollfera oil shale
lutitico shaly
luxullianlta luxullianlte
luz convergente convargent light
luz natural ordinary light
luz polarizada polarizad light
luz reflejada reflectad light
luz transmitida transmitted light
maar maar
maarstrichtiense maastrichtiense, maastrichtiano
machomale
macizo massif
macla twln
macla twinning
macla de contacto contact twins

macla de yuxtaposicion rotation twins
maclado twinned
macrof6sil,megafosil macrofossil
macrof6sil,megafosil megafossil
macropigo macropygous
macrosferico,megalosferlco macrospheric
macrospora,megaspora macrospora
macrosporangio macrosporangium
macula macula
madrepora madrepore
madreporito madraporita
madurez maturity
maduro mature
m'flco,baslco mafic
magariense Magarian
maghemita maghemite
magma magma
mgmatico magmatic
magnesio magnesium
magnesioferrita magnasiofarrite
magnesita magnesite
magntico magnetic
magnetlhldrodlnamico magnetohydrodymamic
magnetismo magnetism
magnetita magnetita
magnetizaci6n magnetizatlon
magneto magnet
magnetometro magnetometer
magniflcacin,aumento,amplificacin
magnification
malacostrceo malacostracan
malaquita malachite
malaquita azul azurite
maleabilidad malleability
maleable malleable
maleza scrub
mallgnita malignite
malla mesh
malmmalm
malquitas malchites
mamelon mamelon
mamffero mammal
mamilar mammillary
manantial spring
mancha solar sunspot
manchado stainad
mandibula jaw
mandibula mandible
manganeso manganesa
manganita manganite
manganotantalita manganotantalite
manglar mangrove swamp
mangle mangrove
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manto mantle
manto interno sill
manubrio manubrium
mapa map
mapa pallnsp,tico palinspatic map
mapeamiento mapping
mar sea
mar epirico epeiric sea
marca a sotavento slump mark
marca de arrastre scour mark
marca de escurrimiento rill mark
marca tunada gouge mark
marcas de impacto bounce marks
marcas de remolino eddy markings
marcasita marcasita
marea tide
marea alta high tide
marea baja low tide
marea roja red tide
m'rga marl
marga marlstone
-margarita margarita
margen fringe
margen continental continental margin
marginal marginal
marginal paralic
margoso marly
marialita marialite
marina marine
marisma tidal marsh
marftimo maritime
mariupolita mariupolite
marjal marsh
markfieldlta markfieldite
marmita pothole
marmita glacial kettle
m&rmol marble
marmorizar marmorize
marsupial marsupial
martlta martite
masivo massive
mastll palus
mataglifo metaglyph
matedull
materia matter
material material
material de acarreo drift
material de acarreo glacial drift
material esterll overburden
matiz hue
matriz matrlx
maxlla maxilla
maxilula maxillula
maysvilllense maysvillian
meandro meander
mecanica mechanics
mecnico mechanical
mecanoglifo mechanoglyph
meda no sandbar
media vida half-life
mediana median
medicin measurement
mediniense Medinian
medio mean
medio middle
medio de vida llfe medium
medioambiente environment
medir measure (v.)
medusa jellyfish
medusa medusa
medusoide medusoid
meereschaum meerschaum
megacantoporo megacanthopore
megaciclotema megacyclothem
megalosferico,macrosferlco megalospheric
megasclerito megasclere
megasc6pico megascopic
megaspora,macrospora megaspore
meionita meionite
melaconita melaconite
melfido melaphyre
melanita melanita
melanocrtico melanocratic
melanterita melanterite
melilita melilite
melteigita melteigite
membrana membrana
mena ore
menaccanita menaccanite
menapiense Menapian
mencion record
meneviense Menevian
merameciense Meramecian
mercurio mercury
meridiano meridian
merocrlstalino merocrystalllne
meroplancton meroplankton
mesa mesa
mesnquima mesenchyme
mesenterio mesentery
meseta plateau
meseta tectonica horst
mesocr~tico mesocratic
mesofita mesophyte
mesogasteropodo mesogastropod
mesogiro orthogyre
mesoglea mesoglea
mesohalino mesohaline
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mesoporo mesopore
mesosoma mesosoma
mesostasis mesostasls
mesoteca mesotheca
mesotermal mesothermal
mesotipo mesotype
mesotorax mesothorax
mesozoico Mesozoic
mesozoico secondary
metabasita metabasite
metagnesis metagenesis
metal metal
metalice metallic
metalffero metalliferous
metaloide metalloid
met,mero metamere
metamesenterio metamesentery
metamrfico metamorphic
metamorfismo metamorphism
metamorfismo de contacto contact metamorphism
metamorfismo regional regional metamorphlsm
metamorfosis metamorphosls
metanauplio metanaupllus
metano methane
metasedimento metasediment
metasepto metaseptum
metasfcula metasicula
metasomtica metasomatic
metasomatismo metasomatism
metastoma metastome
metatrax metathorax
metavulcanitas metavolcanics
metazoo metazoan
meteorito meteorlte
meteorizacin weatherlng
meteorizacin diferencial differential weathering
meteorizacin mecnica mechanical weathering
meteorizacl6n qu(mlca chemical weathering
meteorizado weathered
meteorizar weather
meteoro meteor
meteorologfa meteorology
meteorologista meteorologist
mica mica
mica blanca muscovite
micaceo micaceous
mlcogranito micro-granite
micra,micron,micromilimetro micron
mlcracantporo micracanthopore
micrlta micrite
microadamellita microadamellite
mlcrobrecha microbreccia
mlcrocllno,mlcroclina microcline
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microcristallno mlcrocrystalline
microdiabasa microdlabase
microdiorita microdiorite
microelemento trace element
microestructura microstructure
microfauna microfauna
microforaminifero microforaminifer
microfsil microfossil
microfotografia microphotography
microgabbro microgabbro
microgranito microgranite
microgranodiorita microgranodiorite
microgranulita micro-granulite
microlita microlite
microlitolog(a microlithology
micrometro micrometer
micromilonita micromylonite
microondula cruzada o entrecruzada ripple drift
micropaleobotnica micropal(a)eobotany
micropaleontot6glco micropal(a)eontologic(al)
micropaleontiogo micropal(a)eontologist
micropertita microperthite
micropilo micropile
micropliegue microfold
microregistro,microperfil,microlog microlog
mlcroregistro,mlcroperfil,microlog microlog
microsclera,microsclerlta microsclere
microscpico microscopic
microscopio microscope
microscopio binocular binocular microscope
microscopio estereoscopico stereoscopic
microscope
microscopio polarizante polarizlng microscope
microsferico microspherlc
microsismo mlcroseism
microspora microspora
microsporangio microsporangium
microtectnica microtectonics
miembro member
migmatita migmatite
milibar millibar
milla mile
millerita millerite
milonita mylonite
mimtico mimetlc
mimetita mimetite
mina mine
mineral mineral
mineral ore
mineral de arcilla clay mineral
mineralizacin minerallzation
mineralizar mineraliza
mineralog(a mlneralogy
mlneraloglco mineralogical
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mineralogista mineralogist
mlneralografia mlneralography
mineraloide mlneraloid
miner(a mlning
minerfa a ciedo abierto strip mlnlng
mineta mlnette
minnesotaita mlnnesotalte
minveritt mlnverlte
miocenb,miocenico Mlocene
mioforo myophore
miogeosinclinal mlogeosyncline
m1oglpsinido mlogypslnid
miotiense mlotlan
miriapodo myriapod
misislpico,mlsisipiano Mississippian
mispfquel mispickel
mlssourita missourlte
mitosis mitosis
modal modal
modo mode
mofeta mofette
moho moss
moine moine
mojadowet
molar,muela molar
molasa molasse
molde mold
molde de carga load mold
molde interno steinkern
molecula molecule
molecular molecular
molibdenita molybdenite
molibdeno molybdenum
molusca mollusca
