This classification establishes the position of geounits as typological individuals in an ordered genetic grouping of 4 lithologic and structural Divisions, 19 Groups and 32 Sub-groups. Its characterization is explained in Sect. 4, of the User’s Guide to the Atlas and Glossary and its organization is outlined in Sect. 5.
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Rivard, L.A. (2009). Classification of Geohazard-Related Geounits. In: Geohazard-associated Geounits. Environmental Science and Engineering(). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/b93844_3
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