[Geologic age]—the age of an object as stated in terms of [geologic time] (e.g., a Pennsylvanian fern, Cretaceous dinosaur).

[Geologic time]—all time which has elapsed since the first known [rocks] were formed and continuing until recent, or modern, times.

[Geologic time scale]—record of the divisions of earth history.

[Gypsum]—a [mineral], hydrated calcium sulfate (CaSO₄·2H₂O). See [Anhydrite].

[Hoodoo]—a form produced by erosion of [rock].

[Ice age]—the [Pleistocene] [Epoch] of the Quaternary [Period], [Cenozoic] [Era]; a time of extensive glaciation.

[Igneous rock][rocks] which have solidified from lava or molten rock called magma.

[Joint]—a fracture in a [rock] along which there has been no displacement on opposite sides of the break.

[Joint System]—a series of two or more sets of [joints] passing through a [rock] mass and separating it into blocks of more or less regular pattern.

[Mass-wasting]—erosion caused chiefly by gravity.