Glossary of Selected Geologic Terms

a'a—a lava rock with a ropey, frothy surface texture formed as a cooling crust on a fluid lava flow.ablation—the removal of snow and ice by melting or evaporation, typically from a glacier or ice field.abrasion—the process of wearing down or rubbing away by means of friction, typically by wind-blown dust or sand.absolute dating—general term applied to a range of techniques that provide estimates of the age of objects, materials, or sites in real calendar years either directly or through a process of calibration with material of known age.

Episodic events in long-term geological processes: A new classification and its applications - ScienceDirect

Key to Glossary Sources, Books

A Dictionary of Geology and Earth by Allaby, Michael

Glossary of planetary geology - Geological Digressions

Mining terminology

7 Geologic Time – An Introduction to Geology

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Glossary of planetary geology - Geological Digressions

Glossary: A supplement to “Submarine fans: A critical retrospective (1950–2015)” in the Journal of Palaeogeography (2016, 5[2]) – topic of research paper in Earth and related environmental sciences. Download scholarly article PDF

A Dictionary of Geology and Earth by Allaby, Michael

Dictionary of Geological Terms: Third Edition (Rocks, Minerals and Gemstones): Robert L Bates, Julia A Jackson: 9780385181013: : Books