momificado mummified
monacita monazite
monadnock monadnock
monchiquita monchiquite
moniliforme moniliform
monmouthita monmouthite
monoaxon monaxon
monociclico monocyclic
monoclinal monoclinal
monoclinal monocline
monoclfnico monoclinic
monograf(a monograph
monomiario monomyarian
monotalamico monothalamous
montaa, monte mountain
montaa submarina seamount
monte bajo scrub
monte reliquia monadnock
monticelita monticellita
monticulo mound
montiense,montiano Montian
montmorllonita montmorlllonlte
monzon monsoon
monzonita
, monzonlte
morfogenesis morphogenesis
morfolog1a morphology
morrena de fondo ground moraine
morrena lateral lateral moraine
morrena terminal end moraine
morrena terminal terminal moraine
morrena,morena moralne
mosaico mosaic
mosasauro mosasaur
moscovita,mica blanca white mica
moscovita,muscovita muscovlte
moteado mottled
mucronato mucronata
muestra sample
muestreador de nucleos corer
muestreador de testigos corer
mugearita mugearite
mullion mullions
mullita mullite
multicelular multicellular
multicostillado multicostate
multiespiral multlsplral
multiforme multiform
multiforme polymorphlc
multiformidad multlformlty
multilocular multichambered
multilocular multilocular
multilocular polythalamous
multinucleado multinucleate
multiseriado,multiserial multiserial
multituberculado multituberculata
multivincular multivincular
mural mural
mus~helkalk muschelkalk
muscovita potash mica
msculo muscle
msculo aductor adductor muscle
msculo protractor protractor muscle
mutacion mutation
mutante mutant
mutualismo mutualism
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nacar nacre
nacarado,nacarino,nacareo nacreous
nacrita nacrita
nadir nadir
nagyagita nagyagite
namuriense,namuriano Namurlan
nanoplancton nannoplankton
napoleonita corsite
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natroalunita natroalunite
natrolita natrolite
naupllo nauplius
naurodlta collophane
nautilicono nautilicone
nautiloideo nautiloid
nenico neanic
nebulosa nebula
necrocenosis necrocoenosis
nectn nekton
nectnico nektonlc
nefelina nepheline
nefelinita nephelinite
nefoscopio nephoscope
nefrita nephrlte
neis,gneis gneiss
neislco,gnelslco gneissose
nelsonlta nelsonita
nema nema
nematoblastico nematoblastic
nematocisto nematocyst
neocomiense,neocomiano Neocomian
neogasteropodo neogastropod
ne6geno Neogene
neolftico neolithic
neontologfa neontology
neontiogo neontologist
neotenia neotony
neotipo neotype
nepinico nepionic
neptnico neptunlc
neptunismo neptunlsm
neptunista neptunlst
neptunita neptunlte
neri\ico neritlc
nervio nerve
nervioso nervous
nesosillcato nesosilicate
neutrino neutrino
neutr6n neutron
niccolita niccolite
nichoniche
nicol nicol
nicoles cruzados crossed nlcol
nieve snow
nieve granular firn
nife nife
nimbo nimbus
nlmboestrato nimbostratus
ninfa nymph
nitrato nitrate
nitro niter
nitro saltpeter
nitro sodico,nitro de Chile Chile saltpeter

nitro sodico,nitro de Chile soda niter
nitrogno nitrogen
nivaci6n nivatlon
nivellevel
nivel de base base level
nivel de satllracion water table
nivel de saturacion level of saturation
nivel del mar sea level
nivel hidraulico water table
no adherido unattached
no concordancia nonconformity
no fijo unattached
no foliado unfoliated
no metalico nonmetallic
no saturado undersaturated
nodo nodal
n6dulo nodule
nomenclatura nomenclatura
norbergita norbergite
nordmarquita nordmarkite
noriense,noriano Norian
norita norlte
norma norm
normal normal
noselita noselite
nosena,noselita nosean
notacion notation
notocordio,notocorda notochord
nototirio notothydrium
novaculita novaculite
nube cloud
nube ardiente nuee ardente
nclear nuclear
ncleo core
ncleo nucleus
ncleoconcha nucleoconch
nudoso nadase
numero atomico atomlc number
numulites nummulite
numulftico Nummulitic
numulftico Paleogene
nunatak nunatak
nutrici6n nutrition
nutriente nutrient
oasis oasis
obcnico obconlc(al)
oblicuidad obliquity
obl(cuo oblique
oblongo oblong
obsecuente obsequent
observaclon remark
obsidlana obsidian
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obtuso
, obtuse
oceano ocean
oceanograffa oceanography
oceangrafico oceanographical
oceangrafo oceanographer
ocelo ocellus
ochoaniense Ochoan
ocre limonite
ocre ocher
ocre ochre
ocre rojo ocherus hematite
ocre rojo red ocher
ocre rojo red ochre
octaedrita octahedrite
octahedro octahedron
octante octant
octop6do octopod
ocular ocular
odont6foro odontophore
offshore offshore
oficalclta ophicalcite
ofiollta ophiolite
ofita ophite
ofiuroldeo ophiuroid
ojo de gato cat's eye
ojo de tigre tiger's-eye
olawave
oleognesis oleogenesis
oligisto,hierro oligisto hematite
oligoceno,ollgocenico Oligocene
oligoclasa oligoclase
ollgoclasita oligoclasite
ollgoelemento trace element
ollgohalino oligohaline
ollgomicta oligomicta
olistostroma olistostrome
olivinita ollvinite
olivino,olivina olivlne
olla glacier kettle
ombligo umbilicus
onda swell
onda wave
onda superficial surface wave
ondas iniciales first motion (earthquakes)
ondula ripple
ondula descendente downslope ripple
ondula o rizadura Incompleta star ripple
ondula o rizadura regresiva regressive ripple
ondulacion ripple
ondulaciones de interferencia cross-ripples
ondulado undulate
ondulita,ondulaclon ripple mark
onfaclta omphacite
onice onyx
onicoforo onycophoran
ontogenetico,ontogenico ontogenetic
ontogenfa ontogeny
ooecios ooecia
oolitico oolitlc
oollto oolite
opacidad opacity
opaco opaque
opalescencia opalescence
opalescente,opallno opalescent
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opalo opal
oprculo operculum
opistobranquio opisthobranch
opistoclino opisthocline
opistod,tico opisthodetic
opistogiro opisthogyre
opistopario opisthoparian
opistosoma opisthosoma
6ptlca optics
6ptico optical
oral oral
orbicular orbicular
orbita orbit
orbitoideo orbitoid
orden order
ordovfcico,ordovfciano Ordovician
orenburgiense Orenburgian
rganico organic
organismo organism
organizacion
organization
,
organo organ
organogeno,organogenico organogenic
orlctocenosis oryctocoenose
orientacin preferente preferred orientation
orientacin, altitude direction, orientation
orificio opening
orificio orifice
origen origin
orilla shoreline
ornamentacin ornamentation
ornamentado, ordenado ornamentad
ornamento prosopon
oro gold
oro argentifero electrum
orogenia,orognesis mountain building
orogenia,orognesis orogenesis
orogenia,orognesis orogeny
orogenico orogenic
orograf(a orography
orogrfico orographic
oropimente orpiment
ortlta orthite
ortoclasa orthoclase
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ortoconcha orthoconch
ortocono orthoceracone
ortoesquisto orthoschlst
ort6fido orthophyre
ortognesis orthogenesis
ortognesis orthogenesis
ortogiro orthogyre
ortomorfico orthomorphlc
ortoneis orthogneiss
ortorrmbico orthorhombic
ortosa,ortoclasa orthoclase
osar osar
oscilaci6n osclllation
oscilografico oscillographlc
oscllografo oscillograph
oseo,ososo bony
osfradio osphradium
os(culo ossicle
osfculo del cirro cirral
osmio osmium
ostra oyster
straco ostracum
ostracodermo ostracoderm
ostracodo ostracod
otolito otolith
outlier outller
ovicelda ovicell
ovfparo oviparous
ovoide,ovoideo egg-shaped
ovoide,ovoideo,oviforme ovlform
ovoide,ovoideo,oviforme ovoid
ovovivfparo ovovlviparous
oxfordiense,oxfordiano Oxfordian
oxidacin oxidation
oxidar oxidlze
oxidatos oxldates
xido oxide
ozocerlta,ozoquerita ozocerite
pahoehoe pahoehoe
pais marginal borderland(tect.)
