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Noun Concept
Categories: Geologic formations, Articles with short description
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geological formation  formation  geologic formation  geologic formations  geological formations
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(geology) the geological features of the earth WordNet 3.0
English:
geology
stratigraphy
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(geology) the geological features of the earth WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A geological formation, or simply formation, is a body of rock having a consistent set of physical characteristics that distinguishes it from adjacent bodies of rock, and which occupies a particular position in the layers of rock exposed in a geographical region. Wikipedia
A formally named rock stratum or geological unit Wikipedia Disambiguation
Stratigraphic unit, smaller than a subgroup Wikidata
IS A
object
lithostratigraphic unit
HAS PART
member
PART OF
group
HAS KIND
aquifer
beach
cave
range
cliff
+49 relations
HAS INSTANCE
boulder
Scollard Formation
Laramie Formation
Frenchman Formation
Passaic Formation
+5K relations
CATEGORY DOMAIN
geology
DIFFERENT FROM
Lithological assemblage
rock formation
MAIN SUBJECT
stratigraphy
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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geological formation, formation
Wikipedia
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geological formation
Wikidata
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formation
Wikipedia Redirections
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formation (geology), geologic formation, geologic formations, Geological Formation, geological formations, sedimentary formation, stratigraphic formation
Wikidata Alias
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geologic formation, geological formation

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