STRENGTH

C1
C2
C3
C4
C5
R1
R2
R3
R4
R5
R6
R7
S1
S2
S3
S4
S5

very soft
soft
firm
stiff
very stiff
very weak rock
weak rock
moderately weak rock
moderately strong rock
strong rock
very strong rock
extremely strong
very loose
loose
compact
dense
very dense (weakly cemented)

ROUNDNESS
V
very angular
A
angular
S
subangular
U
subrounded
R
rounded
W
well rounded
SORTING
W
M
P
B

well sorted
moderately sorted
poorly sorted
bimodal sorting

GRAIN DESCRIPTION
FS
grains with faceted surfaces
PS
grains with polished surfaces
SS
grains with striated surfaces
MATRIX DESCRIPTION
CA
calcareous matrix
CM
clayey matrix
FE
ferruginous matrix
SI
siliceous matrix
SL
silty matrix
POROSITY
H
high porosity
L
low porosity
M
medium porosity
PERMEABILITY
I
impermeable
M
moderately permeable
S
slightly permeable
V
very permeable
WEATHERING
EW
extremely weathered
FR
fresh
HW
highly weathered
MW
moderately weathered
SW
slightly weathered
WE
weathered, undifferentiated
BEDDING SPACE
1
very thickly bedded (>1 m)
2
thickly bedded (0.3-1 m)
3
medium bedded (10-30 cm)
4
thinly bedded (3-10 cm)
5
very thinly bedded (1-3 cm)
6
laminated bedding (3-10 mm)
7
thinly laminated bedding (<3 mm)

BEDDING SEPARATION
E
erosional base
G
gradational base
I
irregular base
K
slickensided base
L
load casting at base
S
sharp base
SEDIMENTARY STRUCTURE DESC.
BT
with bioturbation
BW
with burrowing
CB
current bedding
CC
cone-in-cone structure
CF
compaction features
CV
with convoluted bedding
DB
with disturbed bedding
FB
flaser bedding
FC
flute casts
GB
graded bedding
LB
with lenticular beds
LC
load casts
LM
laminae
LX
with large scale cross laminations
MB
massive bedding
MF
microfaulting
MP
with mud pellets
MX
with medium scale cross laminations
RB
with ripple bedding
SL
with slumping
SX
with small scale cross laminations
XB
cross bedding
TECTONIC STRUCTURE TYPE
B
with brecciation
C
with cleats
D
with dykes
F
with faults
J
with joints
K
with kink bands
R
with fractures
S
with shearing
V
with veins
TECTONIC STRUCTURE SPACING
1
very wide (>2 m)
2
wide (0.6-2 m)
3
mod. wide (20-60 cm)
4
close (6-20 cm)
5
very close (2-6 cm)
6
extremely close (<2 cm)
7
vertical/sub-vertical
TECTONIC STRUCTURE DESCRIPTION
1
discontinuities soil filled
2
open planar smooth
3
open planar rough
4
open non-planar
5
tight planar smooth
6
tight planar rough
7
tight non-planar
8
with slickensides
FOSSIL/MINERAL ABUNDANCE
A
abundant
C
common
R
rare
S
sparse
FOSSIL/MINERAL TYPE
BA
bauxite
BI
bivalves
BR
brachiopods
CA
calcite
CB
carbonate

fossil/mineral type ( cont')

CH
chlorite
CL
coaly lamellae
CO
coal
CP
coprolites
CW
coaly wisps
FB
charcoal
FM
foraminifera
FO
fossils
GL
glauconite
GY
gypsum
HE
hematite
IL
illite
KL
kaolinite
LI
limonite
MG
magnetite
MI
mica
MO
montmorillonite
PF
plant fragments
PY
pyrite
RS
resin
RT
rootlets
TF
trace fossils
WM
white mica
FOSSIL/MINERAL ASSOCIATION
BN
bands
BP
on bedding planes
CE
cement
CT
in cleats
DS
disseminated throughout
FD
infilling fault discontinuities
FR
fragments
IV
infilling vesicles
JT
on joint surfaces
LM
laminae
LN
lenses
ND
nodules
ST
staining
VE
veining
FP
on fracture planes
SEDIMENTARY RELATIONSHIP
BN
with bands of
CD
coarsening down to
CT
with clasts of
CU
coarsening up to
CX
with cobbles
FD
fining down to
FR
fragmented
FU
fining up to
GD
grades into unit below
GR
grading into
IB
interbedded with
IC
irregular basal contact
IL
interlaminated with
IM
intermixed with
IR
irregularly interbedded with
LM
with laminae of
LN
with lenses of
LP
with pebbles of
LR
with stringers of
LS
with streaks of
MS
matrix supported by
SE
sharp erosional contact with unit below
SI
sharp irregular contact with unit below
SP
sharp contact with unit below
COAL TYPE
F6
RC
RW

Floats RD1.60
raw coal composite
raw ply sample

Figure 4.2a Database Geological Code

LITHOLOGY DICTIONARY (cont')