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outcrop

visible exposure of bedrock or ancient superficial deposits on the surface of the Earth
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outcrop

Summary

outcrop ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (740 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • outcrop is made of rock[2].
  • outcrop is a type of natural geographic object[3].
  • outcrop is a type of natural physical object[4].
  • outcrop's Commons category is recorded as Outcrops[5].
  • outcrop's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Outcrops[6].
  • outcrop's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as geological=outcrop[7].
  • outcrop's studied by is recorded as stratigraphy[8].
  • outcrop's studied by is recorded as geology[9].
  • outcrop's exact match is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000302[10].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include natural geographic object[3] and natural physical object[4].

Why It Matters

outcrop ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (740 views/month).[1] outcrop has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] outcrop is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

Related Entities

geology stratigraphy

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Environment Ontology. Retrieved . raw.githubusercontent.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). outcrop. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/outcrop
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_outcrop_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{outcrop}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/outcrop}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → natural geographic object, natural physical object
    Studied by → stratigraphy, geology
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007532067305171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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