paisaje compuesto composite landscape
paladio palladium
palasito pallaslte
paleobatimetrico paleobathymetric
paleobiocenosis pateobiocoenosis
pateobiogeograda paleobiogeography
paleoblologfa paleobiology
paleobotanica paleobotany
paleobotnico paleobotanist
paleobotnico paleobotanical
paleocanales paleocanals
paleoceno,paleocenlco Paleocene
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paleoclima paleoclimate
paleoclimtico paleoclimatlc
paleoclimatolog(a paleoclimatology
paleocorriente paleocurrent
paleoecolog(a paleoecology
paleoecolgico paleoecologlcal
paleoec61ogo paleoecologist
paleogeno Nummulitlc
paleogeno Paleogene
paleogeograf(a paleogeography
paleogeogr&fico paleogeographic
paleoictiologfa paleoichthyology
paleoictiolog(a palichthyology
paleolitico paleolithic
paleomagn~tico paleomagnetic
paleomag netismo paleomagnetism
paleontolog(a paleontology
paleontoig leo paleontological
paleontlogo paleontologist
paleopatolog(a paleopathology
paleopendiente paleostope
paleosuelo paleosoil
paleotanatocenosis paleothanatocoenosis
paleotect6nico paleotectonic
paleotemperatura pateotemperature
paleozoico Paleozoic
paleozoologia paleozootogy
pallngnesis pallngenesis
palinolog(a palynology
palinologico patynotoglcal
paliniogo patynotoglst
palinomorfo patynomorph
palintropo palintrope
palizada pallsade
palmado patmate
palustre paludal
panidiomrfico pandiomorphic
pantano bog
pantano swamp
pantanoso swampy
pantellerita pantellerlte
pantodonto pantodont
pantgrafo pantograph
paper shale paper shale
papila papil
papila papilla
papilar,papiloso paplllate
papiloso papillose
paquiodonto pachyodont
para-rizudura,para-ondula para-ripple
parabolico parabolic
paraconcordancia paraconformlty
paracrinoideo paracrlnold
parafina paraffln
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paragonita paragonite
paralelo parallel
par&lico parallc
paramagntico paramagnetic
paramagnetismo paramagnetism
parametro parameter
param6rfico paramorphic
para neis paragneiss
parapodlos parapodia
parpsido parapsid
parasitismo parasitism
parsito parasite
parataxftico parataxitic
parateca paratheca
paratipo paratype
parauct6ctono parautochthonous
pared wall
pared baja footwall
pared colgante hanging wall
pared suspendido hanging wall
pargasita pargasite
parietal parietal
parivincular parivincular
particula particle
partfcula alfa alpha particle
partfculo beta beta particle
pasta paste
patelados patellate
patronita patronite
paucispiral paucispiral
pearceita pearceite
pechblenda,pecblenda pitchblende
pectiniforme pectinate
pectiniforme pectinated
pectollta pectollte
pedlfer pedalfer
pedernal chert
pedernal flint
pedernaloso flinty
pedimento pediment
pedl6n pedlon
pediplain pedlplain
pedocaf pedocal
pedognesis paedogenesis
pedomorfosis paedomorphism
pedruso boulder
pedunculad,peduncular pedicular
pedunculad,peduncular peduncular
pednculo pedicle
pedunculo peduncle
pegmatita pegmatita
pelagico pelagic
pelecipodo lamellibranch
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pelecipodo pelecypod
pelita pelite
pelftico pelltic
pella fecal fecal pellet
pella,pelotilla pellet
pelma pelma
pelmatozoa pelmatozoa
pea boulder
penacho magmatico magma plume, jet
pendiente pendant
pendiente pendent
pendiente slope
pendiente continental continental slope
pendulo pendulum
penecontemporaneo penecontemporaneous
pennsula peninsula
peniplano,penlllanura,peniplanicle peneplain
penninita pennlnlte
pensilv,nico,pensilvaniano Pennsylvanian
pentagonal,pentagono pentagonal
pentamero pentamerous
pentlandita pentlandite
penumbra penumbra
peperino peperlno
pepino de mar sea cucumber
perfil lag
perfil profile
perfil de equilibrio graded profile
perfil del suelo,perfil edaflco soil profile
perfil longitudinal longitudinal profile
perfilaje de pozo well logging
perforacin bore hole
perforacin perforation
perforacin,pozo drill hole
perforar bore(drill)
perforar,barrenar,sondear,sondar drlll
pericardio pericardium
periclasa periclasa
peridermo periderm
perldotita perldotite
peridoto peridot
periembrinico periembryonic
periferia periphery
perifrico peripheral
perigeo perigee
periglaciaf periglacial
perihelio perihelion
perinoto girdle
per(odo perlad
per(odo fluvial fluvial period
per(odo interglacial interglacial period
periostraco periostracum
periprocto periproct
peristoma peristome
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perknita perknite
perlado nacreous
perliforme bead-like
perlita perllte
permafrost permafrost
permeabilidad permeability
permeable permeable
permeable pervious
prmico,permiano Permian
permineralizacion permineralization
perpendicular normal
perthosita perthosite
pertita perthite
perturbacion disturbance
peso atomico atomic weight
petreo,pedregoso stony
petrificaci6n petriflcation
petrificar petrify
petrofbrica petrofabrics
petrofabrico petrofabric
petrognesis petrogenesis
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petrogenes1s
petrogeny
petrograf(a petrography
petrografico petrographical
petrografo petrographer
petr61eo oil
petrleo petroleum
petrolffero oil-bearing
petrol(fero petroliferous
petrolog(a petrology
petroigico petrological
petriogo petrologist
petromicto petromict
petzita petzite
pez pitch
philllpsita phlllipsite
piamonte pledmont
piamontita
piedmontlte
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picnometro pycnometer
picnoteca pycnotheca
pico beak
picotita picotite
pie foot
pie de capa frontal toeset
pie tubular podlum
pie tubular tu be foot
piedra stone
piedra canela essonite
piedra canela hessonite
piedra canela,jacinto,hessonita cinnamon stone
piedra de luna moonstone
piedra imn lodestone
piedra jabonosa soapstone
piedra pez pitchstone

piedra pmez pumice
piedra verde greenstone
piemontita piemontite
piezoelectricidad piezoelectricity
pigeonita pigeonite
pigidio pygidium
pilar pillar
pilar horst
pilar de tierra dame coifee
pilar de tierra pinnacle
pilar de tierra,pinaculo earth pillar
pllotxita pilotaxitic
pinacoide pinacoid
pinculo dame coiffee
pinculo pinnacle
p(nita pinite
pnula pinnule
pirmide pyramid
pirargirita pyrargyrite
pirargirita ruby silver
piriboles pyriboles
piriforme pear-shaped
piriforme pyriform
pirita pyrite
pirita blanca marcasita
pirita de cobre copper pyrite
pirita magnetica pyrrhotite
piritizacion pyritizatlon
piritoedro pyritohedron
piritoso,piritico pyrltic
piroclstico pyroclastic
pirocloro pyrochlore
piroelctricidad pyroelectrlcity
pirofilita pyrophylllte
pirolusita pyrolusite
pirometamorfismo pyrometamorphism
pirometasomatico
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piromorfita pyromorphite
piropo pyrope
pirosfera pyrosphere
pirosfera,barisfera centrosphere
piroxena,piroxeno pyroxene
piroxenita pyroxenite
piroxenoides pyroxenoids
