URI	prefLabel	Definition	Source
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/arch_morphology	arch morphology	"a raised elongate body, morphologically equivalent to upside down channel"	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/arcuate_sheet	arcuate sheet	sheet in which one of L or W is a curved arc	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/basin_shape	basin shape	"Geometric analog is convex down discoid, term generally connotes a kilometer-scale feature. Map view may be circular, elliptical, or irregular, characteristic feature is thickening from the edges towards the center.  Typically used to describe a body of sedimentary rock deposited in a low area in the Earth's crust, in which case there is an implication that the top is (or was) a surface of deposition."	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/blanket_shape	blanket shape	"a thin, widespread body with width to thickness ratio greater than 1000 to 1 that covers an underlying substrate. A layer of known great lateral extent. Morphology equivalent to bed or layer, but implies that body forms the top of some unit, instead of occurring within a body."	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/blob	blob	"Body with smooth surface, broadly equant shape, irregular protuberances, no symmetry axes, and a boundary that can not be separated into sides."	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/block	block	"Equant polygonal cylinder, L=W=H, definable edges separate bounding surfaces. Grades to tabular prism as one horizontal dimension becomes distinctly longer than the other, and tablet or polygonal cylinder as one vertical axis becomes distinctly shorter or longer than the horizontal axes."	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/boudin_shape	boudin shape	"Layer or bed of rock deformed into sausage-shaped segments (boudins), either separated or joined by pinched connections. Morphology generally defined in a profile view, third dimension is not denoted, use of term also implies that the body is not isolated, but is related to an original body elongate on some dimension that has been stretched and separated into separate bodies"	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/bread_loaf_ellipsoid	bread loaf ellipsoid	Ellipsoid with L 10 times W or H	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/channel_shape	channel shape	"a strongly elongate lens or ribbon with a convex downward lower surface, near planar upper surface.  Morphology is equivalent to upside down arch."	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/circular_cylinder	circular cylinder	"Elliptical cylinder that has circular symmetry about long axis, distinct side surfaces are not defined. Cross section is circular"	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/circular_profile	circular profile	equant profile with arcuate boundary	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/column_shape	column shape	"Cylindrical body, equant cross section, long in direction normal to equant cross section. Morphology equivalent to pipe, without denotation of transport function."	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/cone	cone shape	"discus with one planar side, and circular symmetry on axis, geologic cones typically have height <(<) diameter"	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/cone_segment	cone segment	"Body that is section of a cone formed by splitting the cone along a surface parallel to the cone axis, that interesect approximately along the axis."	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/conical_sheet	conical sheet	sheet that conforms to surface of a cone.	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/cupola	cupola	a large upward projection of the roof of an igneous intrusion into the country rock above. A possibly irregular dome like or columnar body rooted in a larger body.	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/cylinder	cylinder	"Body defined by translation of a generating plane figure with approximately equant cross section (circle, ellipsoid, polygon) along a straight axial line. H>=W=L. Axis is direction normal to generating plane figure, which forms parallel top and bottom bounding surface."	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/dart_ellipsoid	dart ellipsoid	Ellipsoid with L more than 50 times W or H	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/diapir	diapir	Broadly inverted tear drop morphology. Body of magmatic or mobile sedimentary material intruded into overlying rocks	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/dike	dike	"A generally sheet-like intrusive rock body that cuts across bedding or foliation in the host rock, or intrudes massive host rock."	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/disc	disc	"Cylinder with height less than diameter. L=W>H, edges separates side from top and bottom. Grades to oblate ellipsoid as edges lose definition."	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/discoid_anulus	discoid anulus	Cone with central part removed along cylindrical volume approximately along the cone axis	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/discus	discus	"Body with two sides that converge to define an edge that is circular in profile, edge separates definable top and bottom. L=W>H. Grades to oblate ellipsoid as edge separating sides loses definition, cone as one side becomes distinctly planar."	