Outcrop
noun
A part of the earth's surface where the rocks or minerals come out from underneath the soil or water.
There is an outcrop of rock in the middle of the field.
Often appears as...
- rock outcrop
- outcrop area
verb
When rock or mineral forms, or becomes visible on the earth's surface.
The rock outcrops on the eastern side of the mountain.
Often appears as...
- outcrops along
- outcrops near
noun
A part of the earth's surface where the rocks or minerals come out from underneath the soil or water.
There is an outcrop of rock in the middle of the field.
Often appears as...
- rock outcrop
- outcrop area
verb
When rock or mineral forms, or becomes visible on the earth's surface.
The rock outcrops on the eastern side of the mountain.
Often appears as...
- outcrops along
- outcrops near
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Landmark
An outcrop often serves as a distinctive feature in landscapes, like a natural landmark.
The granite outcrop marks the beginning of the hiking trail.
Pro Tip 2/3Geological Study
Outcrops provide valuable information for geological studies and are associated with scientific research.
Geologists are excited about the new outcrop area as it may hold ancient fossils.
Pro Tip 3/3Visibility Matters
The term emphasizes parts of Earth's crust that are visible without digging or diving.
The sedimentary outcrop is visible along the riverbank after the recent flood.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Landmark
An outcrop often serves as a distinctive feature in landscapes, like a natural landmark.
The granite outcrop marks the beginning of the hiking trail.
Pro Tip 2/3Geological Study
Outcrops provide valuable information for geological studies and are associated with scientific research.
Geologists are excited about the new outcrop area as it may hold ancient fossils.
Pro Tip 3/3Visibility Matters
The term emphasizes parts of Earth's crust that are visible without digging or diving.
The sedimentary outcrop is visible along the riverbank after the recent flood.
Pro Tip 1/3Natural Landmark
An outcrop often serves as a distinctive feature in landscapes, like a natural landmark.
The granite outcrop marks the beginning of the hiking trail.
Pro Tip 2/3Geological Study
Outcrops provide valuable information for geological studies and are associated with scientific research.
Geologists are excited about the new outcrop area as it may hold ancient fossils.
Pro Tip 3/3Visibility Matters
The term emphasizes parts of Earth's crust that are visible without digging or diving.
The sedimentary outcrop is visible along the riverbank after the recent flood.
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Wombats Poo Cubes! PIPE...
this is a pile of wombat poo on a rocky outcrop. Imagine that okay, so there's the poo right, you be the rock there, right now imagine I'm another wombat and I'm coming along and I'm accidentally knocking your poo or your own wombat knocking the poo it doesn't roll because it's
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The secret messages of...
many inscriptions memorializing the dead and recording local histories have been deciphered— along with some containing magical incantations. The Ramsund runes in Sweden are carved on a rocky outcrop beside a bridge for travelers passing over swampy ground.
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Mars Up Close, Part 3:...
the bottom middle of this picture, you see a little pebble and behind it is a protrusion going back under the sand into the rock outcrop, or into the rock face. The little pebble and then this protrusion. That pebble protected all that rock behind it
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Fossil Found in Kitchen...
water and whales had disappeared sudden they have done on me that should have bones in it there should be animals preserved in that sediment too so I went over to the base of the first outcrop got down on my hands and knees and there were bones all
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Water on Mars? PIPE...
cameras see the world at ground level looking backward and forward opportunity went right to work and immediately made a series of startling discoveries first tiny spheres littering the ground and embedded in the outcrop like blueberries
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The Ancient Orchestra PIPE...
my name is chahui patoli i am a wildlife cameraman but i'm also a music producer he had been out in the serengeti filming a documentary when he came across this ancient musical instrument we walked up to this outcrop which has this
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Dino Hunter Digs for...
this outcrop of red sediments is the actual site where a partial skeleton of Spinosaurus was found let's see if we can find something new I never fully understood the concept of deep time until I found an ancient piece of
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Frans Lanting &...
outcrop while she hunts when we met almonds Cubs they were just out of the den just beginning to discover the world as they get older it's nonstop play and their play is full of the moves they'll
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Mars Rover: Opportunity...
shallow crater at JPL they waited for the first pictures as opportunity emerged from its protective shell we open our eyes and there's this astounding outcrop a
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Dive into an ocean...
Never before have I encountered so many sharks on a single coral outcrop. Capturing and sharing moments like this --
Video examples
Wombats Poo Cubes! PIPE...
this is a pile of wombat poo on a rocky outcrop. Imagine that okay, so there's the poo right, you be the rock there, right now imagine I'm another wombat and I'm coming along and I'm accidentally knocking your poo or your own wombat knocking the poo it doesn't roll because it's
Video examples
The secret messages of...
many inscriptions memorializing the dead and recording local histories have been deciphered— along with some containing magical incantations. The Ramsund runes in Sweden are carved on a rocky outcrop beside a bridge for travelers passing over swampy ground.
Video examples
Mars Up Close, Part 3:...
the bottom middle of this picture, you see a little pebble and behind it is a protrusion going back under the sand into the rock outcrop, or into the rock face. The little pebble and then this protrusion. That pebble protected all that rock behind it
Video examples
Fossil Found in Kitchen...
water and whales had disappeared sudden they have done on me that should have bones in it there should be animals preserved in that sediment too so I went over to the base of the first outcrop got down on my hands and knees and there were bones all
Video examples
Water on Mars? PIPE...
cameras see the world at ground level looking backward and forward opportunity went right to work and immediately made a series of startling discoveries first tiny spheres littering the ground and embedded in the outcrop like blueberries
Video examples
The Ancient Orchestra PIPE...
my name is chahui patoli i am a wildlife cameraman but i'm also a music producer he had been out in the serengeti filming a documentary when he came across this ancient musical instrument we walked up to this outcrop which has this
Video examples
Dino Hunter Digs for...
this outcrop of red sediments is the actual site where a partial skeleton of Spinosaurus was found let's see if we can find something new I never fully understood the concept of deep time until I found an ancient piece of
Video examples
Frans Lanting &...
outcrop while she hunts when we met almonds Cubs they were just out of the den just beginning to discover the world as they get older it's nonstop play and their play is full of the moves they'll
Video examples
Mars Rover: Opportunity...
shallow crater at JPL they waited for the first pictures as opportunity emerged from its protective shell we open our eyes and there's this astounding outcrop a
Video examples
Dive into an ocean...
Never before have I encountered so many sharks on a single coral outcrop. Capturing and sharing moments like this --
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