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Noun Concept
Categories: Structural geology, Geology terminology, Petrology
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joint  Geologic joint  Geological joint  Plumose fracture  Strike joint
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A joint is a break of natural origin in a layer or body of rock that lacks visible or measurable movement parallel to the surface of the fracture. Wikipedia
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geology
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A joint is a break of natural origin in a layer or body of rock that lacks visible or measurable movement parallel to the surface of the fracture. Wikipedia
A fracture in a rock mass Wikipedia Disambiguation
A fracture in which the strata are not offset; a geologic joint. Wiktionary
Geologic joint. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
fault
PART OF
columnar basalt
HAS KIND
columnar jointing
HAS INSTANCE
Nanatsugama
JA
芥屋の大門
Wikipedia
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joint (geology)
Wikidata
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joint
Wiktionary
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joint
Wikipedia Redirections
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Geologic joint, Geological joint, Plumose fracture, Strike joint, Tectonic joint, unjointed rock

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