(also geol)
1Dipl.-Geol. — Siehe auch Hauptartikel: Akademischer Grad Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Bachelorgrad 2 Lizentiat 3 Magistergrad 4 Diplomgrad 4.1 Fachhochschule …
2Ripple — Rip ple, n. 1. The fretting or dimpling of the surface, as of running water; little curling waves. [1913 Webster] 2. A little wave or undulation; a sound such as is made by little waves; as, a ripple of laughter. [1913 Webster] {Ripple grass}.… …
3Ripple grass — Ripple Rip ple, n. 1. The fretting or dimpling of the surface, as of running water; little curling waves. [1913 Webster] 2. A little wave or undulation; a sound such as is made by little waves; as, a ripple of laughter. [1913 Webster] {Ripple… …
4Ripple marks — Ripple Rip ple, n. 1. The fretting or dimpling of the surface, as of running water; little curling waves. [1913 Webster] 2. A little wave or undulation; a sound such as is made by little waves; as, a ripple of laughter. [1913 Webster] {Ripple… …
5oil shale — Geol. a black or dark brown shale or siltstone rich in bitumens, from which shale oil is obtained by destructive distillation. [1870 75] * * * Any fine grained sedimentary rock that contains solid organic matter (kerogen) and yields significant… …
6salt dome — Geol. a domelike rock structure that is formed beneath the earth s surface by the upward movement of a mass of salt, may reach thousands of feet in vertical extent, and is more or less circular in plan: often associated with oil and gas pools. Cf …
7strain gauge — Geol. a type of extensometer designed for geophysical use. Also called strainmeter /strayn mee teuhr/, strainometer /stray nom i teuhr/. [1905 10] * * * Device for measuring the changes in distances between points in solid bodies that occur when… …
8ash fall — Geol. 1. a rain of airborne ash resulting from a volcanic eruption. 2. the deposit produced by such an event. Also, ashfall. * * * …
9cap rock — Geol. 1. a mass of anhydrite, gypsum, or limestone immediately above the salt of a salt dome. 2. an impervious stratum overlying an oil or gas bearing structure. Also, caprock. [1865 70, Amer.] * * * …
10cinder cone — Geol. a small, conical volcano built of ash and cinders. [1840 50] * * * or ash cone Deposit around a volcanic vent, formed by rock fragments or cinders that accumulate and gradually build a conical hill with a bowl shaped crater at the top.… …
