Lexicon

This is the homepage of Macrostrat's geological lexicons, which are assembled from many data sources including Canada's WebLex, the USGS's Geolex, and other sources. The lexicon is continually updated in partnership with researchers and data providers.

1,534 columns

9,164 packages

35,481 units

1,245,645 measurements

Dictionaries

Stratigraphic names

Names of rock units, organized hierarchically and concepts that capture relationships between differently-named rock units

Intervals

Time intervals

Timescales

Continuous representations of relative geologic time

Lithologies

Names of geologic materials

Environments

Depositional environments and formation mechanisms

Economics

Economic uses of geologic materials

Sift, Macrostrat's legacy lexicon app, is still available for use as it is gradually brought into this new framework.