abu	abundant
adm	admixed, admixture
agr	aggregate
alg	algae
alt	alternating
amor	amorphous
amt	amount
amy	amygdaloidal
+	and
ang	angular
aph	aphanitic
apr	apparent
arag	aragonite
aren	arenaceous
argl	argillaceous
ash	ash
ave	average
bnd	band (ed)
bas	basalt
bed	bed, bedded
bdng	bedding
bic	bioclastic
bit	bituminous
blk	black
blok	block (y)
bl	blue
btm	bottom
bld	boulder
brach	brachiopod
brn	brown
bry	bryozoa
burw	burrows
calc	calcareous
cal	calcite
c	carbon
cel	cellular
cmt	cement (ed)
cm	centimeter
ceph	cephalopod
chk	chalk
clas	clastic
cl	clay (ey)
crs	coarse
cob	cobble
coc	coccolith
com	common
cpt	compact (ed)
cpl	complete (ly)
comp	composite
contrd	concentrated
conc	concentration
cncr	concretion
cgl	conglomerate
cons	consolidated
ct	contact
c/	contain (ing)
co	coral
crm	cream
cret	Cretaceous
xbd	cross-bedded
xlm	cross-laminated
xtl	crystal
xln	crystalline
dk	dark
ds	dense
detr	detrital
diam	diameter
dtm	diatom (aceous)	
diff	differentiation
dism	disseminated
dst	distinct
distrib	distributed
dstb	disturbed
dol	dolomite (ic)
echn	echinoid
est	estimate (d)
fld	feldspar
fe-mn	ferromanganese
fer	ferruginous
fib	fibrous
fn	fine
fis	fissile
flk	flake
foram	foraminifera (l)
fos	fossil
fxn	fraction
frac	fracture
frag	fragment (al)
fri	friable
fstd	frosted
gstr	gastropod
glauc	glauconite
glob	globigerina
grdl	gradational
grd	graded, grading
grdy	gradually
grn	grain (ed)
grlr	granular
grnl	granule
grv	gravel
gy	gray
gn	green
hal	halimeda
hd	hard
hvy	heavy
hly	highly
hom	homogeneous
hor	horizontal
ig	igneous
indur	indurated
intrv	interval
irrg	irregular
fe	iron
lam	laminated, lamina
lrg	large
lyr	layer (ed)
len	lenses
lt	light
ls	limestone
lim	limonite
lith	lithology
ltl	little
lse	loose
low	low (er)
lut	lutite (aceous)
mn	manganese
mand	mandible (s)
mrcs	marcasite
mrkd	marked
msv	massive
mtrl	material
mtx	matrix
max	maximum
meta	metamorphic
md	medium
mdn	median
mica	mica (ceous)
mid	middle
min	minimum
mnrl	mineral (ized)
mix	mixed
mod	moderate (ly)
mlsk	mollusk
mot	mottle (ed)
mdstn	mudstone
nod	nodule
numb	number
num	numerous
obs	obsidian
od	odor
ol	olive
ool	oolite (ic)
o-s	open-space
orn	orange
org	organic
orgm	organism
ost	ostracoda
ovbdn	overburden
ox	oxidized, oxidation
par	parallel
peb	pebble (ly)
plcy	pelecypod
pel	pellet
pct	percent (age)
phan	phaneritic
phos	phosphorite
po	phosphate
pk	pink
pis	pisolite (ic)
pln	plane
plt	plant
pogono	pogonophora
pr	poor (ly)
pry	prophyry
prsvd	preserved
prmt	prominent
pt	pteropod
pum	pumice
purp	purple
pyc	pyroclastic
qtz	quartz
rad	radiolaria (n)
r/	rare
rd	red
reg	regular
resd	residue
rhy	rhyolite
rk	rock
rnd	round (ed)
sd	sand (y)
ss	sandstone
scr	scarce (ly)
sct	scattered
scor	scoria
sed	sediment (ary)
sh	shale (ly)
shp	sharp
shl	shell (y)
sid	siderite
sil	silica, siliceous
slt	silt
slb	slab
sl	slight
sm	small
sft	soft
s/	some
srt	sorted, sorting
spcl	spicules
spon	sponge
stn	stained, staining
stra	stratified
stk	streak
stren	strength
strg	stringer
strn	strong (ly)
str	structure
s	sulfur (ous)
swls	swirls
temp	temperature
teph	tephra
ter	terrigenous
tert	Tertiary
tst	tests
text	texture
thk	thick
thn	think
t/	tight
-	to
tr	trace
tuf	tuff (aceous)
turb	turbiditite
uncons	unconsolidated
unfm	uniform (ly)
upr	upper
var	variable
vrg	variegated
vn	vein
vert	vertical (ly)
v	very
ves	vesicular
v/	void
volc	volcanic
vug	vuggy
H2O	water
wtr	weathered
w/	with
w/o	without
yl	yellow (ish)
z/	zone