pirrotina pyrrhotite
pisada track
piso stratum
pisolitico pisolitic
pisolito pisolith
pista trail
pitchstone pitchstone
pit6n volcanic neck
pivote stock
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pizarra slate
pizarra foliacea foliated slate
pizarra sedimentaria, pizarra arcillosa shale
plzarroso,plzarreno slaty
placa plate
placa braquial primaria primibrach
placa dental tooth plate
placa lltosferica lithospheric plate
placas deltldiales deltidial plates
placas quilldiales chilidial plates
placentario placenta(
placeres placer deposits
placodermo placoderm
placophora placophora
plagloclasa plagioclase
plagionlta plagionite
plaisanciense,plaisanciano Plaisancian
planar planar
plancton plancton
plancton plankton
planctnico planktonic
planct6nico planktonic
planeta planet
planetario planetary
planeteslmal planetesimal
planetoide planetoid
planicie plain
planlmetrfa planimetry
planispiral,planosplral planispiral
planisplralmente planispirally
plano axial axial plane
plano de cresta crest plane
plano de estratificacin bedding plane
plano de particin parting plane
planoconvexo planoconvex
plantas fsiles fossil plants
plastico plastic
plastogamia plastogamy
plastron plastron
plata silver
plataforma platform
plataforma shelf
plataforma continental continental shelf
plataforma de abrasion wave~cut platform
plataforma de abraslon wave~cut platform
plataforma de eroslon erosion platform
platelmintos platyhelminthes
platina universal universal stage
platino platinum
playa beach
playa shore
playa alta backshore
playa de tormenta storm beach
playa levantada raised beach
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playa submarina offshore

pleamar high tide
plegado folded
plegado plicate
plegamiento folding
plegamiento verdadero flexure folding
pleistoceno,pleistocenico Pleistocene
pleocrofco pleochroic
pleocrofsmo pleochroism
pleoesponja pleosponge
pleonasta pleonaste
plesiosauro plesiosaur
plesiotipo plesiotype
pleura pleuron
pleural pleural
pleurito pleurite
plicacion,plegamiento plication
pliege hacia abajo downfold
pliegue fold
pliegue fold
pliegue plica
pliegue acostado recumbent fold
pliegue armonico harmonic fold
pliegue asimetrico asymmetrical fold
pliegue cabrio chevron fold
pliegue de arrastre drag fold
pliegue dlsarmonico disharmonic fold
pliegue escalonado en echelon fold
pliegue hacia arriba unfold
pliegue intraformaclonal intraformational fold
pliegue isoclinal isoclinal fold
pliegue o plegamiento de cizalla shear foldlng
pliegue recostado recumbent fold
pliegue simetrico symmetrical fold
pliegue volcado inverted fold
pliegue volcado overturned fold
pliegue volcado overfold
pliensbaquense,pliensbaquiano Pliensbachian
plioceno,pliocenico Pliocene
plombagina plumbago
plomolead
plomo negro plumbago
plumasita plumasite
plumosa plumose
plurllocular multichambered
plurilocular multilocular
plutn pluton
plutn atectonico atectonic pluton
plutn pretectonlco pre~tectonic pluton
plut6n sincronlco synchronous pluton
plutn sincronico,pluton sintectonico syntectonic
pluton
plut6nico plutonic
plutonismo plutonism

plutonista plutonist
pluvial pluvial
pneumatollsis pneumatolysis
pneumatolftico pneumatofytic
poblaci6n population
poco profundo shallow
podio podium
podio tube foot
podsol podsol
poiquiltico polkilitic
polquiloblstico poikiloblastic
poiquilotermo poikilothermic
polar polar
polarizaador polarizar
polarizado polarizad
polen palien
pollanlta polianite
poliaxona,poliaxonida,poliaxonica polyaxon
polibasita polybasita
polifil6tico polyphyletic
polihallno polyhaline
polihallta polyhalite
pollmicta polimict
pollmodal polymodal
polimorfa polymorphous
polimorfico, poliformo polymorphic
polimorfismo polymorphlsm
pollpido polyplde
polipo polyp
pollseriado polyserlal
politalmico polythalamous
polje polje
polo pote
polo de Euler Euler pote
polo de rotacion rotation pote
polo geografico geographic pele
polo geomagnetico o magnetico geomagnetic pole
polvo volcanico volcanic dust
polyzoa polyzoa
pontiense,pontiano Pontian
porcelanaceo porcellaneous
porcentage percentage
porf(dico,porflroide porphyritic
prfido porphyry
p6rfldo cuarcifero quartz porphyry
p6rfido rombico rhomb porphyry
porfidoblstico porphyroblastic
porfirina porphyrin
porfirita porphyrite
porfferos,espongiarios Porifera
poro pare
poro mural mural pare
poros biseriados biserial pares
porosidad porosity
poroso porous
posicfon altitude, orientation
positivo positiva
postarrecife back reef
postdamlense,postdamiano Postdamian
postectonico post-tectonic
posterior posterior
postpais hinterland
potasio potassium
potencial potential
potencial espontaneo self-potential
powellita powellite
pozo shaft
pozowell
pozo artesiano artesian well
pozo de gas gas well
prasio prase
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precmbriano,precambrico Precambrian
precipitaci6n precipitation
precipitado preclpitate
preheterodonto preheterodont
prehistorico prehistoric
prehnita prehnite
prensil prehensile
preoral preoral
presa dam
preservar preserve
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preslon pressure
pres6n confinante confining pressure
presf6n hidraulico hydraulic pressure
presf6n litostatica lithostatic pressure
pretectonico pre-tectonic
priaboniense,priaboniano Priabonian
primario Paleozoic
primario primary
primario,paleozoico Primary
primate primate
primitivo primitiva
prisma prism
prismo de aeracin accretionaryprism,wedge
probabilidad probability
probscide probaseis
procedencia provenance
proceso proceeding
proceso cardinal cardinal process
proceso geotectonlco geotectonic process
proceso hidrotermal hydrothermal process
proceso retral retral process
procesos geologicos geologic process
procordado protochordate
prodisoconcha prodissoconch
productido productid
productividad productivity
profundidad depth
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profundo deep
progenie progeny
prole progeny
prol6culo prolocutus
promedio average
promontorio headland
promontorio promontory
promontorios fangosos mud-lumps
pronunciado sharp
proostraco pro-ostracum
proprea proparea
propario proparian
propiedad property
propilitizacl6n propylitisation
proporcin proportion
proporci6n ratio
prosicula prosicula
prosifonado prosiphonate
prosobranqulo prosobranch
prosoclino prosocline
prosodtico prosodetic
prosogiro prosogyre
prosoma prosoma
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prospecc1on
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prospecc1on survey
prospeccin geoqulmica geochemical prospecting
protaspis protaspis
proteca protheca
protecio protoecium
protgulo protegulum
proterognesis proterogenesis
proterozoico Proterozoic
protistas protista
protlandiense,portlandiano Portlandian
