Dictionary of Mining, Mineral, and Related Terms


Term Abbreviations
adj.adjective
Ant.antonym
CF:compare
e.g.for example
esp.especially
et al.and others
etc.and so forth
Etymol.etymology
i.e.that is
Pl.plural
Pron.pronunciation
q.v.which see
Sing. singular
sp gr specific gravity
specif.specifically
Syn: or syn.synonym
v. or V.verb
var.variant


Place Name Abbreviations
ArgArgentina.
AustAustralia.
BelgBelgium.
BerksBerkshire, England.
BolBolivia.
BrazBrazil.
BristBristol Coalfield, England.
CanDominion of Canada.
Cent. AmCentral America.
ChesCheshire, England.
ClevCleveland iron district, England.
ColomRepublic of Colombia.
CornCornwall, England.
CumbCumberland Coalfield, England.
DerbDerbyshire Coalfield, England.
DevDevonshire, England.
E. IndEast Indies.
EngEngland.
Forest of DeanForest of Dean Coalfield, England.
FrFrench.
GerGerman.
Gr. BritGreat Britain.
GloucGloucestershire Coalfield, England.
HidHidalgo, Mex.
HindHindustan.
IreIreland.
ItItalian.
KentKent, England.
LancLancashire Coalfield, England.
LeicLeicestershire, England.
MexMexico.
MidMidland Coalfield, England.
NewcNewcastle Coalfield, England.
N.S.W.New South Wales, Australia.
N.Z.New Zealand.
NorfNorfolk, England.
N. of Eng North of England.
N. StaffNorth Staffordshire Coalfield, England.
NorthumbNorthumberland Coalfield, England.
N. WalesNorth Wales.
PacPacific Coast, U.S.A.
PatPatagonia, South America.
PortPortuguese (mostly in Brazil).
ProvProvincial, United States, unless otherwise specified.
PrPrussian.
RussRussia.
ScotScotland.
ShropShropshire, England.
S. AfrRepublic of South Africa.
S. AmSouth America.
S. StaffSouth Staffordshire, England.
S. WalesSouth Wales, Great Britain.
SomSomerset, England.
SpSpanish origin but not necessarily used in Spain.
Sp AmSpanish America.
StaffStaffordshire, England.
SuffSuffolk, England.
SwSwedish.
TransTransvaal, Republic of South Africa.
U.K.United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
U.S.United States of America.
U.S.S.R.Former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
VenezVenezuela.
W. AfrWest Africa.
WarWarwickshire, England.
YorkYorkshire, England.


US State Abbreviations
ALAlabamaMEMaineOROregon
AKAlaskaMDMarylandPAPennsylvania
AZArizonaMAMassachusettsRIRhode Island
ARArkansasMIMichigan SCSouth Carolina
CACaliforniaMNMinnesotaSDSouth Dakota
COColoradoMSMississippiTNTennessee
CTConnecticutMOMissouriTXTexas
DEDelawareMTMontanaUTUtah
FLFloridaNENebraskaVTVermont
GAGeorgiaNVNevadaVAVirginia
HIHawaiiNHNew HampshireWAWashington
IDIdahoNJNew JerseyWVWest Virginia
ILIllinoisNMNew MexicoWIWisconsin
INIndianaNYNew YorkWYWyoming
IAIowaNCNorth CarolinaCZCanal Zone
KSKansasNDNorth DakotaDCDistrict of Columbia
KYKentuckyOHOhioGUGuam
LALouisiana OKOklahomaPRPuerto Rico
VIVirgin Islands


Canadian Province Abbreviations
ABAlbertaBCBritish Columbia
LBLabradorMBManitoba
NBNew BrunswickNFNewfoundland
NTNorthwest TerritoriesONOntario
PEPrince Edward IslandPQQuebec
SKSaskatchewanUTYukon Territory