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EA: ROCK_FORMATION_STRUCTURE
EE: COLUMNAR

Status: STD 2005/06/07
Code: 1
EA label: ROCK_FORMATION_STRUCTURE

Concept definition: In tabular bodies of igneous <ROCK>, a pattern of jointing produced because of contraction during cooling and characterized by the division of masses of <ROCK> into long, parallel prisms or pillars; columnar.
 
Reference type: IR
Reference: [FACC, Annex B, RKF:1]
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