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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| clastic | /x | Noun, Noun |
| ordovician | x//x | Name, Adjective |
| basalts | x/ | Noun |
| dolomites | /xx | Noun |
| carbonates | /xx | Noun |
| limestones | /x | Noun |
| hydrocarbons | xx/x | Noun |
| miocene | /xx | Name |
| siltstone | /x | Noun |
| sedimentary | xx/xx | Noun |
| sedimentary rock | xx/xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| sands | / | Noun |
| granites | /x | Noun |
| graben | /x | Noun |
| depositional | xx/xx | Noun |
| devonian | x/xx | Name, Adjective |
| stratigraphy | xxxx | Noun |
| lavas | /x | Noun |
| oligocene | /xxx | Name |
| cretaceous | x/x | Name, Adjective |
| mudstones | /x | Noun |
| paleozoic | xxx/x | Name, Adjective |
| triassic | x/x | Name, Adjective |
| schists | / | Noun |
| sediments | /xx | Noun |
| brines | / | Noun |
| eocene | /xx | Name |
| gabbro | /x | Noun |
| sulphides | /x | Noun |
| geological | xx/xx | Name |
| basins | /x | Noun |
| gneiss | / | Noun |
| paleocene | /xxx | Name |
| craton | /x | Noun |
| permeabilities | /xx/xx | Noun |
| magmas | /x | Noun |
| proterozoic | xxx/x | Name |
| precambrian | x/xx | Name |
| natural gas | /xx/ | Phrase, Noun |
| kaolinite | /xxx | Noun |
| gravels | /x | Noun |
| silurian | x/xx | Name, Adjective |
| geology | x/xx | Noun |
| alluvium | x/xx | Noun |
| mississippian | xx/xx | Name |
| wells | / | Noun |
| hornblende | /x | Noun |
| drilling | /x | Noun |
| archean | xxx | Name |
| andesite | /xx | Noun |
| molybdenum | x/xx | Noun |
| sandstone | /x | Noun |
| archaean | xxx | Name |
| silicates | /xx | Noun |
| interbedded | xxxx | Verb, Adjective |
| retorted | x/x | Adjective |
| slates | / | Noun |
| intercalated | xxxxx | Verb, Adjective |
| clays | / | Noun |
| conglomerates | x/xx | Noun |
| overlain | /xx | Verb |
| pennsylvanian | xx/xx | Adjective, Name |
| carbonaceous | /x/x | Adjective |
| outcrop | // | Verb |
| grits | / | Noun |
| concretions | x/x | Noun |
| siliceous | /xxx | Adjective |
| underlain | /xx | Verb |
| bituminous | x/xx | Adjective |
| silts | / | Noun |
| flagstones | /x | Noun |
| metamorphosed | xx/x | Verb |
| calcareous | x/xx | Adjective |
| muds | / | Noun |
| bedded | /x | Verb |
| graphitic | //x | Adjective |
| cambrian | /xx | Adjective |
| carboniferous | xx/xx | Adjective |
| fissile | /x | Adjective |
| laminated | /xxx | Verb, Adjective |
| ferruginous | x/xx | Adjective |
| lacustrine | xxx | Adjective |
| coals | / | Noun |
| jurassic | x/x | Adjective |
| indurated | xxxx | Adjective |
| variegated | /xxx | Adjective |
| phanerozoic | /xx/x | Adjective |
| permian | /xx | Adjective |
