formation (Q8271): Difference between revisions
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Created claim: subclass of (P1): lithostratigraphic unit (Q8272) |
Created claim: part of (P7): subgroup (Q8329) |
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Revision as of 09:15, 4 May 2023
body of rock identified by lithic characteristics and stratigraphic position; it is usually but not necessarily tabular and is mappable at the Earth's surface or traceable in the subsurface. Smaller than a subgroup
- geological formation
- geologic formation
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | formation |
body of rock identified by lithic characteristics and stratigraphic position; it is usually but not necessarily tabular and is mappable at the Earth's surface or traceable in the subsurface. Smaller than a subgroup |
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