GEOLOGICAL WORDS OF LATIN AND GREEK ORIGIN
accretion
anticline apophysis aqueous astrogeology azoic catastrophism clastic conglomerate creep datum endomorphism eon epigenesis epoch erythrite extravasate fissile folia foliaceous foliation folium formation fossil fracture fragmental geochronology geochronometry geodesy geology geoscience glacial homotaxis hydrogeology hydrothermal hypabyssal hypothermal |
igneous
inclusion isocline lamina macroevolution magma matrix metamorphic metamorphism monocline oligoclase orthoclastic peneplain petrology pisolite pisolith pluvial quaternary scoria straticulate stratum stromatolite subduction supercontinent superposition synclinal syncline tectonic tectonism terrigenous tertiary troostite ultrabasic ultramafic unconformable unconformity uniformitarianism vesicle vulcanian |