protobranquiado protobranch
protoclstico protoctastic
protoconcha protoconch
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protogasteropodo protogastropod
protomesenterio protomesentery
prot6n proton
protopigidlo protopygidium
protoplasma protoplasm
protopodito protopodite
protoporo protopore
prot6rax prothorax
protosepto protoseptum
prototeca prototheca
protozoario, protozoo protozoan
protuberancia boss
proustita proustite
proustlta ruby silver
provincia province
provincia faunistica fauna! province
provincia petrografica petrographic province
proyecc1on proectlon
proyecciones cristalogr~ficas crystallographic
projections
psefita calcarea catcareous psephite
psefitas psephitic rocks
pseudoestratlficaci6n pseudostratification
pseudotaquilita pseudotachylite
psilofita psilophytes
psilomelana silomelana psilomelane
pterobranquio pterobranch
pteroceriense,pteroceriano Pterocerian
pterodctilo pterodactyl
pteropodo pteropod
ptigmatico ptygmatic
puddingstone pudding stone
pudrirse, putrefaccion decay
puente intercontlnental intercontinental bridge
puerto harbor
puerto port
pulaskita putaskite
pulmonlung
pulmonado pulmonate
pulpo octopus
pumita pumice
punta cape
punta point
punta de tierra spit
punteado,punctuado punctate
puntiagudo mucronata
puntiagudo pointed
puntiagudo taper pointed
punto caliente hot spot
punto de lnflexion inflexion point
puntos cardinales cardinal points
purbeckiense,purbeckiano Purbeckian
pstula pustule
pustuloso pustulate
pustuloso pustulosa
puy puy
pygidium pygidium
pyralspita pyralspite
que contiene manganeso manganiferous
quebrada gully
quebrada ravine
quebradizo friable
queJas chetae
quelicerado chelicerate
queliceros chelicerae
quelipedo cheliped
queratina,ceratina keratin
querioteca,cerloteca keriotheca
quiastolite chiastolite
quilidio chilldium
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quilla keel
quilla carina
qu(mico chemical
quitina chitin
quitinoso chitinous
quiton chiton
rabdosoma rhabdosoma
radiacin radiation
radiado radiate
radiado,divergente divergent
radial radial
radianal radianal
radioactividad radioactivity
radioactivo radioactiva
radiog6nico radiogenic
radiola radiole
radiolarios Radiolaria
radiolarita radiolarite
radiomtrico radiometric
radimetro radiometer
radlosonda radio sonda
rdula radula
radular radular
rafz radix
ramificaclon ramification
ramsayita ramsayite
rango range
ranura slit
ranura slot
rapidez de crecimiento growth rate
rapldo rapid
rasorita rasorite
raspadura streak
raudal torrent
rauraciense,rauraciano Rauracian
rayo ray
rayo extraordinario extraordinary ray
rayo gamma gamma ray
rayo ordinario ordinary ray
rayo x x-ray
raza race
razn rate
razn ratio
reabsorcin resorption
realgar realgar
recapitulacin recapitulation
recasga recharge
reciente Holocene
recoger, recolectar collect
recoleccin crop
reconstruccin de placa plate reconstruction
recostado recumbent
recrecimiento regrowth
recristalizacin recrystallization
rectangular rectangular
rectilineo rectlllnear
recubrimiento coating
red net
red alveolar network
red de arrastre tow net
redenominado renamed
redepositado redeposited
redep6sitado reworked
redeposito redeposition
redibujado refigurad
redondeado rounded
redondez roundness
reducir, reduccion decrease
reduzatos reduzates
reemplazo,reemplazamiento replacement
reentrante reentrant
reflexin reflection
reflujo ebb tide
refraccin refraction
refraccin doble double refraction
refractario refractory
regeneracin regeneration
reglon cardinal cardinal region
registro log
registro record
registro de pozo well logging
registro electrico electric log
registro electrico,perfil electrico electric log
regla de fases phase rule
regolito regolith
regresin regression
regresin marina marine regression
regresivo regressive
reguero rill mark
reino kingdom
rejalgar realgar
rejuvenecimiento rejuvenation
rejuvenecimiento rejuvenescense
relaci6n rate
relativo relativa
relicto relict
relieve relief
relieve ptico optic relief
reliquia rellct
relleno de valle valley fill
reluctancia reluctance
reniforme kidney-shaped
reniforme reniform
reogllfo rheoglyph
reomorflsmo rheomorphism
rplica replica
repoblacin repopulation
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represa dam
reproduccin reproductlon
reptaci6n creep
reptacin del suelo soil creep
reptante creeping
reptiles reptiles
resaca backwash
resaca wave recess
resaca wave recession
resecuente resequent
residual residual
resllifero resillfer
resillo resilium
resina resin
resinoso resinous
resistatos resistates
resistencia resistance
resistividad reslstivity
resorcin resorption
resplracl6n respiration
resquicio gap
resumen summary
resuplnada resupinate
retardo retardation
retlculado oblicuamente clathrate
reticular netlike
reticular reticular
retfculo lattice
retfculo reticulum
retiense,retlano Rhaetian
retinita pitchstone
retorcido contorted
retrctil retractile
retroceso recession
retrosifonado retrosiphonate
revestimiento interior lining
revolucin revolutlon
rezumadero seep
rfa rla
riebecklta riebeckite
rigidez rigidity
rinon kldney
rfo rlver
rlodacita rhyodacite
riolita rhyollte
risco escarpment
rlscoscarp
rizadura ripple
rizadura ripple mark
rizadura conjugada compound ripple mark
rlzadura de resaca backwash ripple mark
rizadura lingulolde llnguloid ripple mark
rlzadura o ondulacin asimetrica asymmetrical
rlpple mark
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rizadura simetrica symmetrical ripple mark

rizadura transversa transversa ripple mark
rizadura,ondulaci6n o ondullta de cauce ripple
scour
rizaduras de Interferencia cross-ripples
riz6podos Rhlzopoda
roca rock
roca cida acid rock
roca carbonatada carbonate rock
roca cristalina crystalline rock
roca de caja country rock
roca extrusiva,roca volcanica extruslve rock
roca fuente,roca madre source rock
roca (gnea igneous rock
roca intruslva,roca plutonica lntrusive rock
roca madre source rock
roca metamorfica metamorphic rack
roca sedimentaria sedlmentary rock
roca ultramfica ultramafic rock
rocas aborregadas roches moutonnees
rocas bsicas basic rocks
rocas elsticas clastic rocks
rockallita rockallite
rodocrosita rhodocrosite
rodolita rhodolite
rodonita rhodonite
rombal rhombic
rombal,rombiforme lozenge-shaped
rombododecaedro rhomblc dodecahedron
rombodrico rhombohedral
rombohedro rhombohedron
romboidal diamond-shaped
romboidal rhomboidal
romboide rhomboid
rompeolas wave breaker
rompeolas groins
rompientes surf
roscoellta roscoelite
rostro,guarda rostrum
rotffero rotifer
rotliegende rotliegende
rotulo tag
rubellta rubellite
rubfruby
rubidio rubldium
rudimentario rudimentary
rudlstfdo rudistid
rudlta rudite
rugosidad rugoslty
rugoso rugose
rugoso wrinkled
rumbo strike
rumbo trend (dir.)
