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Also known as rocky outcrop

thumb|Outcrop of volcanic rock in Germany An outcrop or rocky outcrop is a visible exposure of bedrock or ancient superficial deposits on the surface of the Earth and other terrestrial planets.

Wikidata facts

Material used
rock
Image
На геологическом разрезе Мечетлино в геопарке Янган-Тау, Салаватский район Республики Башкортостан.jpg
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OpenStreetMap tag
geological=outcrop
Commons category
Outcrops
studied by
geology
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Encyclopedic overview

7 sections
Contents
  • Features
  • Study
  • Types of outcrops
  • Examples
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

thumb|Outcrop of volcanic rock in Germany An outcrop or rocky outcrop is a visible exposure of bedrock or ancient superficial deposits on the surface of the Earth and other terrestrial planets.

==Features==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “outcrop” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.