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What is a rock outcrop?

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A rock outcrop is the part of a rock formation that appears above land.

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Why do rocks outcrop?
The cause could be erosional, tectonic, or man-made, or any combination of them.
What do layers of limestone in a rock outcrop indicate?
At the minimum, it means that the area where the outcrops are located was under marine waters long enough for calcium carbonate sediments to form, accumulate and form limestone, also that there has...
If a dike is present within a rock outcrop what is its age relationship with the other rock layers?
Any igneous dike or intrusion is younger that the surrounding rock layers.
What does a field geologist look for in rock outcrops to help identify the different rock layers?
Discontinuity surfaces (bedding planes and various types of unconformities), significant changes in mineralogy or grain size or changes in the types of fossils present in the rock may all help...
If you have two rocks rock A and rock B Rock A is bigger but has the same mass as rock B?
The density of rock B is greater because its volume is less.

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