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This provides geologic keyword-based access to information within InfoBank.
O:
Oakland
oasis
oblique-slip fault
obsidian
ocean
ocean basin
ocean current
ocean trench
ocean wave
ocean-ocean convergence zone
oceanic
oceanic crust
oceanic hot spot
oceanic spreading ridge
oceanographer
oceanography
oil
oil migration
oil well
Okeefanokee Swamp
old age
Old River
Old River Control Project
olivine
Olympus Mons
open aquifer
open-pit mine
operation
ophiolite
Orange County
Orange County Water District
orbit
Ordovician
ore
ore deposit
organic material
organism
orientation
origin
original horizontality
orogeny
orthoclase
outcrop
outer core
outer planet
over-bank discharge
over-steepening
overlapping moraine
overview
oxidation
oxygen
oyster
ozone
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