rupellense,rupeliano Rupelian
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ruptura rupture
rutilo rutile
sabana savannah
sabkha sabkha
sacaroideo saccharoidal
saco radular radular sac
sagital sagittate
sahellense,saheliano Sahelian
sahlita sahlite
sajoniense,sajoniano Saxonian
sal salt
sal gema, sal de roca rack salt
salado, salino salty
saliente salient
salina salina
salina salt-pan
salinidad salinity
salino,salado sallne
salitre nlter
salitre saltpeter
saltaci6n saltation
sammita,psammita psammite
sammitico,psammitico psammitic
sangre blood
sanidina sanidina
sannoisiense,sannoisiano Sannoisian
santoniense,santoniano Santonian
sapelita sapelite
saponita saponite
saprofita saprophyte
saprolftico saprolitic
sapropelico sapropellc
saprozoico saprozoic
sarda sard
sardonlce sardonyx
sarmatiense,sarmatlano Sarmatian
saturacl6n saturation
saussurltlzaci6n saussuritisation
savia sap
saxonita saxonite
scheelita scheelite
scytiense,scytiano Scythian
secci6n section
seccl6n delgada thin section
seccl6n delgada thin section
secci6n transversal cross section
sectfl sectile
secuaniense,secuaniano Sequanian
secuencia sequence
secular secular
secundario Mesozoic
secundario secondary
sedentario sedentary
sedimentacion sedimentation
sedimentaci6n cclica cyclic sedimentation
sedimentaci6n rtmica rhythmic sedimentation
sedimentario sedimentary
sedimento sediment
sedimentolog(a sedimentology
sedimentos eolicos terrigenous sediments
sedimentos terrgenos terrigenous sediments
sedososilky
sefita,psefita psephite
sefitico,psefitico psephitic
segmentado segmentad
segmento. ,segment .
segregac1on segregatron
seleccionado sorted
selenio selenium
selenita selenita
selenizona selenizone
selinozona slitband
selva forest
selva jungle
selva selva
sendero trail
senectud senllity
senil gerontic
senil senile
seno sinus
seno trough
seno hiponomico hyponomic sinus
seno paleal pallial sinus
senoniense,senoniano Senonian
separador diductor
separata reprint
sepioideo sepioid
sepiolita meerschaum
sepiolita sepiolite
septal septal
septlbranquiado septibranch
septibranquiado septibranchiate
septibranquias septibranchia
septo septum
septo alar alar septum
septo cardinal cardinal septum
septoteca septotheca
septulo septulum
sericita sericite
serie series
series de transicin transition series
series granticas granitic series
serpentina,serpentinita serpentina
serpentinita serpentinite
serrado serrate
serrana ridge
sesgoconglomerado edgewise structure
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ssil sessile
seudoceratita pseudoceratite
seudodeltidio pseudodeltidium
seudoescorpiones pseudoscorpiones
seudoespondilo pseudospondylium
seudofosil pseudofossil
seudoigneo,pseudoigneo pseudo-igneous
seudolamelibranquiado pseudolamelli-branquiate
seudoleucita,pseudoleucita pseudoleucite
seudomorfismo pseudomorphism
seudomorfo pseudomorph
seudoplanctonico pseudoplanktonic
seudoplanispiral pseudoplanispiral
seudopodo pseudopodium
seudopunteado,seudopunctuado pseudopunctuate
seudosepto pseudoseptum
seudotaqullita pseudo-tachylite
sextante sextant
shard shard
shonkinita shonklnite
sial sial
silico sialic
siconoide syconoid
sfcula sicula
siderita,calibita,hierro espatico chalybite
siderita,slderosa siderlte
siderita,slderosa spathlc iron
siderocroma,cromita,cromoferrita chromite
sider6filo slderophil
siderolito slderolite
siegeniense,siegeniano Siegenian
sienita syenite
sienodiorita syenodiorite
sienodolerita syenodolerite
sienogabbro syenogabbro
sienoides syenoids
sierra mountain chain
sierra range
sierra ridge
sierra sierra
sifn siphon
sifonado siphonate
sifonal slphonal
sifnculo slphuncle
sigmoideo sigmold
silesiense Silesian
silexita silexite
silicato silicate
sflice sllica
sil(ceo slliceous
sllicico sllicic
silicificacl6n siliclfication
silicificar silicify
sllicoflagelado silicoflagellate
sill sill
silla saddle
sillimanita sillimanite
silo sill
silomelana,psilomelana psilomelane
silopalo xylopal
sil~rico,siluriano Silurian
silvanita sylvanite
silvita,silvina sylvite
sima deep
sima sima
simtico simatic
simbiosis symbiosis
simbolo symbol
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simetr1a symmetry
sim~trico symmetrical
simplctico symplectic
simplectita symplektite
simpodito sympodite
simn simoon
sin consolidar unconsolidated
sin septos nonseptate
sin tabiques nonseptate
sinanttico synantectic
sinpsido synapsid
sinapt(cula synaptlcula
sinapticuloteca synapticulotheca
sincinemtico synkinematic
sincinemtico synkinematic
sinclinal synclinal
sinclinal syncline
sinclinal acostado recumbent syncline
sinclinal asimetrico asymmetrical syncline
sinclinal recostado o recumbente recumbent
syncline
sinclinal simetrico symmetrical syncline
sinclinal volcado inverted syncline
sinclinorio synclinorium
sincronico synchronous
sinecologia synecology
sinecologico synecological
sinemuriense,sinemuriano Sinemurian
sinestral sinistral
singamia syngamy
singenesis syngenesis
siniestro sinistral
sinonimia synonymy
sinnimo synonym
sin6ptico synoptic
sinorogenico synorogenic
sinrabdosoma synrhabdosoma
sintect6nico syntectonic
s(ntesis synthesis
sfntesis syntexis
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sint6tico synthetic
sintipo syntype
sinuoso sinuous
sismico seismic
sismo, terremoto,temblor de tierra earthquake
sismgrafo seismograph
sismograma seismogram
sismolog(a seismology
sismolgico seismological
sismmetro seismometer
sistema system
sistemtica systematics
skarn skarn
skiddavlense,skiddaviano Skiddavian
skutterndita skutterndite
skythiense skythian
smithsonlta smithsonite
sobreponer,sobreposicion overlap
sobrepuesto overlapping
sobresaturada oversaturated
sobrevivir survive
sobreyacence,suprayacente overlying
sodalita sodalite
sodio sodium
solsun
solapamiento offlap
solar solar
solfatara solfatara
solfdo solid
sollfluxi6n solifluction
solitario solltary
solsticio solstice
solucin solution
solucin molar molar solution
solucin solida solid solution
somasteroideo somasteroid
somero shallow
somito somite
sonda lead
sonda,sondeo sounder
sondear,perforar,barrenar,sondar drill
soplete blowpipe
soporte support
sorosilicatos sorosilicates
sotavento leeward
sperrylita sperrylite
spessartita spessartite
spirallum spiralium
spondylium spondylium
steptoe steptoe
