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Outcrop

Term · Oil and gas · MLC-T-OAG-002651

An exposure of bedrock or an older geological formation at the Earth's surface, unobscured by soil or recent sediments. Geologists study outcrops to observe rock types, depositional structures, and faulting directly, providing data that can be extrapolated to the subsurface. These surface exposures serve as direct analogs for understanding the characteristics of buried reservoir formations.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-OAG-002651
FieldOil and gas
SubjectGeology
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-OAG-002651",
  "term": "Outcrop",
  "field": "Oil and gas",
  "definition": "An exposure of bedrock or an older geological formation at the Earth's surface, unobscured by soil or recent sediments. Geologists study outcrops to observe rock types, depositional structures, and faulting directly, providing data that can be extrapolated to the subsurface. These surface exposures serve as direct analogs for understanding the characteristics of buried reservoir formations.",
  "subject": "Geology",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/oil-and-gas/outcrop/"
}

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