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/dome	dome	"Steep-sided disk-like body, for example and accumulation of high viscosity lava above and around a volcanic vent. A structure in which the top of the body dips gently away in all directions e.g. salt dome, extrusion dome"	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/dome_sheet	dome sheet	sheet in which L and W are curved arcs.	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/ductolith	ductolith	"Concordant intrusion, teardrop-shaped in cross section."	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/ellipsoid	ellipsoid	"Body that contains three orthogonal axes defining three surfaces of reflection symmetry, profiles along the surfaces are elliptical. Boundary can not be separated into sides (no edges). Becomes cylinder or disc when bounding surface can be considered parallel to one of the axis. L>=W>=H"	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/elliptical_cylinder	elliptical cylinder	"Cylinder that has elliptical cross section, distinct side surfaces are not defined."	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/elliptical_profile	elliptical profile	"Profile approximates an ellipse, ratio of long axis to short axis is greater than 1.4"	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/elongate_discus	elongate discus	discus for which the profile defined by the bounding edge is longer in one direction than other. L>W>>H	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/equant_polygonal_profile	equant polygonal profile	equant profile with boundary that can be divided into distinct straight sides separated by higher curvature corners.	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/equant_profile	equant profile	profile for which the ratio of length of longest chord to shortest chord is less than 1.4.	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/ethmolith	ethmolith	"discordant, funnel-shaped intrusion, tapers downward"	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/fan	fan	"A cone segment, generally applied to surface morphology of sedimentary deposit with a gentle surface slope, radiating from a localized sediment source."	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/football_ellipsoid	football ellipsoid	Ellipsoid with L 2 to 5 times W or H	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/geologic_body	geologic body	"A 3 dimensional body defined based on geometric shape, with some geologic connotation or denotation."	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/graben_shape	graben shape	an elongate body bounded on both sides by normal faults that dip toward each other	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/hemispheroid	hemispheroid	Section of a spheroid formed by removing everything on the smaller volume side of a surface that intersects the spheroid. Grades to cone as suface generator (line rotated about axis to generate volume above lower planar boundary) becomes straight.	
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/irregular_profile	irregular profile	profile does not conform to any of the regular geometries associated with other categories in the vocabulary.	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/laccolith	laccolith	"A tabular or lenticular igneous body whose long dimensions parallel layering in the host rock, and which as a convex-up roof and a known or assumed flat floor"	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/layer_shape	layer shape	"Body geometry characterized by generally thin character relative to the lateral extent of the body (on order of 1:100). Thin bodies of lesser extent are lenses. Connotes a non-intrusive body, equivalent intrusive body would be dike (or sill). Denotes that body is in a sequence of similar sheet-like bodies between other rock bodies"	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/lens	lens	"A body bounded by converging surfaces (at least one of which is curved), thick in the middle and thinning out toward the edges, resembling a convex lens."	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/lenticular_profile	lenticular profile	"profile with ratio of long axis length to short axis length greater than 5 with sides that taper to a point, shaped like the profile of an optical lense."	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/longitudinal_section_of_cylinder	longitudinal section of cylinder	Body that is section of a circular or elliptical cylinder formed by a splitting the cylinder along a surface approximately parallel to its long axis. L>>W>H.	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/lopolith	lopolith	"a large, concordant, typically layered igneous intrusion whose floor is convex-down and whose roof may be convex-down or flat."	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/mound	mound	"Lense like body of rock, lateral extent less than 100m, generally flat at bottom, with stratigraphic pinch out of beds (onlap) along upper sides."	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/pancake_ellipsoid	pancake ellipsoid	Ellipsoid with H on order of .01 of L or W	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/phacolith	phacolith	"concordant, lenticular intrusion, emplaced along a fold axis"	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/pillow_ellipsoid	pillow ellipsoid	Ellipsoid with H on order of 0.1 of L or W	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/pipe	pipe	"Rock body that has a length to width ratio greater than 10 to 1, with two sub equal width dimensions."	