stock stock
stockwork stockwork
stromeyerita stromeyerite
subaereo sub-aerial
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subanal subanal
subantartlco subantarctic
subartico subarctic
subcilindrico subcylindrical
subclase subclass
subdivisin subdivision
subducci6n subduction
subespecie subspecies
subfamilia subfamily
subgenero subgenus
subglobular subglobular
subhedral subhedral
sublimacion sublimation
submarginal submarginal
submarino submarina
submetalico submetallic
suborbicular suborbicular
suborden suborder
subortocoanitico suborthochoanitic
suboval suboval
subpiso subsoil
subpolar sub-polar
subsidiario subsidiary
subsolifluxin subsolifluction
substancia,sustancia substance
substitucin,sustitucin substitution
substrato substratum
subsuelo subsoil
subsuelo,subterraneo,bajo la superficie subsurface
subtermlnal subterminal
subterraneo underground
subtransicido subtranslucent
subtrocoide subtrochold
subyacente
underlying
,
suces1on sequence
' succes1on
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suces1on
sucesin faunica o faunistica faunal succesion
suelo soil
suelo,tlerra earth
suelto unconsolidated
sulcado,surcado sulcate
sulfato sulfate
sulfato sulphate
sulfuro sulfide
sulfuro sulphide
sumario summary
sumergido submerged
sumersion submergence
sumidero sinkhole
superficial superficial, surflcial
superficial shallow
superficie surface
superficie de erosi6n erosion surface
superficie de estratificacin bedding plane

superior upper
supernova supernova
superposici6n superposition
superpuesto,sobrepuesto superimposed
suplementario subsidiary
suplementario supplementary
supraestructura superstructure
surco furrow
surco groove
surco sulcus
surco de escurrimiento rlll
surcos de erosin erosion grooves
surf surf
surgencia upwelling
surtido sorted
' suspens1on
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suspenston
sutura suture
tabela tabella
tabique parles
tabique septum
tbula tabula
tabular tabular
tabulario tabularium
tac6nico Taconic
tactlta tactite
tafocenosis taphocoenosis
tafonomia taphonomy
tafrognesis taphrogenesis
tafrogeosinclinal taphrogeosyncline
taghanican taghanican
taladro auger
talco soapstone
talco steatite
talco tale
tallo stem
talud slope
talud talus
talud continental continental slope
talud recifal reef talus
tamiz sieve
tanatocenosis thanatocoenosis
tapan pipe
tapan plug
tapan volcanico volcanic plug
taqulllta tachylyte
tardio late
tarn tarn
taxodonto taxodont
taxonomfa taxonomy
taxonmico taxonomic
teca theca
tecal,de la teca thecal
tecameba thecamoebian
tecamebas,tecamebidos thecamoeba
tecamebas,tecamebidos thecamoebina
tecario thecarium
tectita tektite
tecto tectum
tectogeno
" tectogene
tect6nica,geotect6nica tectonics
tectnica de placa plate tectonic
tectnica mundial global tectonics
tectnico tectonic
tectonita tectonite
tectorio tectorium
tectosilicatos tectosilicates
tefra tephra
tefrita tephrite
tefroita tephroite
tegilla tegilla
tegmen tegmen
tegmento tegmentum
tejido tissue
telemagmatico telemagmatic
telson telson
telurico telluric
tempano de hielo,iceberg iceberg
temperatura temperatura
templado temperate
temprano early
tendencfa tendence
tendenc(a trend
tenido stained
tennantita tennantite
tenorita tenorite
tensin tension
tentaculitido tentaculitld
tentculo tentacle
teodolito theodolite
ter~psido therapsid
teratologico teratologic
terciario Tertiary
tergito tergite
tergo tergum
tergoporo tergopore
trmico thermal
terminal terminal
termfilo thermophile
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termografo thermograph
termograma thermogram
termoluminiscencia thermoluminiscence
termometro thermometer
ternario ternary
terraza terrace
terraza estructural structural terrace
terraza fluvial stream terrace
terraza impar unpalred terrace
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terraza marina marine terrace
terremoto, temblor de tierra,sismo earthquake
terreno no cultivable moor
terrestre terrestrial
terr(geno terrigenous
terroso earthy
testa test
testigo core
tetartodrico tetartoidal
tetartoaro tetartohedron
tetrabranquial tetrabranchiate
ttrada tetrad
tetraedrlta tetrahedrite
tetraedro tetrahedron
tetraexaedro tetrahexahedron
tetragonal tetragonal
tetraquisexaedro tetrakishexahedron
tetrax6n tetraxon
textura textura
thanetiense,taneciense,thanetiano Thanetian
thernadita thernadite
tholeita tholeiite
thompsonita thompsonite
thorianita thorianite
thullta thulite
tiempo time
tiempo absoluto absoluta time
tiempo relativo relativa time
tierra de diatomeas diatomite
tierra,suelo earth
tierras bajas lowland
tierras malas badlands
tifn typhoon
tilita,tillita tilllte
till till
tlngualta tinguaite
tinstone tinstone
tintlnido tintinnid
tipotype
tipo siconoide sycon type
tipo, filo phylum
,
tirada aparte reprint
titanlta titanlte
tltonlense,tltoniano Tithonian
tixotrpico thixotropic
toarciense,toarciano Toarcian
toba tuba
toba tuff
toba soldada welded tuff
tobaceotuffaceous
t6mbolo tombolo
tmbolo en Y Y-tombolo
tonalita tonallte
tongrlense,tongriano Tongrian
topacio topaz
topazfels topazfels
topogratfa surveying
topograf(a topography
topogr&fico topographic
topografo surveyor
topotipo topotype
tortor
t6rax thorax
torbanita torbanite
torbernita torbernite
torca sinkhole
torcido contorted
torio thorium
tormenta storm
tornado tornado
torrencial torrential
torrente torrent
trrido torrid
tortoniense,tortonlano Tortonian
touchstone touchstone
tournaislense,tournaisiano Tournaisian
trab,cula trabecula
traccin traction
tragacanto tragacanth
trampa trap
trampa estratigrafica stratigraphic trap
trampa estructural structural trap
transcontinental transcontinental
transferir transfer
transgresin,trasgresin transgression
transgresivo transgressive
transici6n transltion
translcido translucent
transluciente translucent
transparente transparent
transpiracin transpiration
transportacin,transporte transportation
transversal,trasversal transversa
trapezoedro trapezohedron
traquiandesita trachyandesite
traquibasalto trachybasalt
traquidolerita trachydolerite
traquita trachyte
traslapamlento overlap
trasovado obovate
travertina dripstone
travertina travertlne
trayectoria path
traza streak
traza trace
trazado de mapas mapping
tremadociense,tremadociano Tremadocian
trementina turpentlne
