http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/GeologicUnitTypeValueINSPIRE Registry teamJRC-INSPIRE-SUPPORT@ec.europa.euhttp://inspire.ec.europa.eu/registry2015-08-18 17:18 PM CEST2015-08-18 17:18 PM CESTGeologic Unit TypeTerms describing the type of geologic unit.EXAMPLE: GeologicUnit, AllostratigraphicUnit etchttp://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/GeologicUnitTypeValue/geologicUnit2015-08-18 17:30 PM CEST2015-08-18 17:30 PM CESTgeologic unitType of geologic unit that is unknown, unspecified, irrelevant, or some type not included in the vocabulary.http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/GeologicUnitTypeValue/allostratigraphicUnit2015-08-18 17:30 PM CEST2015-08-18 17:30 PM CESTallostratigraphic unitGeologic unit defined by bounding surfaces. Not necessarily stratified.http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/GeologicUnitTypeValue/alterationUnit2015-08-18 17:30 PM CEST2015-08-18 17:30 PM CESTalteration unitGeologic unit defined by alteration process.http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/GeologicUnitTypeValue/biostratigraphicUnit2015-08-18 17:30 PM CEST2015-08-18 17:30 PM CESTbiostratigraphic unitGeologic unit defined based on fossil content.http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/GeologicUnitTypeValue/chronostratigraphicUnit2015-08-18 17:30 PM CEST2015-08-18 17:30 PM CESTchronostratigraphic unitGeologic unit that includes all rocks formed during a specific interval of geologic timehttp://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/GeologicUnitTypeValue/geophysicalUnit2015-08-18 17:30 PM CEST2015-08-18 17:30 PM CESTgeophysical unitGeologic unit defined by its geophysical characteristics.http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/GeologicUnitTypeValue/magnetostratigraphicUnit2015-08-18 17:30 PM CEST2015-08-18 17:30 PM CESTmagnetostratigraphic unitGeologic unit defined by magnetic characteristics.http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/GeologicUnitTypeValue/lithogeneticUnit2015-08-18 17:30 PM CEST2015-08-18 17:30 PM CESTlithogenetic unitGeologic unit defined by genesis. The genesis is manifested by material properties, but the material is not the defining property.http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/GeologicUnitTypeValue/artificialGround2015-08-18 17:30 PM CEST2015-08-18 17:30 PM CESTartificial groundGeologic unit defined by genesis involving direct human action to deposit or modify material.http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/GeologicUnitTypeValue/excavationUnit2015-08-18 17:30 PM CEST2015-08-18 17:30 PM CESTexcavation unitGeologic unit defined by human-made genesis involving excavation.http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/GeologicUnitTypeValue/massMovementUnit2015-08-18 17:30 PM CEST2015-08-18 17:30 PM CESTmass movement unitGeologic unit produced by gravity driven, down-slope displacement of material, and characterized by the type of movement giving rise to the deposit, and by how the individual movement types present in the deposit are related in time and space.http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/GeologicUnitTypeValue/lithologicUnit2015-08-18 17:30 PM CEST2015-08-18 17:30 PM CESTlithologic unitGeologic unit defined by lithology independent of relationships to other units.http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/GeologicUnitTypeValue/lithostratigraphicUnit2015-08-18 17:30 PM CEST2015-08-18 17:30 PM CESTlithostratigraphic unitGeologic unit defined on the basis of observable and distinctive lithologic properties or combination of lithologic properties and stratigraphic relationships.http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/GeologicUnitTypeValue/lithodemicUnit2015-08-18 17:30 PM CEST2015-08-18 17:30 PM CESTlithodemic unitLithostratigraphic unit that lacks stratificationhttp://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/GeologicUnitTypeValue/lithotectonicUnit2015-08-18 17:30 PM CEST2015-08-18 17:30 PM CESTlithotectonic unitGeologic unit defined on basis of structural or deformation features, mutual relations, origin or historical evolution. Contained material may be igneous, sedimentary, or metamorphic.http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/GeologicUnitTypeValue/deformationUnit2015-08-18 17:30 PM CEST2015-08-18 17:30 PM CESTdeformation unitLithotectonic unit defined by deformation style or characteristic geologic structure observable in outcrop.http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/GeologicUnitTypeValue/pedostratigraphicUnit2015-08-18 17:30 PM CEST2015-08-18 17:30 PM CESTpedostratigraphic unitGeologic unit that represents a single pedologic horizon in a sequence of strata (consolidated or non-consolidated).http://inspire.ec.europa.eu/codelist/GeologicUnitTypeValue/polarityChronostratigraphicUnit2015-08-18 17:30 PM CEST2015-08-18 17:30 PM CESTpolarity chronostratigraphic unitGeologic unit defined by primary magnetic-polarity record imposed when the rock was deposited or crystallized during a specific interval of geologic time.