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/planar_profile	planar profile	"shape is defined by intersection of body with some surface, generally either a cross section or map view"	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/planar_sheet	planar sheet	sheet in which L and W axes are straight lines	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/planar_vein	planar vein	"vein with length and width significantly greater than its thickness, giving the vein a tabular form"	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/pod	pod	a small intrusion of elongate or lenticular form	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/polygonal_cylinder	polygonal cylinder	"Cylinder in which the edges bounding side surfaces are parallel or subparallel to cylinder axis. Cross section is polygon. Length of axis may be called height or thickness, and is typically in the vertical direction (distinguishing polygonal cylinder from tabular prism and wedge)."	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/polygonal_profile	polygonal profile	Profile for which the ratio of length of longest chord to shortest chord is greater than 1.4.profile and a boundary that can be divided into distinct straight sides separated by higher curvature corners.	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/prism	prism	"Body of material that is long in one dimension, and thins rapidly in a perpendicular direction. A long narrow wedge-shaped body that has a width to thickness ratio  greater than 5 to 1 but less than 50 to 1 (Krynine, 1948). Similar to wedge, but profile may be variable"	"This vocabulary, Krynine 1948"
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/ribbon	ribbon	Body that is very thin relative to width and and length. Long axis may be curved. L>(>>)W>>>H. H is typically in vertical direction.	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/ring_dyke	ring dike	"an arcuate or subcircular dyke, generally associated with a volcanic centre."	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/rock_body_geometry_irregular	rock body geometry irregular	Rock body geometry is irregular and can not be characterized using terminology.	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/rock_body_geometry_not_specified	rock body geometry not specified	Rock body geometry is not specified. Use in normative descriptions where any morphology is allowed.	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/rod	rod	"Cylinder with very long axis, generally circular or elliptical cross section (generating figure). H>>>W=L. Long axis may be in any orientation, and may be curved."	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/sheet	sheet	"Body that is very thin relative to lateral extent, so thin that is considered to consist of two bounding surfaces joined at an edge. Aspect ratio is L=W>>>H. The geometry of the edge joining the surfaces is not specified in the definition. If the geometry of the edge comes into play in the definition, becomes ribbon, disc or tablet(?). Includes dike, vein, sill and bed-shaped geologic units."	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/sheet_ellipsoid	sheet ellipsoid	Ellipsoid with one axis much smaller than others H on order of .001 of L or W	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/sigmoid_sheet	sigmoid sheet	sheet with 's' curvature of L or W direction	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/sigmoidal_vein	sigmoidal vein	vein curved so as to resemble the letter S in section	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/sill_form	sill form	a tabular intrusive igneous body with long dimensions parallel to bedding or foliation of  sedimentary or metamorphic host rock.	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/sphenolith	sphenolith	"wedge-like intrusion, partly concordant, partly discordant."	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/spheroid	spheroid	"Ellipsoid with L, W, H all approximately equal"	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/square_profile	square profile	polygonal profile that approximates a square	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/tablet	tablet	"Polygonal cylinder with height less than length or width, disc with edges separating side into multiple segments."	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/tabular_prism	tabular prism	"Body defined by pairs of parallel, approximately planar surfaces separated by definable edges. Grades to ellipsoid as edges lose definition, to block as axial ratios approach 1, to polygonal cylinder as L approaches W. L>>W>H. H is in vertical direction, L is horizontal."	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/tear_drop	tear drop	"Body bounded by hemispheroid on one side, cone on other, with circular symmetry around cone axis"	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/three_dimensional_body	three dimensional body	any three dimensional body	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/trough	trough shape	shape of a body of sedimentary rock deposited in an elongate depression filled with sediment. large size distinguishes from channel	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/vein	vein-shape	a tabular or sheetlike epigenetic mineral filling of a fault or fracture	This vocabulary
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/cgi/geologicunitmorphology/wedge	wedge	"Body defined by translation of trangle with W >> H along a horizontal axis. A polygonal cylinder with wedge-like triangular generating surface and horizontal axis. Body changes thickness (H) in W direction, approaching 0 thickness on one side. L>>W>H."	This vocabulary