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tremollta tremolite
triangulacion triangulation
triangular triangular
trlaquisoctaedro trlakisoctahedron
triaq uistetraedro trlakistetrahed ron
trisico Trlassic
triaxial trlaxial
triaxn trlaxon
triboluminiscencia tribolumniscence
tributario tributary
tricllnico triclinlc
tridimita tridymite
triedro trihedral
trigonal trigonal
trilobites trilobite
trilocular trilocular
trimorfismo trimorphism
trinominal trlnomlnal
trpoli diatomite
triserial,trlseriado triserial
trisoctaedro trisoctahedron
trlstetraedro tristetrahedron
tritio tritium
trivial trivial
trivio trivium
trococono trochoceracone
trocoespiral trochospiral
trocoforo trochophore
trocoide trochiform
trocoide trocold
troctolita troctolite
trolllta troilite
trona trona
tronco stock
trondhjemita trondh]emite
tropical tropical
trpico tropic
tropofita tropophyte
troposfera troposphere
truncado truncate
truncamiento truncation
tubrculo tubercle
tuberoso tuberosa
tubo tube
tubo externo,tubo ectosoleniano ectosolenian tube
tubular tubular
tubulo tubule
tufa tufa
tumido inflated
tumido tu mid
tumulo schollendome
tumulo tumulus
tumulo,ampolla de lava lava dome
tundra steppe
tnel tunnel
turba peat
turbera,turbal peat bog
turbidita turbidite
turbiedad,turbidez turbidity
turbinado turbinate
turbio turbid
turboglifo flute cast
turboglifo scour cast
turboglifo intersepto furrow flute cast
turbulencia turbulence
turbulento turbulent
trgido, turgente turgid
turgita turglte
turingiense,turingiano Thuringian
turmalina tourmaline
turmalinizacin turmalinization
turoniense,turoniano Turonian
turquesa turquoise
turrlliticono turril itlcone
ugrandita ugrandite
ulexita ulexlte
ultrabasico,ultramafico ultrabasic
ultramfico,ultrabsico ultramafic
ultramarino ultramarina
ultrametamorfismo ultrametamorphism
ultramilonita ultramylonite
ultrasnico ultrasonic
ulvospinel ulvospinel
umbilical umbilical
umbllicus umbllicus
umbo umbo
umbon umbo
umbonado umbonate
umbra umbra
umptekita umptekite
unaquita unakite
ungulado unguligrade
uniaxial uniaxial
unicelular unicellular
unidad unit
unidad cronoestratlgrafica time-rock unit
unidad litoestratigraflca rock unit
uniformitarlsmo uniformitarianism
unilocular single chambered
unllocular unilocular
unirse,juntarse,soldarse coalesce
uniserial,uniseriado uniserial
unisexual unisexual
univalvo univalva
uralita uralite
ura lit iza ci6n uralitisation
uraninite uranlte
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uranio uranium
uranlta uranite
urtlta urtite
uvala uvala
uvarovita uvarovite
vac(o vacuum
vacfo sismica seismic gap
vacuola vacuole
vaguada thalweg
valniforme pod-like
vaiven swash
valanginiense,valanginiano Valanginian
valentiense, valentiano valentian
valle valley
valle colgado hanging valley
valle colgante hanging valley
valle de fracturaca rift valley
valle de fractura axial axial rift
valle en forma de Y Y-shaped valley
valva valve
vanadinita vanadlnite
vanadio vanadium
vapor vapour
vapor vapor
variaci6n variation
varice varix
variedad variety
variolita variollte
variscita variscite
varvevarve
vascular vascular
vector vector
vegetaci6n vegetation
veligero veliger
velocidad velocity
venavein
ventana fenster
ventifacto ventifact
ventosas sucker disks
ventral ventral
ventricoso ventricose
ventrfculo ventricule
venturina,aventurina aventurine
vermicular vermicular
vermicular, vermiforme worm-shaped
vermiculita vermiculite
vermiforme vermiform
verrugoso verrucose
vertebra vertebra
vertebrado vertebrate
vertiente,area de drenaje drainage area
vesfcula gall
ves(cula vesicle
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vesfcula arcillosa clay gall

vesicular vesicular
vest(bulo vestibule
vestigio vestige
vesubianlta vesuvianite
vesuliense,vesuliano Vesulian
veta vein
vibracula vibracula
vidrio glass
vientre venter
villafranquense, villafranquiano Villafranchian
vindobonense, vindoboniano Vindobonian
vlrgaci6n virgation
vlrgalio virgalia
virgella virgella
virgencia virgence
virgloriense, virgloriano Virglorian
v(rgula virgula
visceral visceral
viscosidad viscosity
viseense, visea no Visean
vishnevita vishnevite
vital vital
vitreno vitrain
vftreo glassy
vftreo vitreous
vitrificaci6n vitrification
vitrinita vitrinite
vitrita vitrite
vitrofido vitrophyre
vivianita vivianite
vogesita vogesite
volatil volatile
volcado overturned
volean volcano
volcn de cono compuesto composite cone volcano
volcn de cono de cenizas cinder cone vol cano
volcn de escudo shield volcano
volcn de escudo, volean escutiforme shield volcano
volcn de fango mud volcano
volcnico volcanic
vuelta coil
vuelta whorl
vulcanismo volcanism
vulcanolog(a vulcanology
wacka wacke
wadiwadi
wavellita wavellite
websterita websterite
wehrllta wehrlite
wenlockiense,wenlockiano Wenlocklan
werfeniense, werfeniano Werfenian
wernerlta wernerlte

westfaliense,westfaliano Westphalian
whlnstone whin stone
willemita,wilhelmita willemite
witherlta witherite
wolframita wolframite
wollastonita wollastonite
wulfenita wulfenite
wurzilita wurzilite
wyomingita wyomingite
xenoblstico xenoblastic
xenocrlstal xenocryst
xenolito xenolith
xenomorfico xenomorphic
xenotima xenotime
xerofita xerophyte
xifosuro xiphosuran
xilopalo opalizad wood
yacimiento ore
yardang yardang
yentnita yentnite
yeso gypsum
yeso fibroso satn spar
yodargirlta,yodirita lodyrlte
yodo iodine
yodobromita iodobromite
yogoita yogoite
ypresiense, ypresiano Ypresian
yugo, proceso yugal jugum
zafiro sapphire
zechsteln zechstein
zenit zenith
zeolitas zeolltes
zeugen zeugen
zigoto zygote
zinc zinc
zinqita zincite .
zinnwaldita zinnwaldite
zircn zircon
zoantharla zoantharia
zoisita zoisite
zona zone
zona de aereaci6n zone of aeration
zona de Benloff Benioff zone
zona de fractura fracture zone
zona de fractura fracture zone
zona de saturacin zone of saturation
zona estratlgr,fica stratigraphic zone
zona metamrfica metamorphic zone
zonacin zonation
zonacin zoning
zonado oscilatorio oscillatory zonlng
zonula zonule
zooario zooarium
zooecio zooecium
zoofita zoophyte
zoogeograffa zoogeography
zooide zooid
zoolog(a zoology
zoologico zoological
zoologo zoologist
zooplancton zooplankton
zoospora zoospora
zooxantela zooxanthella
zweikanter zweikanter
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