This dimension links a geological formation to the field of study that explains it. Wikipedia notes that "some aspects about the history of incision of the canyon are debated by geologists," showing the Grand Canyon is still an active subject of geological research rather than a settled fact. Browsing by discipline groups formations that one branch of earth science studies most closely.
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Formation OriginA body of rock with a consistent lithology occupying a particular position in the stratigraphic column. 1 Discipline
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1. Wikipedia: Geological formation
WikipediaGeological formation, lead sectionQuote, Geological formation, lead section
A geological formation, or simply formation, is a body of rock having a consistent set of physical characteristics (lithology) that distinguishes it from adjacent bodies of rock, and which occupies a particular position in the layers of rock exposed in a geographical region (the stratigraphic column).
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