UNESCO Thesaurus: hierarchical list

2.35 Earth sciences

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Earth sciences

Geodynamics

Used For

UF Geological processes

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NT1 Erosion

NT2 Coastal erosion

NT2 Soil erosion

NT1 Sedimentation

UF Sediment, Sedimentology

NT1 Tectonics

UF Geological deformation

NT2 Continental drift

NT2 Land subsidence

Geology

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NT1 Earth's crust

UF Lithosphere

NT1 Geological data

Geophysics

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NT1 Geochemistry

NT2 Biogeochemistry

NT1 Geochronology

NT1 Geodesy

UF Earth measurement

NT1 Geomagnetism

UF Terrestrial magnetism

NT1 Glaciology

NT2 Glaciers

NT2 Permafrost

UF Frozen ground

NT1 Seismology

NT2 Seismic areas

NT2 Seismicity

NT1 Terrestrial heat

UF Geotemperature, Geothermics

NT2 Thermal springs

UF Geysers

NT1 Volcanology

UF Volcano surveillance

NT2 Volcanoes

Mineralogy

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NT1 Mineral deposits

UF Ore deposits

NT2 Metallic deposits

NT2 Salt deposits

NT1 Minerals

NT2 Gems

UF Gemmology

NT2 Iron ores

UF Pyrite

Palaeontology

Used For

UF Palaeobiology, Palaeobotany, Palaeozoology

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NT1 Fossils

NT1 Palaeoclimatology

Petrology

Used For

UF Lithology, Petrography

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NT1 Rocks

UF Rock mechanics, Rock properties, Stones (rocks)

NT2 Igneous rocks

NT2 Metamorphic rocks

NT2 Sedimentary rocks

NT3 Carbonate rocks

NT3 Sands

Soil sciences

Used For

UF Pedology

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NT1 Soil conservation

NT1 Soil fertility

UF Land amelioration, Soil improvement

NT1 Soil maps

NT1 Soil mechanics

UF Soil compaction

NT1 Soil surveys

NT1 Soils

UF Soil classification, Soil types

NT2 Desert soils

NT2 Laterites

NT2 Saline soils

NT2 Unsaturated soils

NT2 Volcanic soils

Stratigraphy

Used For

UF Historical geology

Narrower Term

NT1 Palaeogeology

NT2 Precambrian

NT2 Quaternary

UF Ice age

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