| Acronym | Meaning |
| EPC | Evaporative Pattern Casting |
| MIKE | Mass-analyzed Ion Kinetic Energy (spectrometry) |
| CHIME | (chem. Th-U-total Pb Isochron Method) |
| LTEC | Linear Thermal Expansion Coefficient |
| ISH | In Situ Hybridization |
| EIS | Electron Impact Spectroscopy |
| OEBR | Optical Edge Bead Removal |
| MESIP | Modeling Environmental Scenarios In Ponds |
| IAGC | International Association Of Geochemistry And Cosmochemistry |
| BDTT | Brittle-to-ductile Transition Temperature |