Reviews on Korean Geological Nomenclature

지질학용어의 표기법에 대하여

Korean geological terms were first used in Hoso dynasty (A. D. 699) and a catalogue of Korean minerals was published on the basis of the Japanese naming in 1915 as nearly 60 species. Korean geological nomenclature was published about 2000 terms in 1963. In recently year, Normally the leading language was English: equivalent were gives in Germany. Chinese and Japanese in the geological field and multitude of new terms. Although, Korean geological nomenclature were many complication of multilingual has become a traditional occupation of geologist and related field. The purpose of this reviews is to comparing about Korean naming and Japanese naming in the historical background, in addition to valid geological terms in Korean and Japanese synonyms.