Definition of Outcrops. Meaning of Outcrops. Synonyms of Outcrops

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Definition of Outcrops

Outcrop
Outcrop Out"crop`, n. (Geol.) (a) The coming out of a stratum to the surface of the ground. --Lyell. (b) That part of inclined strata which appears at the surface; basset.
Outcrop
Outcrop Out*crop", v. i. (Geol.) To come out to the surface of the ground; -- said of strata.

Meaning of Outcrops from wikipedia

- An outcrop or rocky outcrop is a visible exposure of bedrock or ancient superficial deposits on the surface of the Earth. Outcrops do not cover the majority...
- Nordenskjold Outcrops (64°27′S 58°58′W / 64.450°S 58.967°W / -64.450; -58.967) is a rock outcrops on the west side of Longing Peninsula at the northeast...
- The Högbom Outcrops (80°15′S 24°52′W / 80.250°S 24.867°W / -80.250; -24.867) are rocks rising to about 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) at the eastern side of...
- 10% of the state's plants are serpentine endemics. The barrens occur on outcrops of altered ultramafic ophiolites. They are named for minerals of the serpentine...
- Outcrop is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States. A post office called Outcrop was established in 1900, and remained...
- The Beam is a geological outcrop on US Route 2 in South Hero, Vermont that is well known for its display of small-scale thrust faults originating from...
- history.Only twelve outcrops, with a total area of less than 0.5 square kilometres (0.19 sq mi), emerge from the ice. Based on these outcrops, lava flows with...
- Netherside Stream Outcrops". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 November 2018. "Map of Netherside Stream Outcrops". Sites of...
- outcrops into 2D image plane and with the imprecision of the manual image stitching process.[citation needed] Due to their 3D nature digital outcrop models...
- rocky outcrops where little other scrub, gr****es or other understory plants can survive. It is probable that this preference for bare rocky outcrops is a...