Gault. A bluish clay underlying the Chalk and Upper green sand in England.

Gavial. A species of shark found in the Ganges.

Geodes (in mineralogy) a round hollow stone whose cavity is usually filled with crystals.

Glacis. A gently sloping bank.

Glyptolepis. (Gr., carved scale.)

Glyptopomus. A Devonian fossil fish.

Gneiss. The name given to mixtures of quartz, feldspar, and mica, in which there is a laminated arrangement of the different ingredients.

Goniatites. Chambered fossil shells.

Granite. A rock consisting generally of crystals of feldspar and mica imbedded in a quartzy base.

Graminæ. Grasses.